The Spanish Inquisition, the Japanese Inquisition and all famous Inquisitions in history including the crusades and the percussion of the early church was all based on the concept of bigotry. Many today will see some of the acts committed in history as barbaric and godless I mean; men marching in their thousands and hundred with crosses in the name of Jesus and killing anything that looks or smells like life in their wake but not you of course that's just absurd you say but aren't you a bigot too like those savages in history.
Alright let me ask you, what will you feel if I told you now that i am an homosexual? Oh! You don't know that homophobia is a form of bigotry right? Breaking news, most hate crimes are caused by prejudice and discrimination of people who don't seem to share the ideology of the "hater" so to speak. Maybe you wouldn't go to such lengths as to kill for what you believe in but a deep rooted hatred is all it takes to ignite the blood thirst against people you perceive to be different.
We all need to understand that the world doesn't revolve around us. Our beliefs are informed by our exposure and our environment isn't all that there is to life, just because someone isn't like you or thinks like you doesn't make his own world view wrong nor right but wisdom tells you to understand difference and respect people's opinion. Perhaps, alot of bloodshed in history could have been avoided if only people in power could understand the dynamics of human socialization and choices people have to have their opinion without the belief of another being forced on them. Although, there is an extreme to the idea of liberalism which should be checked but ain't that writing on the pack of cigarettes there to help guide the smoker? Or perhaps it's just there to remind him of the consequence of his choice without necessarily persuading him to make certain choice.
