I've largely withdrawn from this sort of stuff, because there's no resolution, and I once had a near-life experience. But I really think Joe is missing the point.

He ain't like that.

The others are.

It seems to me that the problem isn't WHAT you believe, but HOW STRONGLY you believe it. The vast majority of religious people I've known- of many religions- have appeared to share the same core valuation of the importance of loving other human beings, and have been prepared to place that valuation above the strict requirements of thir own nominal affiliations. Some more enthusiastically than others.

The trouble starts when someone isn't prepared to do that. Like insisting that because your sect doesn't like abortions, those of other sects can not have abortions. Or that it's OK to attack men without beards or with beards. Or that children must have daily christian worship in schools (that's UK law). Or that a 600 year old temple should be destroyed because there was a different temple there 601 years ago. Or that one lot of Semites must be removed to make way for another lot of Semites.

Sexuality? History? Science? Personal freedom of belief?

Examine the history of those of your own persuasion on any point of potential conflict. If you do it honestly, you will find that those of your belief come up short.

Whatever you believe.