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Students explore the meaning of religious tolerance, first by analyzing quotations about the acceptance of different beliefs and then by researching the history of tolerance within various religions as related to the quotations.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2003
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