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The Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (OCRT) is a group in Kingston, Ontario dedicated to the promotion of religious tolerance through their website, ReligiousTolerance.org.〔 ==History of the group and its website== Bruce A. Robinson, who is described as the "chief architect" of the organization, presents a history of the group and its website in the book ''Religion on the Internet: Research Prospects and Promises'' (edited by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Douglas E. Cowan).In 2008 the group consisted of an Agnostic, an Atheist, a Christian, a Wiccan, and a Zen Buddhist. Feeling that much of the information spread about religious minorities was inaccurate, the group created its ReligiousTolerance.org website in an attempt to explain the nature of these beliefs.〔Klein, Sarah (2006-10-25). ("The kinder, gentler Satanist. The devil sells out, moves to suburbia and dons a fluffy bunny suit" ), ''Metro Times''. Retrieved on 2009-01-07.〕 Satanism, Wicca, other Neopagan religions and New Age were some of the first belief systems they focused on.〔 The site hosts over seven thousand articles devoted to the description of numerous religions and religious controversies.〔〔〔 The group has stated that religious tolerance does not mean having to accept that the beliefs of others are true, or will lead to the same God. Rather, it means according to others the right to choose their beliefs without being oppressed or discriminated against: "We can believe that members of another religious group are hopelessly deluded, and still support their right to enjoy religious freedom."〔Staff (2001-09-15). "Web Site of the Week", ''The Dallas Morning News''〕 Having originally begun as an informal group, the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance were registered as a sole proprietorship in 1996, one year after the website had first been made available online.〔 In addition to his writings on the website, Robinson has also contributed a chapter on "Satanic Ritual Abuse" to ''The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions'' (2001), edited by James R. Lewis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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