Tolerance

It's easy to be intolerant about people we don't know. As long as they are not one of us but one of "them", they can be objectified, dehumanized and dismissed (or worse). But when we get to know people--to hear their story--we find that they are not so different from us after all. It becomes much harder to slap a label on them and write them off. Take a moment and listen to the story of Stu Rasmussen. Even if you don't agree with his personal choices, at least you'll know him a little bit. And perhaps, like the people in the small town of Silverton, Oregon, you'll be moved to stand up against intolerance.

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2009/10/02/segments/134088