Full Idea
We have become so used to the intolerance of monotheism that we may not appreciate that its hostility towards other gods was a new religious attitude; paganism was an essentially tolerant faith.
Gist of Idea
Monotheism introduced intolerance into religious thinking
Source
Karen Armstrong (A History of God [1993], Ch.2)
Book Reference
Armstrong,Karen: 'A History of God' [Mandarin 1993], p.61
A Reaction
The comedian Dave Allen always signed off with "may your god go with you". To me the most striking feature of monotheists is frequently their barely controlled aggression, beneath a mask of strained compassion.