What is Christian Tolerance?

It seems to me that tolerance has become the north star of our society. In many ways, this is to be celebrated and encouraged. In other ways, I think it is dangerous. I worry that this standard we've set for ourselves is not as infallible as we seem to think. What behaviors should we tolerate? When should we confront or oppose an opinion we feel is wrong? What is Christian tolerance? With issues like gay marriage and abortion consistently in the national spotlight, what would Christ have us tolerate, and what would He have us oppose? 

As I've thought about this, I looked in the Bible for pertinent passages. The word tolerance itself appears only twice in the New American Standard Bible--one reference is about God's tolerance (Romans 2:4) and the other is about disciples' (Ephesians 4:1-3). It reads, "Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

Then, of course, there are the synonyms of "tolerance" like forebearance, long-suffering, patience, etc. Most famously is the Savior's exhortation that we "turn the other cheek." However, most of these references seem to address forgiving the people who wrong us and not holding grudges, rather than simply tolerating a certain behavior. It would be easy to say that we are simply supposed to tolerate others--we'll do our thing and let them to their thing--but I don't think that is what the Bible teaches. Obviously, we are not supposed to be judgmental, in the negative sense of the word, but I don't believe a Christian life is a passive, "whatever" kind of life. For example, what are we to do with Christ's cleansing(s) of the temple which, coincidentally, is included in all four gospels? When should we too should oppose some societal tendency?