Opinion

It is gratifying that some ordinary citizens who write letters to editors exhibit clear thinking and express those thoughts well. Today's example is a response (edited) to an editorial written in that newspaper I read.

"[I] take exception to the column's inference that because I oppose gay marriage, I am both a bigot and a fool. . . . Standing up for one's beliefs does not a bigot make. I am not a homophobe. I do not hate homosexuals, but I do believe deviant behavior should not be legitimized by the sanctity of marriage.

"I am told I must be tolerant. . . by. . . those [who] are themselves intolerant of me. How about a little tolerance for decency, or have we allowed our tolerance to replace our integrity?"

(ed -- Good Americans don't call each other bigots.)