August 12, 2026

Letter: Falwell's bigoted words deserve to be ignored

To the people of New York City, the police and firefighters -- and to the rescuers at the Pentagon: You are us, and we are you. What happened to you, happened to all of America and the free world as well.

To those American atheists, gays and lesbians, pro-choice voters, abortion doctors, civil libertarians and liberals, who the so-called Christian Rev. Jerry Falwell blamed for the terrorist attacks, please try to ignore the bigot as a bug stain on a windshield.

JAMES J. POUPARD

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