Two items published on the Dec. 26 Opinion page deserve comment.
In his column, “Don’t blame legitimate criticism for madman’s actions,” Eugene Robinson seems inconsistent in defending the anti-police protest while condemning the police for their protest against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. He rightly describes Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the accused killer of two NYC police officers, as a disturbed criminal but ignores the possibility that crowd shouts of “What do we want? Dead cops” could trigger his actions. He also cites peaceful protests in New York City but ignores looting and burning that occurred elsewhere.
In a letter, “Read with your mind engaged,” Roy G. Wilson contends that an intelligent approach to the Bible would require rejection of it. I would only suggest that he review history including statesmen, scientists, innovators, industrialists, or whoever, and group them as either believers or rejectors of the Bible. In both groups he would find men and women obviously not lacking intelligence.
Wilson is correct in citing the need for a believer to have faith, but faith need not be what he calls “blind faith.”
Wesley Herman
Ridgefield
