In response to the recent letter by Chris Kovalchick, I must use Voltaire's famous words: "I may disagree with what you say, but I defend to the death your right to say it."

While I personally disagree with the statements Mr. Kovalchick made, I am reminded that in America we have a First Amendment.

Therefore, any comments someone chooses to make, no matter how controversial and/or offensive we may find them, should be recognized as able to be heard.

Certainly there are more tactful ways of stating one's opinion than Mr. Kovalchick's letter.

The best way to win someone over to your viewpoint is not through criticism and attacks, but though finding common ground and similarities in view.

Therefore, I am writing this letter to encourage those who disagree with Mr. Kovalchick to not write angry letters or resort to name-calling, but to simply say "so be it" and focus on convincing the rest of America that tolerance is the best option. Let's face it, there will always be those who are unwilling to change certain opinions. However, in order to "win" the overall argument on a societal scale, it would be far better for Allies to "be the bigger person" and not resort to name-calling as Mr. Kovalchick did.

The best arguments are those made with rationality and sound judgment, not name calling and attacks. How many people do you know who heard the Willard Preacher rant about how we're all going to hell and instantaneously convert?