Kevin, I wholeheartedly agree that moderate Muslims MUST stand up and take control of their religion from extremists, and show that it is a religion of peace as most normal, moderate Muslims state it is. Unfortunately, extremists and far right clerics continue to dominate Islam, and all of their bad works overshadow many good works by "normal" Muslims. That any religion should be labelled or judged by the actions of a few (there are how many BILLION Muslims in the world who DON'T protest or burn effigies or strap bombs to their bodies, compared with a few hundred or thousand in Iraq and elsewhere). Islam and Christianity MUST learn to coexist, especially in todays world with the nuclear threat. Even Islam itself must learn to handle it's own internal issues (Shiite vs Sunni for instance), just as Christianity is still learning to deal with its issues (Catholics vs Protestants and Christians vs Jews). There should be very little room for extremists in any religion to hold much sway, especially if those views cross into using violence to spread the message.
