Christian and Muslim peacemakers have both come under recent attack from Islamic fundamentalists.
Meanwhile, Focus on the Family has been strangely silent about these threats. Searches of the Focus web site for the martyred Tom Fox and his kidnapped Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq turn up nothing. The Focus FAQ on Islam says nothing about liberal or moderate Muslims.
Why does Focus deny the existence of headline-making peacemakers?
The same reason that the 9/11 attacks caused Jerry Falwell to issue a rare apology for his immediate blaming of the twin tower attacks on his laundry list of usual suspects.
Religious extremism is the biggest impediment to peace and coalition building in countries with a wide spectrum of religious beliefs.
They’re afraid of being seen as Pat Robertson al-Sistani, Jerry Falwell al Wahhab and Jimmy Dobson al Sadiq.
(That last one sounds like I stole it from the SNL Robert DeNiro bit.)