Time to Take On America's Haters

摘要

One of the most troubling realities of the muslim world today is the cowardice of moderates. Mainstream Muslim leaders―political and religious―do not condemn religious extremism often enough and vigorously enough. As a result, fundamentalists gain courage and their poisonous views go unchallenged. Unfortunately, the same phenomenon appears to be at work now with America's own homegrown fundamentalists. Last weekJerry Fal-well announced on CBS's "60 Minutes" that Muhammad was "a terrorist." His comments are part of a trend. At various points Pat Roberston has called Muhammad "a robber and a brigand" and described Islam as "a monumental scam." Billy Graham's son Franklin has chimed in as well, frequently calling Islam "a very evil andwickedreligion."