"...If he had listened to the six Patriarchs of Eastern churches (as
President Obama did in a lengthy meeting with the prelates on Thursday),
all of whom also addressed the conference, he would have heard them
speak of their history of coexistence with Muslims. They, of course, are
deeply concerned with the rise of extremism and horrified by the
brutally violent excesses of those who are using a distorted Islam to
create the terror they use to consolidate political power. But far from
wanting to pour fuel on the fires of a "clash of civilizations" that
pits Jews and Christians against Muslims, the leaders of these Eastern
churches seek the defeat of extremism and the creation of a social order
that can build societies based on equal rights for all and
reconciliation among all faith traditions..."
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