Lead by example

According to this article by George Weigel in Newsweek the Jihadist branch of Islam is still going strong. The threat is real (even if most Moslems aren't like that). The topic should be addressed in the current prez. campaign, though it and the current prez. are sidetracked by Iraq. The reason why I mention it is this idea. America could go a long way to refute jihadism simply by example, except we've lost our moral voice on the issue. We used to stand for a commitment to religious freedom, tolerance, civility, and democratic persuasion. Our own religious extremists have replaced that commitment with convenience.