Mr. NIHAD AWAD (Council on American Islamic Religion): Ignorance leads to hate and bigotry, and I would request Mr. Robertson to reflect on his statements.

MILLER: Many of those who were offended by Pat Robertson's comments say they find ironic, at the very least, that someone who demands religious tolerance of others would say something so intolerant himself. A spokeswoman for Robertson said his comments had been distorted and taken out of context. But many Muslims charge the entire campaign against the persecution of Christians has an anti-Muslim bias. Leaders of the campaign deny it and say they want Muslim support.

Ms. DIANE KNIPPERS (Institute on Religion & Democracy): Moderate Muslims have a lot to gain by this campaign to end religious persecution around the world. And I would hope that they would join in this.

MILLER: Most Christians and Muslims agree on one thing: no matter what a regime calls itself, repression and violence are not acts of faith. I'm Paul Miller in Washington.