Peaceful, Tolerant Muslims

We keep hearing about how Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. I think all of us non-Muslims wish that were true. It is no doubt true (indeed, it is demonstrably true) that there are peaceful, tolerant Muslims out there.

I am aware of exactly one organization (outside a small sect of Muslims that mainstream Islam considers heretical, Ahmadiyya Muslims), and that is the Free Muslims Coalition.

These poor folks have their hearts and minds in the right place, but are small fish swimming upstream. They staged a peace march that unfortunately, was very poorly attended. (But I sincerely thank them for being there and keeping at it.)

Where are the other sincere peaceful Muslims? What is their plan to combat terrorism by their violent, unpeaceful brother (and sister) Muslims? Why is there to little public outrage by Muslims to the news of terrorists being caught.

It seems the only outrage we hear is the outrage and fear that, heaven forbid, Islam should be blamed for the terrorist activities of those who invoke, well, Islam.

Where are the peaceful tolerant Muslims and why aren't they publicly and effectively fighting the terrorists? Until we see clear public oppositions by Muslims against Islamic jihadists, I don't see how we non-Muslims can ever believe the peace and tolerance claims made on behalf of Islam -- although we really want to believe.