which may be an idea that others have had, but a friend of mine who is an editor at the Wall Street Journal and who is very involved with the Interfaith Center in NYC is trying to get some momentum for it via the following link:
http://online.wsj.com/...
my husband presented on an interfaith panel once several years ago with imam feisal, and found him to be a very spiritual, kind man who is all about peace. it seems that we might be able to turn this silly firestorm into something of use if it leads to a greater focus on peace.