Brian McLaren has a new book out: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World<\/a>. With all of the turmoil in the Middle East regarding the (ridiculous) film The Innocence of Muslims, I thought I\u2019d dial Brian up on Google+ and ask him for his thoughts about what thoughtful Christians can do.<\/p>\n To be honest, I\u2019m feeling downhearted about the whole situation. If someone as gifted and goodhearted at Ambassador Chris Stevens<\/a> can\u2019t get through to Libyans\/Arabs\/Muslims, what can I do from my Midwestern suburbs? So, I asked Brian that, and a couple other questions:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>