Reply #74: Hey, if the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders or the cast of Glee or some Somalis from

[Lydia Leftcoast]

a local mosque wanted to protest as a group, I'd say "Welcome to the big tent!"

A single clergy person showing up to give Communion as a way of supporting the protesters who want such support--and only those who want such support, by the way-- is in no way "Astroturfing."

No one is trying to turn this into a "Christian" protest.

But I bet a lot of posters on this board would be asking snidely, "Why aren't the churches supporting the protesters?" if, say, the clergy of St. Paul's had allowed the police to clear protesters off its steps.