Author: Tyler Whitley

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/demonstration_against_islamic_cleric_draws_few/329732/

Police officers and reporters outnumbered protesters for a rally in Capitol Square this morning to speak out against an Islamic cleric delivering the opening prayer at the House of Delegates today.

James Lafferty, chairman of the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force, said the event was intended to be a press conference, not a rally.

“Most of us are working people,“ he said of the five there.