I assumed they must have been solicited for their quotes, as why else would anyone want to publicize such quotes in the context of "Christian fans at FR"?
Variety believes that conservative = Christian. Of course, they are led to believe that and it suits their purposes.
It's too bad that Hildy has supported Mel Gibson for months and defended him. Sadly she's turned out to be wrong about him.
Maybe it was Variety that got solicited, rather than doing the approaching.