The National Day of Prayer is in danger, not from President Obama, as many people think, but instead from a federal court judge who thinks it involves the establishment of religion. Meanwhile, private prayers are flourishing. There is a faith-based health insurance plan in which members agree to a “Biblical lifestyle” including no adultery, no smoking, no drugs or alcohol and regular church attendance. Premiums appear to be much lower than with conventional insurance. Members pray for the health of other members.

Now that’s a faith-based initiative I can get behind!

According to this story, a preacher in the UK was discussing religion with a passing woman and mentioned that, according to the Bible, homosexuality is a sin. He was then approached by a “homosexual police community support officer” and he repeated that homosexuality is a sin. He was arrested.

If your faith depends on Noah’s Ark literally being true, you need a reality check. It would be cool, however, if this were true. Let’s see what other information comes out in the days ahead.

Some “Christians” don’t like him either. They don’t want him speaking at Christian Liberty University. His primary sin is that he’s a Mormon and cannot fully speak about the salvation that comes from Jesus Christ. I mean, you can’t make this stuff up.

Latter-day Saints, I want you to imagine the following scenario. You are in Arizona. You are driving to the temple with several other members of the ward. You are stopped for speeding (yes, even people on the way to the temple speed sometimes). One of the members of your ward is Hispanic, speaks with an accent and has dark skin. The police come up to your car, spot the man in the backseat with dark skin, and tell him to step out of the car. He smiles in disbelief but obeys the orders from authorities. They ask him to produce his resident alien documentation. This man has lived in the country for decades but was not driving, so he didn’t bring his driver’s license. The only documentation he has is his temple recommend. The man is promptly arrested by police until he can prove he is legal.

Too far-fetched to believe in America? Actually no.

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