The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Faith

In Egypt, a man has been sentenced to three years in prison for mocking Islam on Facebook posts. [Washington Post]

The Bank Transfer Day grassroots movement is an effort to get Americans to leave major banks for regional banks and credit unions.  A church in California transfers its $3 million from Bank of America to a local credit union–the church leader stated that this transfer was made as a way to say no to the bank’s investing in bad loans and unfair negotiations. [Good.is]

A Florida public elementary school teacher’s promotion of a weekly on campus prayer session is stirring up debate. [LA Times]