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

Are Christians in the U.S. being oppressed, like some church leaders claim?  [LA Times]

James Arthur Ray is sentenced to two years in prison for the deaths of two participants in his “Spiritual Warrior” seminar who died in a sweat lodge ceremony. [Time]

Some faith leaders have been active in Occupy Wall Street, but others have been reluctant to support the movement because of its lack of central leadership and ambiguous list of demands. [Reuters FaithWorld]