ALTADENA, CA — Local man Brian Reiner was raised in the church and remains a Christian to this day. But he recently ran into "a real conundrum," in that he realized this means he may face persecution in an increasingly secular world.

But Reiner quickly discovered a clever workaround: if he acts exactly like the world, never tells anyone about his faith, and just generally ensures that no one ever finds out that he's a Christian, he won't ever face any kind of trials or tribulations whatsoever.

"It's the perfect plan," Reiner told reporters while working at his cubicle Thursday. The graphic design company where he works is full of artists and other creatives who wouldn't take too kindly to someone who follows Jesus's radical ideas of forgiveness and grace. But, according to Reiner, when h

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