Praying aloud gets man jailed

These days, "enlightenment" seems to be directly proportionate to the intolerance of religious freedom; the Christian religion, that is. By this measure, Canada is becoming one of the most enlightened countries in the West.

In Calgary, a man helping street people has been arrested for praying aloud. You read it right...praying aloud:

Maybe if Artur Pawlowski had been holding a flag of the outlawed terrorist organization Hezbollah, Calgary Police would have left him alone.

Perhaps had they seen him on a street corner smoking crack cocaine -- or selling it -- they would have turned the other cheek, as is so often the case.

But Pawlowski was clearly doing something much more provocative Wednesday afternoon on the corner of 17 Ave. and 8 St. S.W. He -- along with about six other people -- were praying and reading the Bible.

If this weren't so tragic, it would be hilarious.