Someplace or other at sometime or other, I heard of some little girls who had gone on a hike with their scout troop. They were all dressed up in their uniforms and most proud of the way they looked as they tramped around the countryside. But, of course, with all that tramping around, some became a bit disheveled as the day wore on. One little girl, who normally wore a St. Christopher medallion under her clothing (remember, this is back in the days before St. Christopher got demoted), became just active enough to have it pop out from its place of concealment without even becoming aware of it. As might be expected, one of her little friends was quick to point it out to her: "Annie, your religion is showing."

Now, it is entirely possible that only a youngster would come up with a line like t…