re: #2
Get yourself a pointedly offensive Tee Shirt and wear it next time you visit the P.O., and make the most polite conversation with her.
Maybe something like "God: He takes your breath away" or "God Works in Mysterious Ways" with a collage of famous images from terrible disasters, or three people on crosses smiling with a singing caption bubble "Always look on the bright side of life"
Reporting reality with an objective lens is political