The casino security guard says that they will need a warrant to get more information about Sandy. This is false. An employer can simply volunteer any information they have about an employee without a warrant.
Bill helps Jeb resolve his crisis of faith by essentially telling him that he can take social and psychological comfort from the rituals of religion even if he doesn't believe in the reality of them. However, Jeb's problems with Mormonism weren't based in a disbelief in the metaphysical underpinnings of the faith, but rather in growing concerns that his faith encouraged violence and injustice, particularly towards women. Bill's advice did nothing to address these concerns.
The rectangular headlamps and square fog lamps on Volkswagen Vanagon-used for transporting the Boy Scout troops-denotes the van as 1986-1991 model. The story takes place in 1984.