God, YHWH and all other incarnations

As always, religious matters always get press... Here's what I've been reading about recently.

Crypt Held Bodies of Jesus and Family, Film Says
care of the NYT
-- Jesus ossuary found... hmmm... people ask what repercussions this would have on Christianity. I'm not really sure myself. I'm sure some people would use it to debunk Christianity, but I guess it really depends what you believe the focus of the religion is. Is it Jesus's crucifixion, his resurrection, his deeds, or his teachings? (I myself am leaning towards the last two, but that's just me and I'm still working on it.)

I was also going to post about the recent mandate of the Anglican communion to ban the blessing of same sex unions by the American Episcopal Church, but NYT has already archived those columns (bums...). Here is the official 'Primates Meeting Communique,' which basically says that the Episcopal Church may no longer administer the Rite of Blessing on same-sex unions (among other things). By now you should all know that I am fairly liberal and don't really care for the Communique mandate. Yes, I can see why homosexuality is such a big issue, but I do not think that it should be focused on as much as it is. Mainly because I think there are other things that are in more need of attention, like caring for the poor and the downtrodden and all of the people that are forgotten many a time. Sort of like what Jesus did. Yes, he also said something to the equivalent of "stop sinning," but homosexuality was not one of the things that he really talked about. If I remember correctly, he said loving thy neighbor and loving thy God with all your heart, mind, soul and spirit were the two most important things. I guess it comes down the the question of "How do you love your neighbor," which is a tricky one indeed. Showing them the "right path," sure, but who is to say that they know "the right path." Christianity has evolved (slight pun intended) over the past 2000 years or so, and I for one cannot claim to know the will of God. I've read Leviticus and Paul's letters and all of that, and you know, I'm still not convinced that this homosexuality thing is bad. As Josh says in The Gospel According to Biff, it's like the pig thing. :Shrug: Really, who knows? Certainly not I.