Digging up the bones?

So I guess it wasn't enough that Dan Brown had to ask the question, but apparently now, there is a filmmaker (from Canada, gasp! I know, truly bizarre) that is producing a film about 'Jesus's Tomb'. In it, it suggests that Jesus had kids, and is buried beside Mary Magdalene.. and maybe the apostles are close by because of burial plots nearby. Now forget the fact that most archaeologists reject the notion.. and forget the fact the biblical scholars reject the notion.. they have vested reasons for doing so.. Who cares? What's the point?

Does some film maker really think this sudden 'revelation' that the Son of God was a man would make me abandon my faith? Does this film maker think that most believers don't confront their own questions about the validness of their faith, and how relevant it is to their daily lives?

And personally, even if Jesus did do his thing with Mary - why would I care? If I am looking at the principles of Christianity, and say, this is true for me and how I want to live my life - what does it matter whether or not Jesus was married or not, sexual or not? If it becomes a question of forgiveness and the rising into heaven bit, I don't see how that couldn't have happened even if he did marry Mary - it's just as likely in both cases, and it could have just been a point that was left out. It said Jesus was without sin. So, maybe he was, and the issue comes down to whether people accept sex as a sin or not.

To me, this reminds me of another revelation that happened earlier on last year: the book of Judas. Every now and then, there is some 'startling' revelation that comes out, that is supposed to be faith-shattering. I suppose if you believe every thing you read in the National Enquirer, then yes, these things might be faith-shattering.. but to the rest of us, I think it's just business as usual.

Shawn

Okay.. this year hasn't been so terribly inspiring..

Yeah, I know.. I haven't
 posted too many blogs about God or holiness
 or any good stuff like that lately  
To be honest, I haven't been feeling too 
terribly divine about anything.. I mean, 
Pat and the boys have been pretty 
quiet since the Republican losses in the States, 
and one almost feels like all the tension with Iraq 
is wearing down peoples ability to discuss 
religion in a civilized manner anymore..  
it doesn't matter whether you ascribe to Christianity,
Islam, or any other religion.. It's amazing how 
politics can sour a mood, eh? Now we have all 
these security measures
that apparently have nothing to do with 
racial profiling, or religious 
profiling to be more exact.. that's what concerns me
I think revelations talks about this.. 
 I mean, right now, the target is people 
who are Islamic who are being profiled.. 
the reality is that it could come back to 
bite us on the asses in the future.. is 
it really that unforeseeable to imagine 
Christianity or any other religion being 
profiled because of the politics of the 
day? I hope it never gets to that point.. 
Hopefully, saner heads will prevail in 
the upcoming months while we struggle 
with this new world of security measures 
we now live in..

Shawn