Have you heard anything about the bone box of "Jesus son of Joseph" that was found along with the bone box of Maria (Mary) and several other bone boxes with names that all seemingly connect directly to Jesus of Nazareth? There was a documentary created by a journalist that tells the story. See http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/tomb.html.

What is forgiveness, and when is it necessary?

As I study A Course In Miracles, the one thing that stands out is that God created all life, and that life is in Him, not "elsewhere" - meaning that He did not create something apart from Himself. If this is so, then nothing that God created is any less perfect than Himself (how could what is perfect create anything that is not perfect?) If this is so, then what is perfect cannot do but what God Wills, since His Will is the same as the will of what He created (God's creations are an extension of Himself). And what is done according to God's Will needs no forgiveness.

In reference to a post in the "Ask the Real Jesus" website that discusses the accuracy of A Course In Miracles:

What's on TV?

Jesus Camp.

What's going on there?

Well-meaning people attempting to immortalize their religious convictions.

Like how?

They say there are two kinds of people: those who love Jesus and those who don't.

And what does this lead to?

Separation among humans - the kind of division that is directly in opposition to the teachings of Jesus!

This is an "us versus them" attitude. This is the foundation of war.