This is an article by the incredible Mark Morford that I found quite moving and inspiring.  I agree with so much of what he says here...
(Thanks to veedub for sharing this with me)

How to properly mount your deity
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist
Friday, July 23, 2010

The 5,000-year-old god arrived in an enormous, heavy-duty cardboard box -- as gods are ( Read more... )