I agree.  ^_^  Homosexuality and one's feelings 
toward it can be debated, but it's not right to 
ruin your post with it.  I apologize for what 
happened.  (And if this post

Religion:  There aren't a whole lot of animes 
that run in this direction of religion, but one 
I've seen that deals with Christian myth and 
Bible lore is Ninja Resurrection.  However, 
before you even touch that, I forewarn you that 
the anime itself contains enormous amounts of 
violent content (the genocide of the Christians) 
as well as some disturbing anti-religiou themes 
and sexual and rape scenes.

Another one you may wanna take a look at is Neon 
Genesis Evangelion.  One of the most famous 
animes, it focuses on a global war against God.  
However, that anime tends to focus more on the 
teenage lead character, Shinji Hikaru, and his 
emotional struggle through the battles, his 
relationship with his father, and other...stuff.  
^_^

Homosexuality:  There's a ton of animes you can 
pick from, but on a note, a series known as 
Fushigi Yuugi contains a character who is a 
crossdresser, and it features reactions of other 
characters when they reveal his secret to their 
acceptance and good friendship with him.  Oh, and 
Fushigi Yuugi also implements alot of old 
religious mythology and ancient Chinese tradition 
too.  (The gods featured in the story--Suzaku, 
Seiryuu, Byakko, Genbu--were actual deities that 
were worshipped in ancient China.)

Others:

-I haven't seen many animes dealing with this 
either, and I'm probably _really_ stretching with 
this one, but the movie Vampire Hunter D: 
Bloodlust contains a romance between a vampire 
and a human that I personally saw as an allegory 
for inter-racial marriages and the intolerance of 
society around them.  Stuff like that.  ^_^

-Hmmm...Gundam Wing is probably one the most 
politically-charged animes I've seen in quite a 
while, and it manages to pull it off in a 
realistic and complex manner, so I would 
recommend that if you go anywhere near that 
territory of world politics and related.

-Rurouni Kenshin is an anime with alot of a 
historical fact and tradition in it, so that's a 
must for any fan.

Ergle...I haven't been able to view much anime 
lately, so I apologize for my lack of, well, 
help.  ^_^  I do hope this helps you, though, and 
I hope your class goes well.  If I lived anywhere 
near Las Vegas, you can bet I'd attend it.  Good 
luck!

-Chaotic Serenity