Reno,
Another section of "Bad Grammar" in the NEC IMHO is under 680 for "Bonding". Where the bonding conductor must be "Continuous without splice", but you can land 2 pieces of bonding wire under a proper bonding lug strip. Like in a deck box, you have the #8 from the light into a bonding lug, and on another bonding lug you have the #16 ground wire from the light and the #12 grounding wire from the circuit that feeds the light.
