Needless to say I don't have all the answers to your questions , only the preacher could answer most of them. What I do know is this...
-- missing church for almost a year straight didn't seem to have any effect on getting it returned.
-- it must not have been misplaced as he had no problem telling the boy he would have on Wednesday night and he did have it Wednesday night.
-- I can't speak for Blondie but I have a new church; and it is easy as hell to get too. Turn on the TV Sunday morning at 10:30 AM.

I don't see myself ever going back except on Christmas eve and Easter Sunday. In fact the whole family skipped church this passed Sunday at the local church.

I'm not one to "forgive and forget"; it takes me a while to get the "forget" part of that equation.
Thanks for all the good questions and I agree ; Nixon should have done things differently.