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Call it a part of my midlife crisis or whatever you wish, but I've been experiencing a loss of faith over the passt few months. Strangely enough, the loss of faith came about from my own heart-search of Lutheranism. The article below is a work-in-progress for me; a place for me to write down my own thoughts to keep them straight. As I seem to have stalled recently, I thought I would post it here in hopes that some useful feedback or ideas would be forthcoming. Please note that it is a work-in-progress and not meant to be a complete...

After the time of the Flood, Noah had three sons; Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah and his sons were given the task of moving throughout the world and repopulating it. For many generations this duty was fulfilled, and all of Noah’s descendents had a common language. After a time, as the families of Shem traveled to the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar, and lived there. It was on this plain that the Tower of Babel was built. It was also here that God confounded the people by making it so they could not understand...

I apologize for the vanity, but I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of an online source for AF memorobilia. I'd love to get my hands on a real 43515 maintnenace badge again and share some stories with my kids.

Sorry for the vanity, but I need your help this evening. I was approached by some elderly people here in town who asked me if I could explain to them what Gore's and Dubya's positions are on the main issues - abortion, taxes etc. Rather than spout off for on hour on why Gov. Bush is the man, I remembered seeing a link here on Free Republic for a site that supposedly had a side-by-side comparison of the 2 candidates. I've done a search but cannot seem to find this link again. Can anyone help me out with that link, ...

While growing up, I had a favorite story about "Pierre Bear". Pierre was my kind of bear. He lived in the North Woods in a cozy log cabin. When he got hungry, he went hunting or fishing. When he needed clothes, he went trapping. To get a little extra money to pay for his pots and pans, Pierre would sell some of his extra furs at the Trading Post. One one particular visit to the trading post after buying a new kettle and a guitar, Pierre was musing to hmself that "there must be something that I am yet missing". ...

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation ...

While being berated by a priest last night for being too "right wing" and having to defend my decision to homeschool our children, I seemed to recal something I saw here on FR about a recent bill passed in CA that holds public schools not liable for not providing an education. Does this ring a bell with anyone, or could anyone provide me with a link to a newspaper article? Thank you...