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What does a blind person see? The answer seems obvious, black. However, what happens if that person has been blind from birth. Since they cannot conceive of light can they conceive what it is to have the absence of light? This is similar to comparing the number zero with null, the absence of any...

The early Christians were quick to spot new heresies. In the third century, Sabellius, a Libyan priest who was staying at Rome, invented a new one. He claimed there is only one person in the Godhead, so that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all one person with different "offices,"...

Is Scripture the sole rule of faith for Christians? Not according to the Bible. While we must guard against merely human tradition, the Bible contains numerous references to the necessity of clinging to apostolic tradition. Thus Paul tells the Corinthians, "I commend you because you...

A few days before September 12, 1877, Blackfoot and Stonies began arriving at Blackfoot Crossing on the banks of the Bow River in southern Alberta. The two were old enemies and camped on opposite sides of the river. Later in the week they were joined by the Blood and Piegan. They were here to...

Antoine Domino was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the 26th of February 1928, in a home where French was the main language spoken. When he was 7 years old, Antoine started taking piano lessons from his much older brother-in-law Harrison Verrett. His playing was influenced by boogie woogie...

An eerie calm descended on the streets of Winnipeg on the morning of May 15, 1919. The street cars and delivery wagons lay idle. Some 50,000 tradesmen, labourers, city and provincial employees had walked off the job, leaving the city paralyzed. It was North America’s first “general strike.” With...

By STEVE DOUGHTY The spread of obesity is causing a problem for funeral directors and crematorium managers, it has been disclosed. Their clients are now often so large that their coffins will not fit into the furnaces, town hall chiefs said.

FORT MYERS, FL (AP) -- A Lee County woman wants to find out who broke into her house and dumped thousands of maggots on her floor while she and her family slept. Mary Jo Uhler says she and her family spent more than a day cleaning their home, and they were still finding maggots. Uhler's...

Posted by The Oregonian Police arrested two teenagers accused of ransacking the family home of Tyler Eklund, a 14-year-old boy who was recently paralyzed in a snowboarding accident. Two Bend boys, ages 14 and 15, were arrested Monday night. They were taken to the Deschutes County Juvenile...

BY ZACHARY DOWDY Ellen Massey always counted being struck by a baseball or a bat at Shea Stadium among the hazards of being a Mets fan, but she never thought a 300-pound man would come crashing down the stands -- and onto her. That's what the Manhattan resident, 58, said happened on...

By Carol Giacomo, Diplomatic Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contrary to published reports, the United States has seen no signs that North Korea has begun to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility as called for in a February 13 six-country agreement, a senior U.S, official said on...

By Jennifer Ditchburn OTTAWA (CP) - When Stephen Harper travels, there's a trusted woman by his side making sure his suit is lint-free, his tie is on straight and his coif is in place. No, not his wife Laureen. Michelle Muntean is the prime minister's image adviser. She rides the government...

By Jim Brown OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is facing accusations that an obsession with secrecy is undermining public confidence in an inquiry into the arrest and torture abroad of three Canadians accused of terrorist ties. Former Supreme Court judge Frank Iacobucci has been...

Heres some information from Phil Cooks pamphlet for battered men. HOW MEN COPE Taking on a macho I can handle it attitude. Even if you have been hurt much worse on an athletic playing field, that is not the same thing as being physically attacked by your intimate partner, which hurts...

(AP) Tennis greats Andre Agassi, left, and his wife Steffi Graf take part in Arthur Ashe Kids' Day at... HOUSTON (AP) - Andre Agassi accidentally hit Steffi Graf in the face with his tennis racket, cutting his wife's lip, as the pair played a game while holding hands for a fundraiser following...

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- When it comes to cheating, men and women have very different ideas. According to a survey by "Women's Health" and "Men's Health" magazines, 45 percent of men think talking to one's ex on a regular basis is cheating but only 27 percent of women agree with that...

The Herald (Harare) By Brenna Chigonga and Patience Nyangove Harare Belief in goblins is still persistent in Zimbabwe, fuelled by a desire for quick riches, fame and power. And there are people ready, for a large fee, to "manufacture" them to feed the desires of the gullible. And...

The Vancouver Art Gallery will remove insects and reptiles from an art exhibit after the city's humane society demanded changes to the installation. "It is extremely disappointing that a major exhibition of this important artist's work has been overshadowed by competing concerns," said chief...

Rising numbers of doctors are refusing to carry out abortions The NHS abortion service is heading for a crisis because increasing numbers of doctors refuse to carry out terminations, it was claimed. There has been a big rise in...

Canadian Press: DEAN BEEBY OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government charges patients 15 times more for certified medical marijuana than it pays to buy the weed in bulk from its official supplier, newly released documents show. Critics say it's unconscionable to charge that high a markup to...