Physicist Stephen Hawking has done it again. This time he’s sent shock waves around the world by arguing that God didn’t create the universe; it was created spontaneously. Shocking or not, he actually understated the case. For over 2,000 years the question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" has captured theologians and philosophers. While [...]

Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf, according to her son. In an interview published on the website of the French magazine La Regle du Jeu and the blog Dentelles et Tchador, Mohammadi-Ashtiani’s son [...]

By STEPHEN HAWKING And LEONARD MLODINOW According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the sun or moon. At the onset of an eclipse people would make lots of noise, hoping to scare the wolves away. After some time, people must have noticed that the eclipses ended regardless of whether [...]

The Big Bang was the result of the inevitable laws of physics and did not need God to spark the creation of the Universe, Stephen Hawking has concluded. Photo: GETTY The scientist has claimed that no divine force was needed to explain why the Universe was formed. In his latest book, The Grand Design, an [...]

FAIRFIELD, OH – Parishioners packed the Fairfield Church of Nazarene this week as word of the toaster apparition spread throughout the community.  The phenomenon continues to prompt waves of intense emotion as people try to comprehend the heavenly message.  Throughout viewing hours set up by the church, people can be seen weeping, fainting, and praying. [...]

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