CANTON − Denny J. Highben said he always considered himself an atheist.

That is, until he met William Allen LePar, the late mystic and founder of the Sons of Light Association for Research and the Universal Being Conference.

Highben, a retired Massillon Independent reporter, is one of the biggest acolytes of LePar's mission and work. He has written a new biography, "William Allen LePar: The Spiritual Rosetta Stone for the End of Our Age."

"When I first heard of Bill LePar, I considered myself an open-minded atheist," Highben said.

"I didn't believe in God or any of that silly stuff. Darwin was right, science was right. I say open-minded because I was willing to listen and argue with anybody, but I knew they'd never change my mind. I was wrong. I interviewed him and got to know some of

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