The New Atheists intend to use the Dogma of Darwinism to malign belief in God and to marginalize Christians and Christian arguments. Srsly.
Category: Latest News
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
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What David Kato’s murder can teach the world
Like racism and misogyny, homophobia is prejudice born of ignorance.
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When will the AAAS stop pandering to superstition
The AAAS is pandering to evangelical Christianity, and minority views in opposition to science are being presented as reasonable compromises.
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Toronto: Fatah-Shaikh debate called off
Shaikh challenged Fatah to a debate, calling on “the controversial author to publicly defend his moderate views.” sic!
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Indian court rules astrology is a science
For reals.
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Nick Cohen watches fans of Islamism on the run
Diplomats convince themselves they are “engaging” with repulsive movements because the national interest demands it.
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Nick Cohen on Hobsbawm on Marx and Marxism
No one killed as many communists as the communists did.
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Anglican clergy told to “take on” the gnu atheism
We must must must not permit attempts to marginalize Christianity.
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Most US high school teachers don’t teach evolution
Some are goddy, others are afraid of the goddy.
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A secular view of Obama at the “prayer breakfast”
Way way way too much talk of baby Jesus.
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Pascal Bruckner on the invention of Islamophobia
The word is meant to silence all those Muslims who question the Koran, who demand equality of the sexes, who claim the right to renounce religion.
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Andrew Ross finally catches up to Thomas Frank
By seeing through the cant about the “creative class” and other hipster nonsense.
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Republicans push back socialism
Vote to repeal Obama-backed bill that would destroy asteroid headed for earth. [The Onion]
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Kurt Westergaard’s attacker sentenced to 9 years
Followed by deportation to Somalia.
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Ever-growing “blasphemy”-hunt in Pakistan
The threat of this uncontested vigilantism posing as Islamic empowerment should be taken as seriously as the Taliban.
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It’s not just crazy liberals who get abortions
Republicans treat abortion like an unfortunate side-effect of women’s petty, selfish natures.
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Why Rob Knop dislikes the term “gnu atheist”
Because it names those horrible gnu atheists.
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Tariq Ali on Salman Taseer and Pakistan
It would make things so much easier if only they could give it another name: military democracy perhaps?
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Sherry Rehman drops effort to repeal blasphemy laws
Pakistan People’s Party MP made her decision after the government ruled out changing the law.
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UK: aid money was spent on pope’s visit
“Our contribution recognised the Catholic Church’s role as a major provider of health and education services in developing countries.”