“Bartholomew whether you believe it or not, children are witches.”
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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A website bashes critics of Helen Ukpabio
Richard Bartholomew reports a smear campaign against Gary Foxcroft, Leo Igwe, Olusegun Fakoya and Bartholomew.
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Christopher Hitchens interview
Would you say you’re a neo-conservative now? I’m not a conservative of any kind.
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Does theology progress?
If the spectacle of theology having to retreat in the face of advancing scientific knowledge does not undermine the enterprise, it is hard to imagine what does.
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Jerry Coyne on Giberson on science and religion
The disparity in “ways of knowing” is the true incompatibility between science and faith.
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Are science and religion compatible?
Karl Giberson says yes, but finds his position precarious as both sides shoot at him.
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Polanski walks
Swiss authorities decided not to extradite him to LA to face sentencing for “having sex” with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
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al Shabab kills 74 football-watching infidels
“We will carry out attacks against our enemy wherever they are,” said a moron. “No one will deter us from performing our Islamic duty.”
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Stoning is off – for the time being
“Whenever the judiciary chief deems it expedient, the verdict will be carried out regardless of western media propaganda.”
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Chimp pant-grunts show social awareness
“What we found was a surprisingly high awareness of the potential social consequences of calling.”
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Jesus and Mo channel BioLogos
The universe is way younger than it looks. It looks so old because we give it a pain.
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“Draw Mo day” cartoonist on al-Awlaki’s hit list
Anwar al-Awlaki has identified Molly Norris as a prime target, saying “her proper abode is Hellfire.”
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Lawyer wants pope’s testimony in abuse case
The Vatican, he said, should be treated “like any other corporation that is subject to the power of the American court system.”
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Charles Windsor snubs Joseph Ratzinger
Declines to meet pope in London, pope declines to meet in Edinburgh.
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Hitchens reviews Pullman
Atheist though he is, Pullman turns out to be a Protestant atheist.
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Cats have Theory of Mind
The margay imitates the sounds of baby monkeys to lure its prey within reach.
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Russell review on East Anglia climate scientists
Review rejected all claims of serious scientific misconduct, but identifies failures, evasions, misleading actions.
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Johann Hari on copycat murder sprees
Saturation media coverage of mass murder triggers copycat murders.
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Ben Goldacre on the bullshit box
“Trusting nobody, and as a very boring man, I decided to read some adjudications.”
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Yeah well you can prove anything with science
What do people do when confronted with scientific evidence that challenges their pre-existing view? Often, ignore it, intimidate it, buy it off, sue it for libel, or reason it away.