The village elders pardoned the rapist.
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.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Join The Gulf Call to Sacred Action
Our collective prayers and thoughts have the power to cause a profound shift on the planet. Srsly.
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Supreme Court versus anti-corruption law
Ruled that the concept of committing fraud through depriving an employer of “honest services” was not adequately defined in the law.
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Mayor of Leicester stands by prayer decision
“Saying prayers for a particular religion before council meetings was not inclusive.”
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Ratzinger “indignant” about Belgian law enforcement
“The Vatican has summoned the Belgian ambassador to the Holy See to voice anger over Thursday’s raids.”
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Saudis sentenced to lashes, prison for “mingling”
4 women, 11 men got lashes and one to two years in prison for attending a party.
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More on Belgian police raid on bishops
Cops arrived at headquarters during the monthly bishops’ meeting and started questioning everyone. Everyone.
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Stephen Law on playing the mystery card
“We must acknowledge that science and reason have their limits. It is sheer arrogance to suppose they can explain everything.”
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Germany: Jewish dance group stoned
Police said several Muslim immigrant youths were among the attackers; some shouted “Juden Raus.”
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Cops raid headquarters of Belgian Catholic Church
The archbishop’s palace has been sealed; a retired archbishop’s computer has been seized.
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Jerry Coyne on natural selection in humans
There is evidence – not conclusive, but suggestive – that it happens.
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Prince William made Fellow of Royal Society?!
His father, the well-known science hater, is also a member of Britain’s national academy of science.
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Jesus and Mo on ‘so did Mohammed’ campaign
Damn those Islamophobes – always digging around in the past, looking for dirt.
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No prayers before Leicester City Council meetings
Mayor: “religion, in whatever shape or form, has no role to play at all in the conduct of council business.”
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Other hatemongers on list of Toronto conference
Such as Sheikh Hussein Yee, who once said Jews are the “extremists of the world” and will “go to Hell.”