Stroud denies belief that homosexuality is an illness, refuses comment on belief that it is demonic possession.
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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Ayala receives Templeton Prize in palace ceremony
Ma Teresa, Billy Graham, not in opposition, often complementary, two windows, same world, different views.
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Polygamy in France
It can be a nice little earner for the men.
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Real-time natural selection on crops and their pests
You want evidence for natural selection? We’ve got evidence for natural selection.
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BioLogos to scientists: stop advocating
“It is important for scientists to emphasize that uncertainty is central to science.” Does that apply to religion too?
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“The rising tide of Islamophobia”
“How long before there are calls to ban Muslims from naming their sons after their beloved prophet?”
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US Catholics critical of pope
Yet they have “confidence in the Vatican to make changes to prevent abuse in the future.” Odd.
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Ireland: Evangelicals demand “freedom”
Of conscience and religion, which means not being legally obliged to serve gay people in public facilities.
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Diversity in action
Aygül Özkan said crosses and hijabs don’t belong in classrooms – and the Christian parties went berserk.
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Ghana: Jehovah’s Witnesses abandon child aged 5
The child had anaemia, received blood transfusion over parents’ protest, so they ditched him.
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Greg Laden on Boobquake
If there is a well publicized skeptical reaction each time major stupidness is uttered, we won’t need to quake sexual organs in future.
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FO staff sent for “urgent diversity training”
Because that pope memo was “disrespectful of some key tenets of the Catholic faith.”
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Hitchens v the pope
Bloggers respond to the idea of busting the pope.
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Oklahoma abortion law: no exceptions
Mandatory sonogram, which could mean rape with a wand, plus mandatory lecture.
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Pakistan: acid attack on three sisters
The sisters, aged between 14 and 20 years old, were attacked as they walked from Kalat city to Pandarani village.
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PZ on Pigliucci and Romano and “tone”
Tone matters, because too many have been insufficiently fierce in their criticism of pious excuses for sloppy thinking.
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Street “preacher” arrested for saying homosexuality is sin
Christian campaigners have expressed alarm that the Public Order Act is being used to curb religious free speech.
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Vatican politics
“The Holy See cannot get to the bottom of this matter. It would have to criticize itself as an authority.”
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Tories reach out to Christian fundamentalists
Among the Tory faithful, there is a growing feeling that Christian values are under attack.
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UN appoints Iran to women’s rights commission
Canada expresses doubts about Iran’s expertise in women’s rights.