Priest pled nolo for tying up and molesting two boys; Ratzinger dawdled, citing the good of the Church.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Massey Mine Has Years of Safety Violations
MSHA said for the most serious type of safety violation the mine had more than 11 times national rate.
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Nader on the Miserable State of Mine Safety
‘Violations are unfortunately a normal part of the mining process,’ says Blankenship. UBB mine is non-union.
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Safety Requirements? What Safety Requirements?
10% of underground mines have implemented the tougher safety requirements Congress passed in 2006.
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Dakins and Hitchens Plan to Bust the Pope
Pinochet was busted, Kissinger got a knock on the door, now it’s Ratzinger’s turn.
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Now More Than Ever: Stand by Your Church
It’s just the whiners and bedwetters who are leaving the Catholic church, which is all the stronger without them.
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Greg Mayer on the New Australopithecine
The paper has tables of comparison of traits and measurements of the new find and other fossil hominids.
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Grayling Reviews David Lewis-Williams
A well-informed and steady march through the history of religion and its conflict with science.
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New Statesman Says ‘Faith’ is Important
Forgets to say why.
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Ben Goldacre on Gene Patents
Patents are useful, but they can act as a barrier to innovation; gene patents highlight the disadvantages.
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Vicar Complains of ‘Aggressive Secularists’
Instructs Anglican bishops ‘to attack the anti-religion agenda of the militant secularists.’
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Women ‘Helped Bogus Guru Lure Rape Victims’
A man masquerading as a guru and healer was helped by female followers to rape other women.
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Would You Trust Popes to Choose for You?
Would you trust Joseph Ratzinger to choose for you the manner and time of your death?
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New Hominid Species Found in South Africa
Australopithecus sediba was bipedal with human-shaped hips and pelvis, but brachiated on apelike arms.
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Science Mag Articles Introducing A. sediba
A new species of Australopithecus casts new light on the evolution of the genus Homo.
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Cameron Pledges to Do Catholic Things
Asks for interview with Catholic Herald, tells it he will lower abortion age and stop assisted suicide.
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Crucifix Nurse Loses Case
Remains petulant and defiant.
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Christians Claim Persecution
Again.
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Pope to Get Pedophilia Down To Manageable Level
‘Weakening of faith has prevented our priests from exercising moderation when abusing helpless minors.’
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Criticism is not ‘Islamophobia’
Signed, Gita Sahgal, Peter Tatchell, Marieme Helie Lucas, Pragna Patel et al.