Neither is the case for not torturing people.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Do Humans Have an Innate ‘Moral Grammar’?
Ilkka Pyysiäinen and Marc Hauser discuss the evolution of religion and morality.
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Take the Moral Sense Test
A series of moral dilemmas to probe the psychological mechanisms underlying our moral judgments.
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Global Petition to Amnesty International
We extend our solidarity and support to Gita Sahgal, who is widely respected for her principled activism.
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A Religious but not Righteous Judge
AC Grayling on special lenience for criminals who are religious.
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DR Congo: Girls Less Likely to be Freed
‘Used as combatants, labour and sex slaves, girls are rarely freed by the armed forces and groups.’
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Rape in DR Congo, Civilians Attacked in Uganda
Over 8,000 women raped last year by fighters in DR Congo; LRA killed 849 civilians, abducted 1,486.
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Muttawa Out Patrolling for Valentine Badness
No roses or chocolates for you!
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Spain: Woman Threatened for Removing Hijab
She got a master’s degree and began to live like an adult person. That won’t do.
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Kenya: Police Arrest 5 Men for Being ‘Gay’
Kenyan gay rights organisation condemned the arrests; Christian and Muslim clerics threw usual fit.
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Vicar Tells Women to Submit to Husbands
Wives are to submit to husbands in everything cos husbands are head of family as Christ is head of church.
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Pets Left Behind
When the Rapture comes, what happens to Mittens and Spot? They go to live with the atheists.
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God and Science Are Too So Compatible!
Dr Capon says atheists mislead the public when they claim science and religion are incompatible.
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Jesus and Mo Resort to Kuhnian Paradigms
It’s a question of differing epistemological frameworks, you see.
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Joan Smith on Amnesty and Moazzam Begg
The Taliban isn’t a little bit misguided about women’s rights. Amnesty should keep its distance.
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UNESCO Reports Rise in Attacks on Schools
Motives include preventing the education of girls and silencing human rights defenders.
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Iran: Basji Militia Blocking Protesters
Security forces are armed with tear gas, live rounds, and paint balls to mark protesters.
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Norway: Dagbladet Refuses to Apologize to Imam
Norwegian flags are already on fire in Pakistan.
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UN Appeals for Donations for Haiti’s Schools
Of some 1,500 schools visited in the worst hit areas of Haiti, only 85 had escaped severe damage.
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German Commentators See ‘Islamophobia’
Necla Kelek and Seyran Ates are targets of vitriol for opposing honor killings and forced marriages.