An adult woman who made the mistake of setting foot in Saudi Arabia; her father is holding her prisoner.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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HRW to Canadian Embassy in Riyadh
We look forward to your cooperation in this very urgent matter.
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Homeopathy By Very Very Very Big Numbers
How much arnica is in Boots-brand 84 arnica homeopathic 30C Pills for £5.09?
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Xians Vow to Get Culture Minister Out of Her Job
They say she is betraying Christ.
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Islamist Cleric to Tour UK Universities
He has described Jews as ‘monkeys and pigs’ and universities are ‘plural societies’ therefore…something.
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Al-Qaeda Has Trained Female Suicide Bombers
They believe in gender equality.
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‘Religious Man’ Allowed to Commit Assault
Cherie Booth let a guy who broke someone’s jaw in a fight to go free because he is ‘a religious man.’
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Iraqi Interior Ministry Still Backs ‘Bomb Detector’
Despite total lack of actual detection capability.
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The Theological Language of Punishment and Mercy
Either God is punitive and interventionist, or as capricious as nature and so absent as to be effectively nonexistent.
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Jim McCormack Arrested on Suspicion of Fraud
Sold ‘bomb detectors’ to Iraq for $40,000 apiece.
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Phil Plait on the Arrest of Jim McCormick
Say it twice: he has been arrested on suspicion of fraud.
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150 Bodies Found in Nigeria After Religious Riots
Many of the bodies found in Kuru Karama had massive burns, other victims were hacked to death or shot.
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McCormick Planned Improvements to ADE-651
‘The machine does look a little primitive. We are working on a new model that has flashing lights.’
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Paula Kirby on Suffering and Significance
Theologians start with their desired answer – God is good! – then contort themselves to make the evidence fit.
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No More Jesus Rifles
‘It is not the policy of the Department of Defense to put religious references of any kind on its equipment.’
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Obama Disputes Supreme Court Ruling
Conservative majority said limits violated ‘corporations’ constitutional right to free speech.’
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Wall St Journal Gloats Over Freedom of Bribery
‘Corporations are entitled to the same right that individuals have to spend money on political speech.’
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National Association of Muslim Police Protest
Stigma, communities, faith, black, ethnic, wrong to blame Islam.
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Nick Cohen on Chomsky
Chomsky doesn’t seem to get the nature of clerical fascism.
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Jesus and Mo on Science and Religion
Religious scientists do exist, as do pedophile priests. That’s simply a fact.
