He was a professor of moral theology with a particular expertise in ethics; the report said he acted ‘inexcusably.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Irish Abortion Law in the Dock
Ireland’s AG pleaded with judges to accept that Ireland’s abortion laws sprang from ‘profound moral values.’
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Women Challenge Irish Abortion Ban in Court
Lawyers argue that the ban breaches several articles of the European convention on human rights.
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See-no-evil Piety Controls the Abortion Debate
By making women fearful to open their mouths, the anti-abortionists have won already.
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Robert Talisse on the Simple Truth Thesis
For any Big Question, there are several defensible positions; it is precisely this feature that makes them big.
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Anti-discrimination Principles v Religious Freedom
UC allows student groups to use facilities provided they agree to open membership; Xian group wants to exclude.
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Stephen Prothero: More Women Atheists
Because women are nice and men are mean.
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PZ Responds to Stephen Prothero
There are a fair number of outspoken women active in atheism, and none of them are genteel belles.
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The Parliament of Religions
‘Pagans, Zoroastrians, and even atheists make up the rich mix of perspectives.’
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Hotel ‘Religious Abuse’ Case Dismissed
‘We had to consider whether there was any evidence that the defendants had caused harassment, alarm or distress.’
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Women in Bags Present News on Saudi TV
Another great stride for feminism!
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Ukpabio Sues Igwe in Attempt to Quell Criticism
The suit seeks an injunction preventing humanist groups from educating about the dangers of belief in witchcraft.
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Marcotte on Sexism and Atheist-baiting Combined
Whether or not there is a god is not a matter of personal preference or inherent tendencies.
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Chagnon, Tierney, Dreger, the AAA
Forms of scholarship that deny evidence, truth, the importance of facts, are dangerous.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Swiss Minaret Ban
Some symbols represent a collectivist political theory of supremacy by one group over all others.
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Uganda’s Homophobic Bill a Problem for Archbish
He can no longer be seen to be doing nothing, any more than he can be seen to be acting against it.
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Ugandan Bishop Explains About Homosexuality
‘Gayism can be fought like any other disease against the people and the Word of God.’
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Egypt, Islamism and the Niqab
Women fight for the right to blot themselves out.
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Brown Wants More ‘Faith Leaders’ in Lords
Gordon Brown wants to make the House of Lords ‘more representative of the nation’s religious diversity.’
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Robert Wright Preaches a Sermon on ‘New Atheism’
It’s a crusade, a mission, an anti-gospel, and it’s ‘objectively’ right wing.