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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Orac Watches the ‘Facilitated Communication’
She is ‘feeling for minute twitches’ yet she is typing so fast? Is that plausible?
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James Randi on a Cruel Farce
‘Facilitated Communication’ is a clever Hans situation.
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‘Season’s Greetings, Jesus’
Jesus is feeling persecuted. Mo is feeling unconvinced.
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Jesus and Mo Quail Before the Gay Agenda
They can’t seem to stop thinking about it…
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Nick Cohen on Internet Utopianism
All opponents of freedom of expression must be grateful for the cover such empty-headed determinism provides.
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IKWRO Loses its Funding
IKWRO advocates for women at risk of domestic violence, forced marriage and ‘honour’ killings.
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80% of Children in Orphanages Have a Parent
Millions of children are unnecessarily at risk of the widespread dangers of living in institutions.
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Irish Catholic Church Apologizes
Just a little late.
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Iran Confiscates Ebadi’s Nobel Prize Medal
In Norway, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said: ‘Such an act leaves us feeling shock and disbelief.’
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Mary Kenny Explains: Priests Are Family
So the family covered up abuse, which is understandable. Next question?
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Vatican Ignored Irish Commission’s Letters
The Commission wanted information; the Vatican refused to oblige, cited ‘appropriate diplomatic channels.’
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Homeopathy on the NHS is Unethical
Public money should go for evidence-based treatments, which homeopathy isn’t.
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‘Faith’ Schools Good at ‘Community Cohesion’
Cohesion schools also good at community faith; community schools good at faithy cohesion.
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Church Used ‘Don’t Tell’ Approach
It was all about the church’s repuation, assets, priests. It was not at all about the children.
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Kristof Hopes for ‘Armistice’ in ‘Religious Wars’
But does his bit to inflame them by equating ‘religious intolerance and irreligious intolerance.’
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Report on the Archdiocese of Dublin
Avoidance of public outrage appeared more important than preventing abusers from repeating their crimes.
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It’s Not Wicked for Atheists to Argue for Atheism
Religion is a hypothesis about the world, and anyone can dispute it. This is allowed.
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Documentary on Death of Neda Soltan
And the incredibly brave people who were prepared to tell the truth afterwards.
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Ed Balls Blows Smoke Over Islamist Funding
The government is funding the Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation, which has links to Hizb ut Tahrir.