Defeat for Singh would set a dangerous legal precedent, could deter others from exposing pseudoscience.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Phil Plait on Weird News in the Singh Case
The BCA quickly removed the defamatory accusation from its press release, but it’s still out there.
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The BCA Accusation Could End the Case
If Singh accuses the BCA of defamation they will have to justify their allegation as a fact.
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Open Parachute on 50 Voices of Disbelief
Defending science, respect, sensitivity of religious belief, defending scientific epistemology, and more.
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Faith Based Discrimination
2002 presidential directive authorized federally-funded faithy programs to hire and fire on religious grounds.
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UK: Madrasas Should Be Regulated
Khalid Mahmood, Birmingham MP, says proper regulations are needed to protect children.
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Simon Singh Wins Ruling in Libel Case
Eady’s decision reversed; had risked swinging the balance of rights too far against free speech.
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How Humans Dispersed from Africa
We don’t know for sure, there is dispute, the evidence is incomplete – so far.
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Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 Women a Year
Almost all the unsafe abortions were in less developed countries with restrictive abortion laws.
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Science and Religion: Some Conflicts
The Church of England issued a posthumous apology to Darwin last year…
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Basava Premanand1930-2009
Publisher of Indian Skeptic magazine; a skeptic and rationalist to the end.
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Susan Jacoby on Karen Armstrong
‘In the end, her arguments for the divine always boil down to “it’s a mystery.”‘
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Paula Kirby Looks for Evidence
Skepticism is not an open-mindedness that says, ‘I can imagine it, therefore it must be possible’.
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Conservapedeists Re-write the Bible
Have changed ‘Pharisees’ to ‘Liberals.’
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Christchurch Libraries Blog on Does God H.W.
A joy to read it is not! Give it a try, but prepare to be upset.
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Jesus and Mo on Pre-emptive Self-censorship
By anticipating violence, these publishers brand a whole community as violent. It’s infuriating!
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Ibn Warraq on the Egypt-US HRC Resolution
How did the US get involved in this denial of the basic principles of free speech and thought?
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Russell Blackford on Blasphemy and Paul Kurtz
The notion of ‘hate speech’ causes a great deal of confusion when applied to ‘hate’ of ideas.
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50 Voices of Disbelief Published in UK
Now for the controversy to begin…
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Xianity Must Become More Like Islam to Prosper
Islam is strong because it believes in itself. Christianity should be like that.