Wright constantly straddles the fence between a secular and a divine interpretation of biology and history.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Fossil of Miniature T. Rex Found in China
No feathers visible.
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Jason Rosenhouse on ‘Ways of Knowing’
The ways of knowing that are unique to religion have been utterly discredited.
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Darwin and Religion
Everything hung on how the scales balanced between life’s grandeur and its potential for grief.
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Signs of Torture on the Body
A young Pakistani Christian arrested for blasphemy has been found dead in prison.
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The Religion of Peace in Aceh
‘We feel that it is time now for people to understand the real meaning of Sharia.’
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God’s in the Ineffable Ontological Bomb Shelter
Just for now, until the fuss dies down.
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Virgin Mary Appears on Church Wall!
Or maybe it’s Jesus. But it’s one of them for sure!
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The Politics of the Burqa
Marnia Lazreg, an Algerian-born sociologist, says the veil stands for political ideology and male power.
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The Chador Is Not Entirely Feminist
No, really.
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What’s the Matter With Cultural Studies?
Michael Bérubé’s hopes aren’t quite as ambitious as they were 20 years ago, but he still has some.
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Halil Arda Tracks Down the Real Harun Yahya
Muslim creationism is becoming increasingly visible and confident.
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Mona Eltahawy on Farouk Hosni and UNESCO
Hosni has suffocated Egypt’s intellectual freedom while giving a leg up to religious zealotry.
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Afghan Parliament Condemns Kambakhsh Pardon
Said those convicted of apostasy and hatred of Islam must be punished.
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Andrew Brown Explains About Religion Again
Absolutely pointless to criticise believers for being rotten theologians. They are not doing theology.
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No Veins, No Execution
The execution team struggled for two hours to locate veins to inject lethal chemicals via IV tubes.
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Carter Says Obama Frenzy is Racist
Opposition is one thing, frothing rage is another.
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Karen Armstrong is an Atheist
President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says Armstrong’s version of god is elegant nonsense.
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Jesus is Reading Karen Armstrong
Mo is reading something different.
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Archbishop’s Stance Lacks Compassion
Lord Falconer says Archbishop of Canterbury’s stance on assisted suicide lacks ‘Christian compassion.’