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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Interfaith Visit Goes Awry
Pupils and teacher on visit to Catholic college were asked to remove their niqabs.
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Rafsanjani Thanks Leader for Extending Deadline
Expediency Council Chairman Rafsanjani said Supreme Leader’s decision was valuable.
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Arrested Iranian Journalists Prisoners of Conscience
The only message the authorities are sending is that they are seeking to hide the truth.
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Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years
No friends, family or other supporters submitted any letters attesting to good deeds Madoff did.
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At the Paleontology Conference
A session entitled ‘The Nature of Science and Public-Science Literacy’ was devoted to theism.
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Pope Identifies Bones as Paul’s
Carbon dating confirms they are from the 1st or 2nd century, therefore they are Paul’s.
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Iran: Death Threats for Protesters
Khatami used Friday prayers to accuse the regime’s opponents of ‘rioting’ in defiance of God’s will.
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Sholto Byrnes Reviews Does God Hate Women?
Hates it – ‘inflammatory in the extreme,’ no mention of female heads of state. ‘Fans of Richard Dawkins will love it.’ Thanks!
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NHS Doctors Want to Talk ‘Faith’
Don’t want to wait for patients to ask, want to offer prayers without being asked.
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Accommodationism: Onward and Downward
The struggle shifts to trying to get Chris Mooney to acknowledge his own claims.
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The Joys of Wearing Hijab
It’s modest. It’s a feminist standpoint. It helps men. It’s identity. It makes you happier as a person.
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Does God Hate Gun Control?
You better believe it.
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On the Conflict Between Reason and Science
Sam Harris and Philip Ball discuss.
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The Horror of ‘Witch’ Hunts in Kenya
Beware – BBC not kidding about the horror.
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The Ravings and Gibberings of Khamenei
Iran has a culture of rumour and paranoia that attributes all ills to the manipulation of various satans.
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Sri Lanka: Astrologer Arrested
He predicted that the president will be ejected from office, police say.
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God and Science Don’t Mix
It is simply honest to point out the inconsistency of belief in an activist god with modern science.
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Somalia: Crowd Watches Amputations
Four men had a hand and foot cut off after being convicted of stealing by a Sharia court.
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The Burka is a Symbol of Female Subservience
The freedom to opt for subservience runs counter to other liberties regarded as more important.