What do Anthroposophical doctors such as Dr Gruenewald do in Anthroposophical schools?
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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Religious Schools and Equality
NSS says choice for non-religious parents should be specifically taken into account when opening schools.
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Rules Clarification Now Available
The Islamic Hotline has good news for British Muslims – keeping the laws of Islam is not as difficult as you thought.
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Anti-abortion and Violence in the US
US debate has been framed as defending the defenceless, which can seem to justify violence.
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Catholics See Opportunity to Make Voices Heard
All not well in UK moral life; Catholic church just the ticket to fix that.
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Jerry Coyne on Dennis Overbye on Faith vs Science
Why should wisdom and comfort inhabit a clerical collar instead of a lab coat?
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Girls Pressured to Wear Hijab at Oslo School
The assistant principal at the school obviously doesn’t understand what values hijab represents.
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Suspect Identified in Killing of Abortion Doctor
‘To call this a crime is too simplistic,’ says editor of Prayer and Action News. ‘There is Christian scripture that would support this.’
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Philippe Sands on ‘C’ at the Hay Festival
C was as open as could be hoped for in responding to questions that pushed and prised and cajoled.
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Who Killed George Tiller?
The ‘pro-life’ movement is disturbed and dangerous.
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Andrew Brown on Abortion and Murder
A civilised society cannot contain people who really believe that abortion is murder.
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Blackford on Plantinga and the Concept of Hatred
Easy accusations of hatred are irresponsible, at best.
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Book on Religious Misogyny Could Annoy People
Cherie Blair, for instance.
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Does God Hate Women?
Do women hate God?
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Nick Cohen on Silencing Simon Singh
The consequences of letting the libel law loose on scientific debate are horrendous.
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Ireland: Abusers Should Turn Themselves In
‘If they have any conscience they should come forward now,’ Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said.
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Roxana Saberi Talks to NPR
‘Many of those women were there because they are standing up for human rights or the freedom of belief or expression.’
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Prayer Day Lawsuit
Obama admin and National Day of Prayer Task Force filed motions to dismiss; judge rejected them as premature.
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Religious Partisanship and the Taoiseach
If critics of the indemnity deal are ‘anti-Catholic’ then supporters are pro-Catholic. Is that Ahern’s position?
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Pakistan’s Madrasas Under Scrutiny – Sort Of
Until the military decides that the madrasas are no longer useful, meaningful reform is unlikely.