Israel’s repeated firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas of Gaza was indiscriminate.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Hitchens on Radical Military Rabbis
The zealot settlers and their clerical accomplices are establishing an army within the army.
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Religious Control of the Israeli Army
Critics of the religious right are concerned about the military’s chief rabbi, who is a settler.
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The Slow Death of Freedom of Expression
Roy W Brown examines why the UN is putting protection of religion above freedom of expression.
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UN HRC Votes to Ban Criticism of Religion
23 members voted for a resolution to combat ‘defamation of religion.’ 11 opposed, 13 abstained.
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Udo Schuklenk on the UN Human Rights Farce
With a bit of luck our 50 Voices of Disbelief book project might join Voltaire’s Candide.
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John Hope Franklin 1915-2009
The great historian’s From Slavery to Freedom is generally considered the leading text on the subject.
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They Made a Wilderness and Called it Peace
In return for ‘peace’ the Taleban can ban women from marketplaces and stop girls over 13 going to school.
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Is Religion Good for Women?
Religion was created by men for men, and has always been used as a tool to keep women in their place.
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Muslim Council of Britain is Not Representative
The government has finally noticed.
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Suggests, Some, Compatible, Might Be Called
The theory suggests to some serious scientists that reality is compatible with what might be called a spiritual view of things.
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South Africa Has Nothing Against the Dalai Lama
No no. Its dear friend China, on the other hand…
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Holy War
The last thing Israel needs is for religious propaganda to be fed to IDF troops.
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Bad Science: Scumbag Caught Fabricating Data
If you’re planning a career in scientific fraud, then medicine is an excellent place to start.
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Venal, Misleading, Dangerous, Stupid, Busted
Journalists cherry pick evidence, then explain risks and benefits in the single most unhelpful way possible.
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Believers in No Hurry to Meet the Deity
JAMA finds they dawdle more rather than less.
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Islamists Threaten Bangladesh Schools
Principals of several English-language schools told police they had received threats from Islamists.
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Women Staying Home in Swat
Why? Well there was that guy with the dagger in the market, asking who wants to be beheaded first.
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Australia’s Fun Imam Vandalizes Own Mosque
Taj Din al-Hilali, the ‘women are uncovered meat’ guy, kicked his door in then reported vandalism to police.
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Westboro Baptist Will Picket Richardson Funeral
Church will picket Natasha Richardson’s funeral for a variety of reasons, all of them stupid.