Rabbis urged troops to reclaim what they said was God-given land and ‘get rid of the gentiles.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Grayling on the Deification of Stupidity
At the UN Council on Human Rights in Geneva, the OIC is trying again to have ‘defamation of religion’ banned.
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Baggini Says New Atheism is Counterproductive
‘The new atheism gets atheism wrong, gets religion wrong, and is counterproductive.’
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Jesus and Mo on the Pope in Africa
How to stop Catholicism from spreading?
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Vatican Insiders Edge Away From the Pope
African priests and bishops accept the need for condoms; the clueless pontiff is on his own.
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Omid Mir Sayafi Dies in Evin Prison
The blogger, age 25, was sentenced last month to 30 months in prison for insulting Khamenei.
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Andrew Brown on Blair on God
Blair took holidays with Berlusconi; what does he mean ‘our financial system might be reconnected with some basic values’?
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Firestorm Over Pope Continues
Daniel Cohn Bendit said ‘We’ve had enough of this pope,’ called his remarks ‘close to premeditated murder.’
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New Evidence in Kambakhsh Case
The Independent has tracked down the real author of the essay; Kambakhsh wrote none of it.
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Impeach the Pope
Misogyny is a major part of the base on which the church was constructed.
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Wendy Doniger on the Battle Over Hindu History
Myths that pass for history can be deadly; in India they incite violence against Muslims, women, lower castes.
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The Pope Makes People Feel Sick
Critics say the pope is advocating inhumane policies that will increase suffering.
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Vatican Complains of Focus on Condom Issue
The Pope’s speeches are usually regarded as sacrosanct; no disagreement allowed. Tough.
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Maryam Namazie on Sharia and Women
For every stoning, there are thousands of women whose rights are violated as a result of marriage or divorce laws.
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State-sponsored Witch-hunt in Gambia
Many of those taken from their homes were elderly people held for days in appalling conditions.
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Hundreds Accused of ‘Witchcraft’ in Gambia
AI calls on the Gambian government to put an immediate stop to the witch-hunting campaign.
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Condemnation of Pope
‘The pope is making matters worse.’ ‘Religious dogma is more important to him than the lives of Africans.’
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BBC Religion Correspondent Defends the Pope
‘There is something at stake that is greater even than the fight against Aids.’ He really said that.
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Egyptian Women Learn to Fight Back
Sexual harassment is nearly universal in Egypt, and always blamed on the woman.
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France Rebukes Pope Over Condom Issue
‘We consider that such comments are a threat to public health policies and the duty to protect human life.’