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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Indonesia: Cleric Marries Girl, 12
Plans to marry two more, age 7 and 9; says it’s ‘in accordance with the prophet’s teaching.’
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Outrage as Cleric Marries Girl, 12
Will wait until his ‘wife’ reaches puberty before poking her; fierce reaction to the marriage within Indonesia.
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Indonesian Child Protection Agency Investigates
Under the Indonesian law, a woman must be at least 16 years old to marry.
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CFI London Has a Website
Coming up: ‘Weird Science’ with Ben Goldacre, Stephen Law, Richard Wiseman, Chris French.
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Ajita Kamal Responds to Shashi Tharoor
Adopting a naturalistic approach to the problems of communalism has many long term benefits.
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Acid in the Face, Oil Money in the Wallet
The battle for equal rights for Muslim women is the great civil rights cause of our time.
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Atheist Billboard in Philadelphia
‘Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.’
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Church of England Provides Fiscal Prayer
Lord God, prices rise, debts increase, banks collapse, jobs are taken away. Loving God, be a tower of strength amidst the shifting sands.
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Ajita Kamal Interviews James Randi
Science and Rationalists’ Association of India goes to villages and performs tricks that the swamis perform.
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US Student Arrested in Iran
Esha Momeni went to Iran to do research on the Iranian women’s movement, is now in Evin prison.
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Momeni Has not Been Allowed to Meet Lawyer
Authorities have not said why she is being held; may be related to One Million Signatures campaign.
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One Million Signatures Campaign
Includes petitions for release of Momeni, news, articles, more.
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Petition for the Release of Esha Momeni
The activities of the Campaign are aimed at reforming Iranian laws in areas that discriminate against women.
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Stephen Law Invited to Meet Harun Yahya
Not going. The guy is involved in some dubious activities.
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Stephen Law Replies to Giles Fraser
Fraser says ‘the value of human life is down graded by those who call themselves humanists.’
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Most Atheists Mary Kenny Knows are Miserable
They’re so gloomy and depressing that even their funerals are no fun. Bastards.
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Simon Barrow Explains Mystery and Faith
No thoughtful Christian or Muslim thinks God is a person, he tells us. Really?
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Palin Mocks Scientific Research
‘Sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good. Things like fruit fly research in Paris, France. I kid you not.’