Findings have outraged Muslim students’ leaders; they have dismissed the research as flawed. … Read the rest
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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
MP Views Homosexuality as an Abomination
Jul 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Iris Robinson said as a Christian she viewed homosexuality as an abomination.… Read the rest
Egyptian Film Director Youssef Chahine Dies
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Made his first film in 1950, tackled authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism. … Read the rest
Pharmacists Urged to Tell Truth
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pharmacists are selling homeopathic remedies without saying they are no more effective than sugar pills.… Read the rest
Smoking Ban Inspires New Religion
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Café owners in Netherlands are joining religious movement ‘the One and Universal Smokers Church of God.’… Read the rest
Are Non-violent Islamists the Solution?
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Depends on whether you want to live in a caliphate or not.… Read the rest
Alternative Therapy for Evil Homeopaths
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Health shops were an obvious hiding place for genocidal maniacs. Remember all that talk of cleansing impurities?… Read the rest
The Saudi Guide To Piety
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You have to hate unbelievers. No excuses.… Read the rest
Hudson Inst Report on Saudi Textbooks [pdf]
Jul 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Unbelievers – everyone except Wahhabi Muslims – are hated ‘enemies.’… Read the rest
Where Religion and Authority Mix
Jul 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Conversion tends to be a no-no.… Read the rest
Islam and Apostasy
Jul 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The main traditions of jurisprudence in Islam draw on Hadiths to argue in support of death for apostates.… Read the rest
Patriarchy Makes Men Crazy and Stupid
Jul 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sometimes men sulk until women give up the debate.… Read the rest
Is Either Amis Any Good?
Jul 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Neil Powell thinks the first is better than the second.… Read the rest
Texas Board of Ed Fantasizes Biology
Jul 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The new wheeze is to teach non-existent ‘weaknesses’ of evolutionary theory.… Read the rest
Catholics to Pope: Lift Contraception Ban
Jul 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Groups said Church’s ban has had catastrophic effects, particularly in prevention of AIDS.… Read the rest
Happy 40th Birthday ‘Humanae Vitae’
Jul 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vatican refuses to change disastrous policy on contraception.… Read the rest
Vatican Priest Calls Letter ‘Paid Propaganda’
Jul 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Obscurantist nonsense about spiritual relation between husband and wife and fecundity.… Read the rest
Priest’s Sudden Insight About Sexuality
Jul 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The gift of love should be allowed to be fruitful. This simple idea lit up everything like lightning in a storm.’… Read the rest
Jersey ‘Bone’ is Probably a Piece of Wood
Jul 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Experts have told Jersey police that multiple tests show the fragment is not bone.… Read the rest
Michael Shermer on a Habit of Human Cognition
Jul 24th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We have evolved brains that pay attention to anecdotes because false positives are usually harmless.… Read the rest
