Texas appeals court ruled CPS failed to prove there was any danger to the health and safety of the children.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, Austin
The Relators’ Petition for Writ of Mandamus is conditionally granted.
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‘Witches’ Burnt to Death in Kenya
8 women, 3 men dragged out of their houses and set on fire.
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A Handy Escape Device
Never mind judgment by a spiritual being some time later; the assaults happened down here.
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David Barash: How Did Honor Evolve?
Group selection, genetically mediated inclinations, fear, guilt, social compulsion?
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Casting Call at Jesus and Mo
Been wanting to do a Jesus and Mo? Now’s your chance.
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Mehdi Kazemi Granted Asylum in UK
Protests prompted the Home Secretary to reconsider the case of gay man facing execution in Iran.
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Politics and Piety Becoming too Entangled
Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland are some of the countries subjected to interference by meddling cardinals.
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Christian Refuses to Do Her Job, Files Suit
Cites ‘God-ordained’ view of marriage, talks of sin, says ‘no respect whatsoever for my religious beliefs.’
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Bar Countries That Ban Women Athletes
Many Muslim women can’t even dream of the Olympics because their countries ban female sports altogether.
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Breaking Through Burma’s Cruel Wall
‘People were begging on their hands and knees for a single packet of soup,’ a team member said.
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Roads to Irrawaddy Delta Blocked
Naturally. There’s an emergency there, so everyone must stay out.
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No Hurry
Water purifying machines, medical teams, tens of thousands of gallons of water wait offshore.
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Burma Allows 9 Helicopters to Fly in Aid
9! The generosity of it!
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Norman Levitt Reviews John Alan Paulos
Paulos’s cheery offhandedness says that to be an atheist, one does not need to be a professional malcontent.
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Burma Continues to Limit Foreign Aid
Will accept some, but only if channelled through neighbours. Meanwhile 2 million people suffer.
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MP Says Hybrid Embryos Should be Banned
Says they’re ethically wrong. Doesn’t say why.
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Illegal to Slam Scientology in UK
CPS solicitors advised cops that any signs saying ‘Scientology is a cult’ could be deemed offensive.
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Gregorius Nekschot’s Arrest Condemned
Trouw: ‘A society that prevents artistic expression is playing with fire.’
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‘Religious Leaders’ Interfere on Embryo Bill
‘We need to fight to uphold and protect our humanity.’ From what?