But her family has to pay compensation to her former ‘husband.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Corruption in Catholic Church Starts at Top
Victims say pope is protecting some 19 bishops accused of raping children
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Tehran’s Anti-vice Chief Arrested
He was found with six naked women in a house of prostitution last month.
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Child Marriage is Where Religious Freedom Ends
This is where the imperative of protecting the vulnerable collides with freedom of religion.
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Texas Sect Women ‘Tell Their Side of the Story”
They’re angry at the government. Sad, but what about all those pregnant young girls?
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Joseph Hoffmann on Good Without God
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were the first spin doctors, transforming Yahweh into a compassionate conservative.
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Costume is Control in Polygamy
‘You don’t want to stand out. You want to be invisible and do what your husband wants.’
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Sentenced to Death for Swearing at God
Boğday’s neighbor told the police he had sworn at God. Good enough for the Saudi authorities.
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Islamists Protest Women’s Rights Policy
Protesters against a new women’s rights policy fought police in Dhaka after Friday prayers.
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The Secular Army is Going to Destroy Art!
The Dawkins army wants to stop everyone painting! Stop them! Help!
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Radio 4: Can People Stop Being Muslim?
Shiraz Maher campaigned for a state in which execution for leaving Islam would be written into the constitution.
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EP President Against Free Speech
‘We are committed to the freedom of the press but I am against publishing cartoons that hurt the feelings of others.’
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Public Pool Reserved for ‘Muslim Male Swimming’
What next? Separate hours for Catholic men, Jewish women, Buddhist men, Sikh women?
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Atheist and Bishop Go Head to Head
Whenever we abandon reason and balk at the advance of knowledge, reaction and chaos ensue.
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Let’s Make the UN More Religious, Esp. Catholic
The ‘Holy See’ has great influence in UN debates on population and HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately.
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Police List Documents Seized From Polygamists
Sect had a bed in its temple where girls were required to consummate their marriages immediately.
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‘Expelled’ Ripped Off ‘Inner Life of the Cell’ Animation
Which belongs to Harvard. That’s a no-no.
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Chinese Rights Activist Sentenced Last Week
Hu Jia campaigned for the environment, religious freedom and the rights of people with HIV and Aids.
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Anguish Over Hu Jia’s Sentence
He was convicted for writing five articles and giving two interviews.
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Wear a Hijab to Support Battered Women!
Stony Brook Muslim Student Association says: volunteer to wear a hijab all day in solidarity with battered women.