Maybe later in the year there will be a series on big pharma. Tell the BBC yes please.
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.
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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Vatican Hoping to Build Church in Saudi
Authorities cite a tradition of the Prophet M that only Islam can be practised in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Anglican Church in Wales: No Women Bishops
‘If women are good enough to be priests they are good enough to be bishops,’ says Giles Fraser.
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Saudi Cleric Says Two Writers Should be Killed
The two questioned the view that adherents of other religions should be considered unbelievers.
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Sharia Noose Tightens in Malaysia
Religious police patrol parks looking for couples holding hands and ensure Muslims observe Ramadan.
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‘Faith’ Schools Kick Up Fuss
‘There is an anti-faith-schools agenda at the moment’ says head of Finchley Catholic High School.
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Blair to Talk About His ‘Faith Foundation’
Murphy-O’Connor adds that ‘the role of faith in our society cannot be ignored.’
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Imam Calls Jews ‘Brothers of Apes and Pigs’
‘If you take a sample on Friday, you’re bound to hear incitement against the Jews in the imam’s sermon.’
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Ali Eteraz on Difficulties With Sharia
Sharia is not codified. It can be anything based on the whim of the arbitrator. For law to be law, it needs standardization.
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No Evidence for Benefit of Drinking Lots of Water
There are lots of claims, but they all seem to be made up.
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NCSE on California Creationism Case
The University has a legitimate interest in evaluating the adequacy of high school courses to prepare students for study.
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Parents Indicted in Faith-Healing Death
15-month-old died of bronchial pneumonia and blood infection; antibiotics would have saved her.
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Critics Say UN HRC Undermines Rights
International activist groups accused HRC of acting as a cover for states aiming to restrict free speech.
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Reporters Without Borders on UN HRC
‘The change to the mandate of the
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HRW on the UN and Congo and Human Rights
HRC failed to renew the mandate of the special rapporteur for DR Congo despite mass rapes and killings.
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Aaronovitch Patiently Repeats the Question
Bishop of Durham refused to answer, so what else can he do?
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Carlin Romano Reviews Susan Jacoby
The Age of American Unreason feeds the notion of American anti-intellectualism as a no-brainer truth.