He is naive to the point of folly if he imagines it is possible to pick and choose the bits that are relatively nice to the girls.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Andrew Brown on Unwilling Martyrs
There are people at Lambeth Palace who could have told Williams; some did, but he thought he knew better.
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Riazat Butt on Settling Marital Disputes
A woman wanting divorce usually needs the consent of her husband. Men have the right of unilateral divorce.
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Archbishop Under Pressure to Quit
He is said to be shocked and hurt by the hostility his comments have provoked.
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BBC Explains: Sharia is Not So Bad
Some people have concerns, but it’s all a mistake really. Sharia is quite nice. Cheer up.
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Sharia Okay As Long as it’s Liberal Sharia
‘The fundamental purpose of sharia is to achieve justice.’ Is it?
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Peter Tatchell Urges Mercy to Qaradawi
He wants to come to UK for medical treatment; let him. Perhaps a gay Israeli Jew will save him.
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Bishop Fumes at Reception of Sharia Idea
‘I believe he was standing up for the different faith communities.’ We know; that’s the problem.
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The Archbishop’s Lecture in full
Dr Williams has been reading Tariq Ramadan.
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BBC Claims ‘Mixed Reaction’ to Archbishop
Then scrapes bottom of barrel to find enough people in favour to justify claim.
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Sharia in Ontario, Almost
Homa Arjomand argued that the recommendations would push back Canadian law by 1,400 years.
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Andrew Brown is Optimistic
He likes ‘the archbishop’s vision of a kinder, more feminist, sharia.’ Meanwhile, back on planet earth…
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Crimes of the Community
The full report. [pdf]
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Haggard Leaves Early
‘Spiritual advisers’ say he shouldn’t return to the ministry. Not straight enough yet.
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Archbish Says Sharia is Unavoidable in UK
Thinks it’s ‘a bit of a danger’ to say there is one law for everyone.
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Reactions to Archbishop’s Exciting Ideas
BBC talks to Gordon Brown’s spokesman and to Nick Clegg. They say one law is adequate.
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Saudi: Woman Arrested for Sitting With Man
US woman jailed by Saudi religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks in Riyadh.
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MySpace ‘Atheist and Agnostic’ Page Restored
Group’s founder said MySpace has shut down the 35,000-member webpage twice since 2004 founding.
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Listen Again to the Archbishop
People have other loyalties; the law needs to take some account of that. Oh yeah?
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Atheist Sees Image of Big Bang in Slice of Toast
Local hoteliers have been overwhelmed by an influx of atheists who have flocked to Huddlesfield.