Pain figures in the lives of many Muslim women because of accepted Muslim social practices. … 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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Gina Khan Interview Part 2
Jan 14th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The first time my husband slapped me after I questioned him he said ”Don’t question my authority – in our religion you are not allowed. I’m your husband.’… Read the rest
Steven Pinker on the Moral Instinct
Jan 14th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who is most moral: Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, or Norman Borlaug?… Read the rest
Gina Khan Interview Part 3
Jan 14th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Islamists would disable half the body of Islam by reversing the rights of women.… Read the rest
Gina Khan Interview Part 4
Jan 14th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Inayat Bunglawala is a good example of what I mean by the extreme version of Islam.… Read the rest
Children Baptised for Sake of School Place
Jan 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘A great compliment from the community at large to the quality of the Catholic school system.’… Read the rest
Blasphemy Laws on the Skids
Jan 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Archbishop of Canterbury will not oppose abolition.… Read the rest
Ezra Levant to Alberta Human Rights Commission
Jan 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The commission is acting as a censor. That’s human rights?… Read the rest
Defiant Levant Republishes Motoons
Jan 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Syed Soharwardy of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada filed a complaint.… Read the rest
The Huckster’s Artful Dodging on Evolution
Jan 13th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is unacceptable for a presidential candidate to advocate a clearly unconstitutional educational policy.… Read the rest
Spate of Executions and Amputations in Iran
Jan 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Judicial authorities amputated the right hands and left feet of five convicted robbers this week.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo on How Fallible Humans Know
Jan 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A moment of infallibility does the trick.… Read the rest
Why Ratzinger is the Pope and Jesus is Not
Jan 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ratzinger has such clever ideas.… Read the rest
Ben Goldacre on Clinical Trials
Jan 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You can’t change your mind about what you’re counting as your main outcome after you’ve finished and the results are in.… Read the rest
The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief
Jan 12th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
By Tom Flynn (editor), Richard Dawkins (foreword).… Read the rest
Is Slavoj Žižek Serious?
Jan 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Which produces the greatest terror, action or inaction? … Read the rest
Live Murder Inquiry in Shafilea Ahmed Case
Jan 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Coroner believes the concept of arranged marriage was central to the circumstances leading up to her death. … Read the rest
Shafilea Ahmed Feared a Forced Marriage
Jan 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘My parents are going to send me to Pakistan and I’ll be married to someone and left there.’… Read the rest
God Says Stand Up Straight
Jan 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Even many good, godly people have gotten into a bad habit of slumping and looking down.’ Blasphemers.… Read the rest
How Silly is Mormonism?
Jan 11th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mormonism is no sillier than other religions, it’s just younger. (Hmm…)… Read the rest
