The deceased was discharged from an ICU before attending the rally where televangelist Chris Oyakhilome was said to perform miracles and cure the sick.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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‘Honour’ crime victims living in fear in the UK
Qawal had freedom in Pakistan but that all changed when she came to England and was beaten not only by her husband but his mother as well.
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Redefining marriage ‘will lead to accusations of hate crimes’
The Iona Institute reports “UKIP’s openly gay London Regional Chairman” as warning.
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Nick Cohen on the spectre of militant secularism
‘Militant secularist’ has become the ‘neo-con’ of the 2010s: a know-nothing label that signifies extremism, without explaining where the extremism lies.
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Samira Ibrahim and Egypt’s virginity test trial
Blaming it all on the woman for being present at a demonstration seems to be a satisfying solution for some sectors of Egyptian society.
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Toulouse: gunman kills 4 at Jewish school
“He shot at everything he could see, children and adults, and some children were chased into the school,” Michel Valet, the local prosecutor, told journalists.
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CofE schools expanding to combat “aggressive secularism”
Because theocracy is so obviously preferable.
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Vatican launches criminal probe into unauthorised leaks
Not child rape, not concealment of child rape, but leaks that allege corruption. That’s Vatican morality for you!
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Lauryn Oates on bad excuses for doing nothing
At what point does our own society reach perfection, giving us permission to worry about the problems of others?
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Leo Igwe addresses the UN on belief in witchcraft
He criticised governments for aiding and abetting belief in witchcraft, leading to the torture and killing of innocent women and children in Africa and around the world.
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Sarah Ditum on anti-abortion bullies
Abortion opponents are alarmingly willing to adopt increasingly aggressive tactics aimed at abortion providers and the women they treat.
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Tom Martin’s sex discrimination case against LSE dismissed
Mr Martin was ordered to pay the LSE’s legal costs subject to a financial assessment.
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Rock Beyond Belief wins a victory
If you care about the constitutional rights of our nation’s armed forces personnel, and you most certainly should, make the trip out to Fort Bragg, N.C., and witness history unfold.
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US religious group holding “vigil” at London abortion clinic
Robert Colquhoun, a campaign director of 40 Days for Life’s London campaign, said they are there to pray and to show there is love in the community.
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Laila Lalami on the culture of silence in Morocco
The public prosecutor failed Amina by not immediately proceeding with an arrest and an investigation.
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Egypt: setback for women’s right not to be raped by cops
On Sunday, an Egyptian military tribunal acquitted an army doctor of performing so-called virginity tests on seven female protesters last spring.
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Catholic church bullies victims’ group
Bill Donohue explains, “The church has been too quick to write a check, and I think they’ve realized it would be a lot less expensive in the long run if we fought them one by one.”
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Rape victim forced to marry her rapist, kills herself
Amina Filali, 16, swallowed rat poison after being severely beaten by her rapist “husband.”
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US Solicitor General supports appeal of cross ruling
Obama admin sides with theocrats of Liberty Institute, making Supreme Court hearing more likely. What the hell?
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Jesus and Mo on redefining the pub
Pubs are for beer. Cafés are for coffee. You can’t just redefine things!!1