It is the surrender of the mind to the body that AF cannot stand: mere body management, devoid of spirituality.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Members of Hizb ut-Tahrir Run 2 UK Schools
‘At age 9-10 children should be taught: “There must be one khali-fah”.’
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Dawkins on ‘The Enemies of Reason’
Angel therapy, psychic energy, clearing energy blockages in the meridian system, and the like.
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Review of ‘The Enemies of Reason’
The new age caravanserai: astrologers, spirit mediums, faith healers, homeopathic medicine.
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Drivel
Harvard drivel, but drivel nonetheless.
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Sunny Hundal on the Forced Marriage Bill
Rather than a huge leap forward all we have is a small step.
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Islamic Creationist Group Goes Global
A handful of Turkish scientists have been working to counter creationism’s spread in the country.
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Lawrence Krauss Urges: Don’t Vote for Ignorance
Because scientific literacy does matter, whatever Mike Huckabee thinks.
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‘The Memory of Water is a Reality’
Another example of ‘the hassle barrier’: pretend controversies that rely on bald assertion.
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Ben Goldacre on Blah Blah Cannabis Blah Blah
What’s really important is what you do with data. You can mispresent it, and scare people. Or not.
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How Not to Do It
If there is one feature which distinguishes medicine from quackery, it is that tradition of critical self-appraisal.
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Dangerous Nonsense
The notion that faith is a form of moral fortitude needs to be given the full point-and-laugh treatment.
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Nick Cohen Replies to Johann Hari’s Review
For the record.
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Wendy Kaminer on Supreme Sectarianism
All five anti-abortion justices are Catholics, but it’s impermissible to mention it.
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The Barmaid Irritates Jesus and Mo Again
They get so huffy.
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Johann Hari Replies to Nick Cohen’s Reply
For the record.
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The Apostasy Thing
‘Only half a dozen or so Muslim countries actually stipulate capital punishment.’ Oh is that all.
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The Grand Mufti of Egypt Clears Things Up
‘If the crime of undermining the foundations of the society is added to the sin of apostasy, then…’
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Normblog Writer’s Choice: Julian Baggini
Humans cannot conquer nature and nor can they just hold hands with it and skip along the lane singing la-di-da.
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Death Sentences for Two Iranian Journalists
Iran has sentenced two dissident journalists for being ‘enemies of God.’