But he thinks ‘an assertion of bedrock Christian values is the only way to stem the tide toward secularism.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Moses Goes Pomo
He’s off to continue his quest to destabilise the univocity of meaning. Vroom vroom.
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Moses is sooooo Irritating
He is non-judgmental and holier-than-thou at the same time.
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Moses is so Cool
Okay, Jesus, whatever works for you, man.
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Army Arrests Journalist Tasneem Khalil
“We are extremely concerned about Tasneem Khalil’s safety,” said Brad Adams of HRW.
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Ruling in Irish Abortion Case
The High Court has ruled that Miss D can travel outside of the country for an abortion.
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Vigil for Du’a Khalil Aswad in Trafalgar Square
There will be a public seminar to discuss further action on the 18th May. All are welcome.
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IKWRO Seminar in Memory of Du’a Khalil Aswad
Discuss plan to pressure Kurdish authorities to protect women from killing and stoning.
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More on Vigil for Du’a
Women of IKWRO remember Du’a.
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The Video Makes Woman-murder Okay
‘As the cell phone video of Do’a Khalil’s killing spread, the number of honor killings increased.’
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Win a Copy of Stephen Law’s Book
Who can find the most irritating, sinister or downright funny use of ‘atheism is a faith position too’?
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Updates on Irish Abortion Case
‘This is a live foetus, and the fact it has no brain and cannot survive after birth is irrelevant.’
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Mukhtar Mai Harassed by Feudal Lords
Pakistani authorities are harassing Mukhtar, trying to break her organisation.
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Get the Facts Right
Mark Oppenheimer on a glaring mistake in Hitchens’s God is Not Great.
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Worry Over ‘Disdain’ for Evangelicals in Classroom
Rational or cognitive disagreement viewed as ‘bias and prejudice.’
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Missouri Law Mandates ‘Intellectual Diversity’
‘Shall include but not be limited to the protection of religious freedom including the viewpoint that the Bible is inerrant.’
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The Missouri Bill
Mandates meetings to ask students if they think they are getting ‘a sound and respectful education.’
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The Epistemology of the IPCC
We can only consider arguments we understand, and not many people do understand.
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Court Refuses ‘Miss D’ Permission to Travel
The judge said that granting the order would amount to a failure to protect the rights of the unborn.
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Religious Schools and Brainwashing
Stephen Law notes two ways we can shape beliefs: giving reasons, or applying purely causal mechanisms.