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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Peer Seeks to Block Gay Rights Rules
‘Concerns that the regulations compromise religious liberty.’
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Michael Walzer on the Left We Need
The real left should never be muffled or evasive.
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Primate Behavior and the Roots of Morality
Frans de Waal replies to philosopher critics.
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When Medical Ethics Clash With Religious Beliefs
Doctors are increasingly accommodating patients’ religious beliefs, however odd.
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Religious Liberals Enable Fanatics
Now liberals as well as reactionaries embrace the term ‘secularist fundamentalism.’
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Anthony Appiah on Slavery and Freedom
There’s no neat toggle switch between slave and free.
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Myths About Darwin
The story is more subtle, complex and interesting than those invented by the myth-makers.
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Alister McGrath and Daniel Dennett Discuss
McGrath says issues such as the meaning of life remain outside the scope of science.
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Victor Stenger Reviewed
‘If there’s no God, who pulls up the next Kleenex?’
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‘Flock’ Urge Bishops to Vote Against Gay Rights
‘Many Christians will be praying, giving up other activities that could rightly claim their attention.’
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Irish Religious Orders Promised to Help Pay
Compensation for abuse in industrial schools, but the sums are not adding up.
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Understanding the Fatwa on Taslima Nasreen
A time honoured tactic to incite the faithful to murder those who dare to criticise Islam.
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Ziauddin Sardar Sees Dogmatism Everywhere
Those secular fundamentalists and scientific atheists – they’re such a pain.
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If Police Had Listened to Banaz Agha
She wouldn’t have been murdered for ‘honour.’ IKWRO offers a petition.
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Three Killed in Attack on School in Thailand
Police blame Muslim separatists, villagers blame police and paramilitary soldiers.
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Three Little Carrots? Ipods? Spoons? Frogs?
Organisers of children’s performance racked brains to find inoffensive substitute for shocking ‘pigs.’
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Academic says Debate on Islam is Stifled in UK
Lecture on Islamic anti-Semitism was cancelled after complaints from Muslim students.
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Thugs Slaughter Busload of People in Thailand
Nine killed; four women, two girls; teachers, students, traders, farmers; all Buddhists except driver.
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Oxford Students Petition to Oust Don
Professor of demography helped found MigrationWatch in 2001.