‘A test case for whether we as a society are going to allow ancient superstition to dictate terms.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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RSC Star to Teach Theatre at Oxford
Patrick Stewart is currently appearing in Anthony and Cleopatra for the RSC.
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Scott McLemee on War in Algeria and Iraq
‘Torture is a weapon that can be relied upon only to blow up in your face.’
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Police Unable to Prosecute ‘Witchcraft’ Pastors
It is not against the law to accuse a child of witchcraft or to pray for a child to die.
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Catholic Church Resorts to Threats
Archbish of Glasgow warns that preventing Catholic agencies from discriminating will be a ‘betrayal.’
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Nigel Warburton Talks to Eidinow and Edmonds
‘How difficult is it to write collaboratively? Not many people manage to pull it off as well as you do…’
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Iranians Condemn Tehran Holocaust Conference
And its attempt to falsify history.
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Jonathan Derbyshire Talks to Nick Cohen
Seeing Islamism as authentically ‘anti-imperialist’ takes a strenuous act of historical forgetting.
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Laurie Taylor Talks to Richard Dawkins
‘I don’t know whether I should moderate my language to woo the other side.’
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Agnes Poirier on the Multicultural Conference
‘There is something rotten in Ken Livingstone’s political agenda.’
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Julian Baggini on Racist Language and Racism
Use of offensive language does not in itself reveal the beliefs and intentions of the speaker.
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Pascal Bruckner on Buruma and Garton Ash
‘Thus the defenders of liberty are styled as fascists, while the fanatics are portrayed as victims!’
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Ministers Must Call the Bishops’ Bluff
Remember who is at the centre of this dispute: children hungry for love, respect, safety and continuity.
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Rakel Dink, Elif Shafak on Hrant Dink’s Funeral
‘Only if and when Turks and Armenians mourned this tragedy together, would we be able to start a new and better future.’
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Anglicans Archbishops Join In
Williams and Sentamu said the personal conscience of Christians was being put at risk.
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Church Battling to Stop Progress Again
Grayling on the church’s obedience to a higher law: its own convenience and its own corrupt ways.
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Massive Crowd at Hrant Dink’s Funeral
Tens of thousands wanted to express their sense of solidarity and horror at the murder.
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Archbishop Makes Letter to Blair Public
Cites ‘Catholic teaching on marriage and family life.’ Like Goldenbridge for example?
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The Archbishop’s Letter
Explains ‘the principles of Catholic teaching.’
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Bunglawala Says Islam is Part of Enlightenment
Cites Salman Rushdie in support! Oy…