Inflating declarations of good intent with religious rhetoric about God being on our side is obscene.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Nancy Sherman on Medical Ethics Then and Now
Psychological mechanisms enable doctors and health care workers to insulate their moral consciences.
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Johann Hari on the Question of European Islam
Multiculturalism meant all were encouraged to retain their original culture – no matter how reactionary.
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Nazanin Fatehi Acquitted
Five judges reviewed her case, and all admitted that what Fatehi did was only self defense.
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A Victory Against Ignorance and Retribution
International Committee Against Execution congratulates all those who have helped save Nazanin’s life.
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Exciting Plans to Criminalize More Speech
Must preserve freedom of expression and criminalize concrete incitement, Frattini said opaquely.
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Giles Fraser Dons Rosy Specs Again
Many Christians think homosexuality is a gift of God. Admittedly, some don’t think so very loudly.
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George Scialabba on the Work Cut Out for Us
The real danger to American democracy is the methodical hollowing out of – nearly everything.
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Anyone Can Claim to be a Nutritionist
And hire a PR flack to delete criticism from Wikipedia entry. Naughty.
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‘Devout’ Schoolgirl in New Crucifix Fuss
Tears, shock, right to wear cross, other religions, why, determined, even if, symbol of her faith.
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Nick Cohen on Government Gambling-addiction
Odd that a Labour government promotes an industry where the odds are stacked in management’s favour.
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Harvard and Pope Are Confused
Reason must be unfettered by faith if we are to truly educate our children and our students.
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Blacks Swans Falsify Again
‘One-fourth of all black swan families are headed by gay parents.’ Bang goes ‘unnatural’ claim.
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Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories 2006
From MSF: Somalia, DRC, Haiti, Colombia, Sri Lanka, CAR, Chechnya, India, Malnutrition, TB.
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Why Danes Score High on Happiness
Two reasons: football triumph of 1992, and low expectations.
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Ben Goldacre on Getting the Details Wrong
Also the overall story. Getting pretty much all of it wrong, really.
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‘Diverse Communities’: Vibrant or Suspicious?
Well, kind of vibrantly suspicious.
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Grayling on an Obscenity Against Human Rights
This effort to halt the fight against the evil of discrimination is a step too far by the religious.
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Religion in Britain in Blair Era
Secularists dismayed by what they see as the growing influence of religion on government.
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Call for ‘Faith-based’ NHS Services
Need to avoid ‘porcine and alcohol derived drugs’, access to prayer facilities and Ramadan advice cited.
