‘”Allah is great,” they shouted before killing two temple novices.’
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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Still Two Cultures?
And if so, does it matter?
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How Come God Doesn’t Make Movies?
Maybe he doesn’t like those canvas chairs.
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The Rapture Index
Oh no! Earthquakes, volcanoes, the Mark of the Beast. The end is nigh.
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Defying Jirga-ordered Child Marriage
The village has two schools but they are used to keep cattle.
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President of Royal Society Says a Few Words
Says Christian and Islamic fundamentalists threaten to create a blighted, blinkered world.
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Archbishop of Wales on Patriarchal Religion
‘In all societies, women and girls are subjected to physical, sexual and psychological abuse.’
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UN Warning on Kashmir Quake Relief
UN estimates that three million people are in need of immediate aid.
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Need an Ethicist, not a Blathering Ulster Secretary
Can decision to give amnesty to ‘on the run’ terrorists be right? Government should seek a philosopher’s advice.
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Inside a Claustrophobic Underequipped School
‘Prayer punctuates the timetable’ and the girls wear black shrouds.
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Female Genital Mutilation Affects 3 Million a Year
Nearly half are in Egypt and Ethiopia.
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The Passion of Christ for Children
Don’t forget, now – Aslan is Jesus.
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Vatican Drops Singer From Papa’s Pop Concert
Because? She was in anti-Aids campaign promoting use of condoms during Carnival last year.
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Fundamentalism and Government Incompatible?
Even some Republicans think reality has its uses.
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Adjunct Resigns Over Controversy
Free speech issues in play.
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Scott McLemee on C Wright Mills
Mills thought jargon and ersatz ‘difficulty’ were academic closing of ranks by the mediocre.
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‘Teach the Conflict’
No matter how bogus the conflict may be.
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Save Berhanu Nega
Ethiopian government arrested Nega and six others after protest over election irregularities.
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Ellen Willis on Russell Jacoby on Utopianism
We want more freedom, but we fear it.
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Drunk Women Can be Raped With Impunity
Old idea that one has to be conscious to consent no longer applies.