Ashiq Nabi the latest killed because of the blasphemy laws.
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.
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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Inevitably links go out of date.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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Labour Vows to Force Religious Hatred Bill Through
Pledge in letters mailed to mosques across Britain by Home Secretary’s office.
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Vatican Atttacks Spain’s Gay Marriage Bill
‘A law as profoundly iniquitous as this one is not an obligation.’
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Vatican Has Odd Priorities
Gay marriage iniquitous, condom ban virtuous. Whatever.
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Paganism for the Differently Abled
Service animals can double as familiars. Channel power through your prosthesis.
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Membership in Catholic Church is For Life
No matter what the disagreements. Best not to join then.
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What Did the Pope Mean, ‘Relativism’?
Anything short of papal absolutism. Blackburn, Baggini give different account.
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Russian Astrologer Sues NASA
‘The actions of NASA infringe upon my system of spiritual and life values.’
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‘Victims of Jihad’ Conference Held at UN
Human rights groups host conference, Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaks.
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Tom DeGregori Greets Earth Day
Romantic ideas about ‘natural’ farming have many perverse consequences.
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Former Muslims Call Europe Weak on Human Rights
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Azam Kamguian, Ibn Warraq condemn this ‘upside-down racism.’
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Europe Fails to Protect Women From Islamists
‘Respecting different cultures’ becoming a one-way ticket to Middle Ages.
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U.N. Calls for Combating ‘Defamation’ of Islam
Canada, US and EU rejected resolution as focusing almost exclusively on Islam.
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Malaria Not Rolling Back
Lancet reports cases on the rise.
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Japanese PM Reiterates Japan’s Remorse
Says Japan caused tremendous suffering and faces these facts of history with humility.
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Excerpts from Koizumi’s Address
Japan through colonial rule and aggression harmed many people, especially in Asia.
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The Rape of Nanjing
Between 250 and 300 thousand people killed.
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Admission in Front of Foreign Leaders is Rare
Critics say textbooks sugarcoat history.
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Suspected Islamists Attack Galloway Meeting
Disrespectful treatment of candidate in Bethnal Green.
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Tutu Regrets Pope Unlikely to End Condom Ban
Critics say the Catholic church’s stance is costing lives in Africa.