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Inevitably links go out of date.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.


North Carolina: Xian Students Harrass Teacher *

Feb 17th, 2010 | Filed by

Science teacher was given Bible, postcard of Jesus; students sang ‘Jesus Loves Me’ in class.… Read the rest



WLUML Statement in Support of Gita Sahgal *

Feb 17th, 2010 | Filed by

Sahgal has devoted her career to exposing rights violations in Britain, South Asia and internationally.… Read the rest



Why Did UK Not Ban ‘Bomb Detectors’ Sooner? *

Feb 17th, 2010 | Filed by

The British government imposed an export ban on the devices only after the BBC investigation.… Read the rest



Algerian Survivors of Islamist Violence on Sahgal *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

We, Algerains, thank Gita Sahgal for keeping up with the ideal and mission of human rights.… Read the rest



Women Against Fundamentalism on Sahgal *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

We know from global experience that women’s rights are the first to be traded in political settlements. … Read the rest



‘Faith’ and Science Used to Be Cuddly *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

Says an Oxford professor of science and religion in a lecture at the Templeton Foundation’s ‘Faraday Institute.’… Read the rest



Kevin Rudd Rebukes Women Who Don’t Breed *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

All young women say they can’t, they’re getting a PhD. No really, he said that.… Read the rest



‘The Muslim Brotherhood is Young at Heart’ *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

Comment is Free sends another love letter to darling Islamism.… Read the rest



Vicar Insists That Women Are Subordinate *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

It is ‘an eternal principle that women are physically weaker than men’ so men are the boss.… Read the rest



Exciting Plans for Hijab Sculpture in Brick Lane *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

Let’s celebrate the subordination of women!… Read the rest



Vatican Continues to Blame Irish Bishops *

Feb 16th, 2010 | Filed by

While ignoring its own role.… Read the rest



Moazzam Begg Calls Gita Sahgal a Fundamentalist *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

‘A victim can also be a perpetrator,’ Sahgal says. ‘It’s a very simple thought.’ … Read the rest



Amnesty’s Sam Zarifi Backs Gita Sahgal *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

Amnesty’s decision to suspend Sahgal while continuing its support for Begg has provoked criticism.… Read the rest



Jerry Coyne on Templetonian Activities *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

Shaping explanations to fit inconvenient facts.… Read the rest



54% of Girls in Deprived Areas Getting Pregnant! *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

Oops, make that 5.4%!… Read the rest



Hitchens on Amnesty and Gita Sahgal *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

Amnesty did not defend IRA bombers and Khmer Rouge killers and Gens. Pinochet and Videla.… Read the rest



Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

New evidence that part of the history of radical Islamism was written in Berlin in WW II.… Read the rest



Pope Scolds Irish Bishops Over Child Abuse *

Feb 15th, 2010 | Filed by

No mention of Ratzinger’s 2001 letter to all Catholic bishops telling them abuse was Church business.… Read the rest



The Case for Human Rights is not Utilitarian *

Feb 14th, 2010 | Filed by

Neither is the case for not torturing people.… Read the rest



Do Humans Have an Innate ‘Moral Grammar’? *

Feb 14th, 2010 | Filed by

Ilkka Pyysiäinen and Marc Hauser discuss the evolution of religion and morality.… Read the rest