Women are victims of ‘honour’ killings, trafficking, early and forced marriages and domestic violence.… Read the rest
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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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Ben Goldacre on How Myths Are Made 
Aug 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A web of systematic and self-reinforcing distortion, resulting in the creation of a myth.… Read the rest
Des Moines Offended That Atheists Exist
Aug 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ads said ‘Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.’ They were taken down after three days.… Read the rest
Iowa Governor ‘Disturbed’ That Atheists Exist
Aug 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Can understand why other Iowans were also disturbed.’ Indeed; it is very disturbing.… Read the rest
Bush Went to War to Thwart Gog and Magog
Aug 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So he told Chirac in 2003 at least. Sans blague.… Read the rest
Norm Allen on the Nigerian Nightmare
Aug 7th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
George Ongere of the Center for Inquiry/Kenya says the violence will not deter humanists in Kenya.… Read the rest
Tampa ‘Town Hall Meeting’ Turns Ugly
Aug 7th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Idiots shouting ‘tyranny’ tried to silence The Enemy.… Read the rest
Leo Igwe on Child Rights and ‘Witchcraft’
Aug 7th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thousands of children alleged to be witches have been tortured, thrown out, abandoned or killed by family members.… Read the rest
Jerry Coyne Reviews Unscientific America
Aug 7th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A book slight in both length and substance…… Read the rest
Susan Neiman on Moral Clarity
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rejections of the Enlightenment result in premodern nostalgia or postmodern suspicion.… Read the rest
Bill Cooke on Paul Kurtz
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Kurtz’s attempts to articulate a positive, active and compassionate humanism are a constructive contribution.… Read the rest
Nigeria: Church Attacks Humanist Conference
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leo Igwe was attacked by church members at a conference he organised on ‘Child Rights and Witchcraft.’… Read the rest
Child Abuse in Nigeria
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Akwa Ibom State children were labeled witches, abused and thrown out into the streets. … Read the rest
Raid on ‘Witch’ Children’s Shelter in Nigeria
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Raiders accompanied by lawyer who represents evangelist Helen Upkabio, who spreads belief in ‘witches.’… Read the rest
Gerald Cohen on Philosophy Bites
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can differences in income be morally justified? Should we expect rich people to give their money to the poor? G A Cohen discusses.… Read the rest
More From Leo Igwe
Aug 6th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Condemnation of the recent campaign of terror inflicted upon the so-called ‘child witches’ at CRARN.… Read the rest
Vatican Cracks Down on RC Sisters in US
Aug 5th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A ‘distrust of women who are not directly and submissively under male, ecclesiastical control.’… Read the rest
Potions to Prevent Swine Flu
Aug 5th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You don’t get swine flu because you’re out of shape or under stress.… Read the rest
The Wisdom of Crowds
Aug 5th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Research into how people behave at mass gatherings shows that crowds act in a highly rational way.… Read the rest
Nesrine Malik on Lubna Hussein
Aug 5th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some 50 female protesters braved tear gas and baton beatings from police outside court yesterday.… Read the rest
