Over 25% in YouGov survey said health advice changes constantly, best approach is to ignore it all.… 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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Incompetent Nurse Fired Over Church Advice 
May 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Gave religious instead of medical advice; Christian Legal Centre considering a lawsuit.… Read the rest
Halachically Sound In Vitro Fertilization
May 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You need a Puah supervisor, and a Puanite box, and be sure to observe the nidda rules.… Read the rest
France: Scientology on Trial for Organized Fraud
May 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The church, which is fighting the charges, denies that any mental manipulation took place.’… Read the rest
Ireland: Congregations Say No Renegotiation
May 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This despite increasing public pressure and a call by Cardinal Seán Brady that the deal should be revisited.… Read the rest
The Pope Forgives Molested Children
May 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘What kind of a message is the pope sending today’s children? That it’s okay to seduce priests?’… Read the rest
Désiré Munyaneza Found Guilty of War Crimes
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
And crimes against humanity and genocide for leading a gang in the 1994 Rwandan massacre.… Read the rest
Oliver Kamm on the Right-wing ‘Left’
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One pseudo-left view sees militant Islam almost as idiosyncratic liberation theology.… Read the rest
Church of England Abused Children Too
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Today’ found evidence that CofE removed files from the archive despite assurances that it did not.… Read the rest
Concentration Camps Run by Holy People
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rome knew what was happening; Mother Ireland knew too. The church and the state ran a cosy cartel.… Read the rest
She Forced Her Daughters to Marry
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So now she’s been sentenced to prison: the first case where someone has been convicted of forced marriage.… Read the rest
Brothers Fought the Inquiry Every Step of the Way
May 24th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Commission took almost a decade mainly because the Christian Brothers tried to stop the truth coming out. … Read the rest
Max Dunbar on Sympathy for the Priests
May 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The subtext appears to be: ‘Okay, some children were raped, but what about those poor old bishops?’… Read the rest
Jesus is Horrified by Irish Child Abuse Report
May 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His heart goes out to them…… Read the rest
Nick Cohen on the Sacred and the Profane
May 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Islington council has sacked a school head for watching porn in his office. Is the council praising his ‘courage’?… Read the rest
CFI Anti-superstition Campaign
May 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Seminar in Accra, Ghana May 28: ‘Witchcraft and its impact on Development.’… Read the rest
Serbia Joins Ireland in Tough Love Treatment
May 23rd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Drug addicts filmed being beaten at rehab centre affiliated to the Orthodox Church.… Read the rest
Catholic Archbishop Attacks Secularists
May 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Archbishop of Westminster played a leading role in fighting the introduction of gay rights laws in 2006.… Read the rest
Nick Cohen on the Courage of the Godly
May 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Check out the apologists commenting.… Read the rest
Archbish of Dublin on Archbish of Westminster
May 22nd, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Archbishop of Dublin said Archbishop of Westminster’s ‘comments, as reported, have not been helpful.’… Read the rest
