To weaken or reverse regulations that protect America’s wilderness and other tree-hugging stuff.… 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.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Migrant Workers Face Abuse in Middle East 
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation because governments have failed to protect them.… Read the rest
They Appeared Calm and Composed
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How disgusting people can be…… Read the rest
Islamist Terrorists Were Remorseless
Nov 28th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘They were the kind of people with no remorse – anybody and whoever came in front of them they fired.’… Read the rest
Scientists Cannot Hide Away in Their Labs
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘It is vital that we help defend our rational, secular society against the rising tide of irrationalism and ignorance.’… Read the rest
FFRF Plans to Sue Rancho Cucamonga
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For having a silly name. No, for taking ‘Imagine No Religion’ billboard down.… Read the rest
Science as a Way of Knowing
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We need both: sound basic knowledge and the ability to discuss complex ideas that have a global impact.… Read the rest
Mark Vernon: Less Science, More Common Sense
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Straightforward good judgment’ better than science or reason. But what is straightforward good judgment?… Read the rest
Ottawa Citizen on ‘Defamation of Religion’ Ban
Nov 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Canada rejects the basic premise that religions have rights; human rights belong to human beings.’… Read the rest
Funding for Humanist Group Shock-Horror
Nov 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Equality and Human Rights Commission gave a £35,000 grant to BHA; also funds many religious groups.… Read the rest
Bad Neuroscience Journalism Awareness Month
Nov 26th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
How will the NY Times celebrate this year? With a study that reveals – sit down – that bullies like to bully.… Read the rest
General Assembly Bans ‘Defamation of Religion’
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Draft resolution tells all countries to alter their legal and constitutional systems to criminalize ‘defamation of religions.’… Read the rest
Major Media on ‘Defamation of Religion’ Resolution
Nov 25th, 2008 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDeafening silence.… Read the rest
The Religious Support Behind Proposition 8
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Theists voted to revoke the legal right for gays to marry for theological reasons: God doesn’t like it.… Read the rest
Bush Rushes to Gut Endangered Species Law
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Spiteful hacks admit intent to complete changes quickly so that Obama can’t overturn them quickly.… Read the rest
Is Obama the Antichrist?
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ooh, yes, could be, think some whack jobs in the Rapture Ready community.… Read the rest
Pickled Politics on the Global Blasphemy Law
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A proposal for the criminalisation of speech that would allow clerics to decide what is an ‘insult to religion.’… Read the rest
UN Urges End to Abuses of Women
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In Kenya half of women experience domestic violence; in Iraq women’s rights have eroded in all areas of life.… Read the rest
New Laws Against Forced Marriage
Nov 25th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Court injunctions will forbid families to take people abroad for marriage, seize passports, intimidate victims… Read the rest
