At least six people have been killed and thirty injured.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
It’s a West Texas Thing 
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Without planning ordinances, FLDS was free to build ranch and live in isolation there.… Read the rest
FLDS Children Ordered Released – Conditionally
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Parents must allow CPS workers to question and examine the children at home.… Read the rest
Glasgow Police Ban Scientology Placard
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Strathclyde Police admitted officers stopped protesters using the word ‘cult’ after a complaint.… Read the rest
In Politicians It Is Judgements That Matter
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Blair wants us to attach ourselves to his sincerity and evaporate arguments over judgement.… Read the rest
Bride not Virgin so Judge Annulled Marriage
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wedding party still under way when the groom came from the bedroom complaining that his bride was not a virgin.… Read the rest
Vatican: Women Priests Will Be Excommunicated
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The church does not feel authorized to change the will of its founder Jesus Christ.’… Read the rest
McClellan is Sad About McClellan
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If I did not support the policies I advocated – such as making things up – why didn’t I say something at the time? … Read the rest
Bastards
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leila Hussein divorced her husband after he murdered their daughter. Now she’s been murdered too.… Read the rest
Tortured Reasoning
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Believers and scientists both have flashes of insight, so…… Read the rest
Asian Women in Birmingham Denied Free Vote
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I just didn’t want to vote last year because of how much pressure I got from the family.’… Read the rest
Amnesty International 2008 Report
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Prospect of an effective remedy for victims of rights violations in many countries remains illusory.… Read the rest
Radio Netherlands: The State We’re In
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The AI report; peace brigades in Colombia; gay and Muslim in Egypt, Turkey, South Africa; Mallalai Joya.… Read the rest
Eve Garrard on Passing Motion 25
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan are naughty, but Israel is off the charts.… Read the rest
Shalom Lappin on Living in a Hostile Environment
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Boycotts of particular nationalities are corrosive.… Read the rest
Challenge to Police Over Scientology Summons
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Liberty will ask City of London police to explain how the initial decision to issue the summons was made.… Read the rest
Markovits and Weintraub on Obama
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Obama is popular around the world, but it’s no accident that he drives some hard-core anti-Americans up the wall. … Read the rest
Morsal Obeidi Wanted to Live Like Other Girls
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So her brother stabbed her twenty times, and she died.… Read the rest
Red Tape Makes it Hard to Prevent Honor Killings
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A number of regulations make it easy for violent family members to find out where the threatened are staying.… Read the rest
Turkish Women’s Groups Protest Bullying Rules
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mo did not think kindly of women who put on perfumes outside their homes and go strolling. … Read the rest
