His version of it anyway, which of course is the only orthodox one.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Science Shows Mecca is the Center of the Earth 
Apr 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The meeting in Qatar is part of a popular trend of seeking Koranic precedents for modern science. … Read the rest
Mary Warnock on The Politics of Religion
Apr 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is essential to hold on to the fact that in this country we are not a theocracy, but a democracy.… Read the rest
Religion a Threat to Rationality and Science?
Apr 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Imperviousness to reason is the property that we should most fear in religion.… Read the rest
Trying to Herd Atheists
Apr 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In the larger war against supernaturalism, it doesn’t help to fraternize with the enemy.… Read the rest
Milk Teeth Found at Haut de la Garenne
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Officers have been searching four cellars referred to as ‘punishment rooms’ by alleged victims. … Read the rest
Manipulation of Medical Research
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Doctors often sign studies in medical journals that were actually written by pharmaceutical companies.… Read the rest
Free Speech and Clash of Cultures
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘On the Media’ talks to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ian Buruma, Flemming Rose, Ibrahim El-Houdaiby.… Read the rest
Life at Haut de la Garenne
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘It wasn’t a children’s home, it was a children’s prison.’… Read the rest
Is Martha Nussbaum too Optimistic?
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Conservative Xians ‘should look more closely at the ethical reasoning of people who are agnostics and atheists.’… Read the rest
Andrew Anthony on David Edgar’s Defective Logic
Apr 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Edgar is arguing is that unless you sign up to his vision of the left, you have by definition joined the ranks of the right.… Read the rest
All Pope All the Time
Apr 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
More sycophantic coverage of Ratzinger. You’d think everyone in the world was a Catholic.… Read the rest
Rowntree Survey: Religion as Social Evil
Apr 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many said religion divided society, fuelled intolerance and spawned irrational policies. … Read the rest
Ben Stein’s Way With the Truth
Apr 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Expelled has some problems of its own with honest, open presentations of the facts about evolution.… Read the rest
Reason Flunks ‘Expelled’
Apr 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Wedge document makes it crystal clear what comes first for IDers, and it isn’t evidence. … Read the rest
Pope’s Gone Back Home
Apr 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He prayed, he celebrated, he visited. So what?… Read the rest
Liberal Muslim Foundation Faces Hate Campaign
Apr 20th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Quilliam Foundation, backed by Muslim and non-Muslim scholars, will be launched on Tuesday.… Read the rest
EU Backs Down on Equality
Apr 20th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Irish religious schools can continue to refuse to employ atheist teachers.… Read the rest
Pope Claims Theist Monopoly on True and Good
Apr 20th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says Nazi regime ‘banished God and thus became impervious to anything true and good.’… Read the rest
Priests Brawl in Jerusalem Church
Apr 20th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An Armenian priest forcibly ejected a Greek priest from an area near ‘the tomb of Jesus.’ Amen.… Read the rest
