‘If you stop obeying God you start to limit the rights of human beings and this is a case in point.’… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Charities Urge MPs to Support Research Bill 
Mar 24th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation among more than 200 charities urging support.… Read the rest
News From Nasim Fekrat in Afghanistan
Mar 24th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Situation of women terrible. No free media in Afghanistan. Basir Ahang safe in Italy.… Read the rest
Winston Disputes Cardinal on Embryo Research
Mar 24th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Winston, an authority on human reproductive health, said the cardinal was deliberately misleading the public. … Read the rest
Bishop’s ‘Frankenstein’ Attack Smacks of Ignorance
Mar 24th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The Bill is not about creating monsters or mocking the sanctity of human life,’ says Colin Blakemore.… Read the rest
‘Witch’ Exiled From London to Kinshasa
Mar 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When I ask her to tell me why her father and step-mother accused her of witchcraft, she does not reply.… Read the rest
Joe Dunckley on the Church’s Embryology
Mar 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Fertilised eggs can think and feel, recite their twelve times tables, and lead missions into pagan lands, right? … Read the rest
Catholics Continue to Fight Medical Research
Mar 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Catholics will want to vote according to their conscience’ to protect horrible diseases.… Read the rest
Intelligent Design Movie Is Not for Heathens
Mar 23rd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Russell Blackford on the curious incident at the Mall of America.… Read the rest
Woman’s Suit Against Seminary Dismissed
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Baptist Seminary guys believe women are biblically forbidden to teach men, so firing woman is okay.… Read the rest
NY Times on ‘Expelled’ Expulsion
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two evolutionary biologists tried to go to the movies at the Mall of America in Minneapolis Thursday evening. … Read the rest
Catholics Fuss Over Embryo Research Bill
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Talk of ‘sacredness of human life, its meaning and purpose’; no talk of horrible diseases.… Read the rest
Cardinal O’Brien Talks Nonsense
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This bill represents a monstrous attack on human rights, human dignity and human life.’… Read the rest
Landover Baptist Church Weighs In
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Shocking information that PZ Meyers trophy wife (paid for by the tax payers of state of Minnesota)…’… Read the rest
Report Finds Discrimination in Iran’s Textbooks
Mar 22nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Describe Iran’s political order as ‘sacred’ and warn that criticism constitutes opposition to divine will.… Read the rest
Flemming Rose: bin Laden Wants My Blood
Mar 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What kind of civilization are we if we refrain from mocking and ridiculing bin Laden and his followers? … Read the rest
Vatican Says Pope is no Cartoon Fan
Mar 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The pope has condemned the cartoons several times and stressed that ‘religion must be respected.’… Read the rest
Happy Cruciversary, Jesus
Mar 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mo bakes Jesus a cake. Jesus is sulky.… Read the rest
Moses Confirms: He Was on Drugs
Mar 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jesus and Mo urge the benefits of the natural high.… Read the rest
Ireland: Church Accused of Abuse of Power
Mar 21st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Turning a blind eye to corruption among the elite while concentrating on the minor infractions of the poor.… Read the rest
