The Leadership Conference of Women Religious are talking too much about poverty and social justice and not enough about teh gayz and abortion.… 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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Conservative groups defend their right to bully LGBT kids
Apr 20th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe right to bully is a matter of religious freedom.… Read the rest
Sarah Posner on Romney and Mormonism
Apr 20th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonOne would think that Romney would jump at the chance to demonstrate a Mormon-evangelical-Catholic alliance.… Read the rest
Kuwaiti jailed for “insulting” Mo attacked by inmate
Apr 20th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonKuwaiti authorities arrested the man last month, charging him with defaming the Islamic faith, the Prophet, his companions and his wife on Twitter.… Read the rest
My People! My People!! This Witch Hunting Must Stop
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonLeo Igwe on a church which appears to be on a fast track to causing a new wave of witchcraft related abuse, torture and killings in Cross River-Akwa Ibom states.… Read the rest
Martin Robbins gives you: homeopaths on homeopathy
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia Benson“If you’re sea sick, you can make a remedy out of sea water; if you’re sick from vacationing in Mexico, you can make a remedy out of the pathogen-infested local water.”… Read the rest
Marine unit reverts to nickname “the Crusaders”
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonComplete with big red crusader cross on the planes. Smart move.… Read the rest
Fornication is most likely cause of unwanted pregnancy
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWho knew?… Read the rest
Mikey Weinstein on religious coercion in the military
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWe continually learn of allegations of military command influence being used as a coercive tool upon anyone who is not the “right kind of Christian.”… Read the rest
Harmed by homeopathy? CFI wants to hear from you
Apr 19th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonCFI is willing to assist individuals who believe they have been defrauded or otherwise harmed through the marketing of homeopathic products.… Read the rest
Afghanistan: more than 170 victims in poisoning
Apr 18th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIn 2010, more than 100 schoolgirls and teachers were sickened in a series of similar poisonings.… Read the rest
Afghan schoolgirls in hospital, poisoned water suspected
Apr 18th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia Benson40 girls were treated and then discharged but 100 others including female teachers have been kept in hospital with severe nausea, headaches and dizziness.… Read the rest
Washington Post asks: is freedom a religious or secular idea?
Apr 18th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonPaula Kirby replies: If you value freedom, you should flee from religion as the antelope flees the
lion.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo are being persecuted
Apr 18th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIt’s bigotophobia, and it’s an outrage.… Read the rest
Onion: trusted Vatican janitor convicted of molesting popes
Apr 17th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia Benson“Perhaps most upsetting is the fact that this man gained the trust of high-ranking church authorities and then betrayed that trust by secretly defiling innocent popes.”… Read the rest
NY Times on Kadri on sharia
Apr 17th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia Benson“It can be dangerous work for journalists and scholars to single out aspects of Islam for criticism.”… Read the rest
Mey Sichan died of acute gastritis and ulcers
Apr 16th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonLikely due to lack of food over a long period. In October, Cambodia imposed a temporary ban on sending domestic workers to Malaysia following numerous complaints of abuse.… Read the rest
Malaysia: couple charged with murder of Cambodian maid
Apr 16th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonPolice suspect Mey Sichan died of prolonged starvation.… Read the rest
Uzbekistan’s policy of secretly sterilising women
Apr 16th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonEvidence gathered by the BBC suggests Uzbek authorities have run a programme for 2 years to sterilise women across the country, often without their knowledge.… Read the rest
George Pell saves a sinner
Apr 16th, 2012 | Filed by Ophelia BensonAngels appearing and people rising from the dead seemed unlikely, especially after Santa Claus had turned out to be a Myer employee.… Read the rest