Atheists are militant and arrogant and everybody hates’em, they are they are they are.… 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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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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Dawkins on Atheism in America 
Oct 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I would like to see people encouraged to rejoice in the world in which they find themselves.’… Read the rest
Stephen Law on Happiness
Oct 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is happiness just about feeling good, or is there more to it? Is feeling good always what motivates us?… Read the rest
Nigel Warburton on Doctors’ Consciences
Oct 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Idea that doctors could refuse treatments because of their cultural preferences is very worrying.… Read the rest
Legacy of the Little Rock Nine
Oct 1st, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Eisenhower sent paratroopers to enforce the Supreme Court decision against popular resistance.… Read the rest
How ‘Non-violent’ is Hizb ut Tahrir?
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Global leader called for the destruction of Hindus in Kashmir, Russians in Chechnya, Jews in Israel.… Read the rest
What is it Like to be a Member of Hizb ut-Tahrir?
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It means thinking Sharia law should be imposed over the entire world by force.… Read the rest
Shiv Malik on Brick Lane and ‘Brick Lane’
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Self-appointed community leaders threatened to burn the novel because it did not present a ‘positive image.’… Read the rest
Tablighi Jamaat Plans London Madrasa
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We can’t change Allah to suit us. Islamically, this worldly glamour is not what we are supposed to be.’… Read the rest
Malalai Joya Refuses to Be Silent
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women walk for miles to see her. She is their hope for a better future.… Read the rest
Floods Demolish Crops in Ghana and Togo
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For those of us used to buying our food in supermarkets, it is hard to imagine the scale of the problem.… Read the rest
UCU Told Boycott Would be Illegal
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sue Blackwell said decision is ‘outrageous and an attack on academic freedom.’… Read the rest
Shalom Lappin on the End of the Boycott
Sep 30th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In a liberal democracy the rights of minorities against racist exclusion are ensured by legal guarantee. … Read the rest
How the ‘Framing’ Debate Went
Sep 29th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We need activist parents helping teachers oppose the encroachment of the religious on education.… Read the rest
A Gilded Frame
Sep 29th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scientists are surprised and not pleased to find themselves in a film that makes the case for ID.… Read the rest
Church Buys Unity by Excluding the Outsider
Sep 29th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Struggle for inclusion of gays in the church is a frontline battle in the war against global religious fascism. … Read the rest
Jonathan Derbyshire on Edmundson on Freud
Sep 29th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Charismatic leaders such as Hitler promise eternal peace in place of conflict, plenitude in place of lack. … Read the rest
Joan Bakewell on Prince’s Dangerous Message
Sep 28th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
PC has backed out of Royal Film Performance – which would have been ‘Brick Lane.’… Read the rest
Dawkins, PZ Myers Appear in ID Documentary
Sep 28th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘At no time was I given the slightest clue that these people were a creationist front,’ Dawkins said.… Read the rest
‘Honour’ Killing in Anatolia
Sep 28th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Though there are various reasons behind honor killings, disobedience was found to be the reason behind most.… Read the rest
