But he thinks ‘an assertion of bedrock Christian values is the only way to stem the tide toward secularism.’… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Moses Goes Pomo 
May 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He’s off to continue his quest to destabilise the univocity of meaning. Vroom vroom.… Read the rest
Moses is sooooo Irritating
May 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He is non-judgmental and holier-than-thou at the same time.… Read the rest
Moses is so Cool
May 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Okay, Jesus, whatever works for you, man.… Read the rest
Army Arrests Journalist Tasneem Khalil
May 10th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“We are extremely concerned about Tasneem Khalil’s safety,” said Brad Adams of HRW.… Read the rest
Ruling in Irish Abortion Case
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The High Court has ruled that Miss D can travel outside of the country for an abortion.… Read the rest
Vigil for Du’a Khalil Aswad in Trafalgar Square
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
There will be a public seminar to discuss further action on the 18th May. All are welcome. … Read the rest
IKWRO Seminar in Memory of Du’a Khalil Aswad
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Discuss plan to pressure Kurdish authorities to protect women from killing and stoning.… Read the rest
More on Vigil for Du’a
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women of IKWRO remember Du’a.… Read the rest
The Video Makes Woman-murder Okay
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘As the cell phone video of Do’a Khalil’s killing spread, the number of honor killings increased.’… Read the rest
Win a Copy of Stephen Law’s Book
May 9th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who can find the most irritating, sinister or downright funny use of ‘atheism is a faith position too’?… Read the rest
Updates on Irish Abortion Case
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This is a live foetus, and the fact it has no brain and cannot survive after birth is irrelevant.’… Read the rest
Mukhtar Mai Harassed by Feudal Lords
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Pakistani authorities are harassing Mukhtar, trying to break her organisation.… Read the rest
Get the Facts Right
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mark Oppenheimer on a glaring mistake in Hitchens’s God is Not Great.… Read the rest
Worry Over ‘Disdain’ for Evangelicals in Classroom
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rational or cognitive disagreement viewed as ‘bias and prejudice.’… Read the rest
Missouri Law Mandates ‘Intellectual Diversity’
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Shall include but not be limited to the protection of religious freedom including the viewpoint that the Bible is inerrant.’… Read the rest
The Missouri Bill
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mandates meetings to ask students if they think they are getting ‘a sound and respectful education.’… Read the rest
The Epistemology of the IPCC
May 8th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We can only consider arguments we understand, and not many people do understand.… Read the rest
Court Refuses ‘Miss D’ Permission to Travel
May 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The judge said that granting the order would amount to a failure to protect the rights of the unborn.… Read the rest
Religious Schools and Brainwashing
May 7th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Stephen Law notes two ways we can shape beliefs: giving reasons, or applying purely causal mechanisms.… Read the rest
