The issue of Muslim women’s clothing is a hotly-debated subject in several European countries. … 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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Dawkins on ‘I’m an Atheist But’ 
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
But get over it, but what’s the point, but you’re too strident, but religion is consoling.… Read the rest
25 Greatest Science Books
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Darwin, Newton, Galileo lead the pack.… Read the rest
Poll on Greatest Science Books
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Vote and offer write-in candidates.… Read the rest
Fundamentalist Optimism and Historical Progress
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A historian disputes the claim that atheism derives from Protestantism.… Read the rest
AU Reports New Attacks in Darfur
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Sudanese government and Janjaweed militia have launched new attacks.… Read the rest
Nicaragua’s Ban on All Abortion Signed into Law
Nov 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
President signed law in presence of Catholic bishops and Protestant evangelist leaders. … Read the rest
Nick Cohen Talks to Ted Honderich
Nov 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He is not entirely won over.… Read the rest
Jürgen Habermas on Opening Fortress Europe
Nov 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The liberal state demands that all religious communities recognise universal principles of modern law. … Read the rest
Kicking the Headscarf Habit
Nov 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is it religious to put on a headscarf but never to take one off?… Read the rest
Chapter of Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves
Nov 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This book’s title is intended to be provocative, not sociologically precise.’… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Talk About Atheists
Nov 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jesus is reading Dawkins’s book, Mo is reading Dennett’s. They feel cross.… Read the rest
Two Historians Win Prize for Study of Humanity
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
John Hope Franklin and Yu Ying-shih share the Kluge prize.… Read the rest
Hitchens Reviews Clive James
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
London would have been far less amusing without Clive James’s willingness to take chances.… Read the rest
The Phenomenology of Smell
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Visual clues are more reliable than olfactory ones for a two-legged fallen human. … Read the rest
Scott McLemee Reviews New Thomas Pynchon
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To discuss the book adequately would demand a seminar lasting four months.… Read the rest
Pope’s Secretary Declares Pope-jokes Not OK
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Satire is fine. But these things do not have any intellectual quality and offend men of the church. They are not acceptable.’… Read the rest
New Think Tank to Promote Thinking
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Brainchild of Paul Kurtz will lobby for science-based decision making and against religion in government.… Read the rest
Declaration in Defense of Science and Secularism
Nov 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cultivation of critical thinking essential not only for science but also for an educated citizenry.… Read the rest
Press Releases from HRC of Pakistan
Nov 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lots of news there.… Read the rest
