Christian home-school ‘biology textbooks’ are riddled with scientific mistakes.… 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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Dan Savage on the Code of the Callboy 
Nov 11th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ultimately it was Ted Haggard’s hypocrisy that prompted Mr. Jones to shove him out of the closet.… Read the rest
Gay Pogrom Averted in Jerusalem
Nov 11th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Five ‘religious youths’ were caught with brass knuckles, clubs, knives and a loaded pistol. … Read the rest
‘Dissent’ Remembers Ellen Willis
Nov 11th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The left needs the kind of clear thinking she brought to bear, in cultural criticism and political analysis.… Read the rest
Grayling on Mandatory Religion
Nov 11th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Offers the archbishops a lesson in semantics.… Read the rest
Bolton Likely to Get the Hook
Nov 10th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Notoriously undiplomatic unconfirmed unpopular UN ambassador seems doomed.… Read the rest
Gangs of Men Attack Women in Cairo Streets
Nov 10th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bloggers reported large number of men harassing women and ripping off their clothes. … Read the rest
Egyptian Women Protest Mass Harassment
Nov 10th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Egyptian Centre for the Rights of Women said it received many complaints of harassment.… Read the rest
Harassment Laws Weak, Activists Say
Nov 10th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A mob of men openly molested women in Cairo and were not stopped or arrested.… Read the rest
Jerusalem Holds Gay Pride Rally
Nov 10th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Despite interfaith hostility from all three monotheisms.… Read the rest
Fred Phelps Has a Daughter
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Who sings at military funerals: ‘First to fight/For the fags/Now they’re coming home in bags.’… Read the rest
Bunting Surprised to Find Religion is Religious
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She picked up a nasty undertone of Christian triumphalism. Well imagine that.… Read the rest
NHS Doctor Told Patient She Needed Exorcism
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Said she had ‘something sinister’ moving in her stomach and was ‘possessed by evil.’… Read the rest
Supreme Court Hears Late-term Abortion Case
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
At times the proceedings seemed more like a medical school seminar than an appellate argument.… Read the rest
LSE in Academic Freedom Fuss
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist, is accused of reviving the politics of eugenics.… Read the rest
Killing People is Obviously Terrific Fun
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
You’re always onto a winner if you can persuade people they can be righteous and violent at the same time.… Read the rest
Scott McLemee on Revolutionary Franklin
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A streak of philosophical radicalism is evident in his earliest writings.… Read the rest
Philosophers Disagree
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The New York Times hosts the party.… Read the rest
Stephen Law on the War for Children’s Minds
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Open debate at TPM: send a comment.… Read the rest
Dennett’s Breaking the Spell Reviewed
Nov 9th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Stangroom regrets non-appearance of lightning bolts.… Read the rest
