Good to know publicity angle was not neglected.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
John Sutherland on Arguing Over Shakespeare 
Aug 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Did he invent the human, was he a Catholic, was the Globe liminally subversive?… Read the rest
A Third of a Generation is Creationist
Aug 19th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Creationists ignore the evidence against it, and minds closed to the truth are dangerous.… Read the rest
Bangladeshi Poet Shamsur Rahman Mourned
Aug 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He wrote sixty poetry books and was known for his campaign for political and social justice.… Read the rest
Judge With Magic Friends Loses Case
Aug 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Judge told investigators three mystic dwarves had helped him to carry out healing sessions.… Read the rest
Scary Stuff
Aug 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘As early as the 1790s, Yale college students were openly disavowing Christ.’ Openly?! Incredible!… Read the rest
Pharyngula on Scary Stuff
Aug 18th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The graph is missing too much information, and it’s been selectively skewed.… Read the rest
From Secular Politics to Islamism in E London
Aug 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
British governments have played a part in trend away from secularism and towards Islamism.… Read the rest
Jokes on Religion v ‘Interfaith’ Sensitivity
Aug 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
This year’s Fringe is filled with newly energised atheists, Johann Hari reports.… Read the rest
Women Chanting ‘We Are All Hizbollah Now’?
Aug 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Feminists standing shoulder-to-shoulder with militantly anti-feminist Islamic fundamentalist groups?… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Ponder Free Will
Aug 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mo just can’t be serious.… Read the rest
Sociologists on Mass Murder
Aug 17th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jeff Weintraub wonders how a panel can address mass murder without mentioning Darfur.… Read the rest
A C Grayling on Reason Lost
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The spread of unreason affects not just the mental culture of the UK but the fate of the world.… Read the rest
White House Meets with Armageddonists
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christians United for Israel have some bizarre policy advice.… Read the rest
Lobbyist Explains Role of Xians United for Israel
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We, as people of faith, believe that we have a biblical responsibility to speak out against those who seek to destroy Israel.’… Read the rest
Amartya Sen on ‘Today’ [audio]
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We should avoid defining groups of people by their religion.… Read the rest
Religion Does not Make Healthier Society
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Study reveals clear correlations between various indicators of social strife and religiosity.… Read the rest
More Than 30% of UK Students Believe
Aug 16th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In creationism or ID.… Read the rest
Civil Rights Hiring Changes in Bush Era
Aug 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Permanently hiring lawyers with strong conservative credentials but little civil rights experience.… Read the rest
Conservative Xian Idea of Civil Rights Cases
Aug 15th, 2006 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Xian group sues to turn public library into part-time church.… Read the rest
