Former BBC newsreader describes life in alternative universe.… 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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Aer Lingus an Inspiration to Flexible Labour Fans 
Aug 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Had plan to make life difficult for workers so they would take voluntary redundancy.… Read the rest
Evangelical Scientists on ‘Intelligent Falling’
Aug 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Scientists from Center For Faith-Based Reasoning say long-held ‘theory of gravity’ is flawed.… Read the rest
BBC Rejects MCB’s Accusations of Bias
Aug 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A BBC spokeswoman said yesterday that it would defend the programme.… Read the rest
No Hidden Agenda, BBC Says
Aug 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
MCB accuses BBC of creating mistrust of British Muslims in a Panorama special.… Read the rest
Sacranie Defends Mawdudi
Aug 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says efforts to discredit MCB stem from ‘Islamophobic agenda’. … Read the rest
Religion Contains a Massive Falsehood
Aug 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
That there is a God who determines our actions and responds to our plight.… Read the rest
MCB Annoyed With BBC
Aug 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Accuses it of ‘serving the interests of the pro-Israeli lobby.’… Read the rest
Website Offers Training in Urban Warfare
Aug 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Instructor implores Allah to grant his mujaheddin victory over Jews, Americans, apostates.… Read the rest
Different Rules for Different Religions
Aug 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Nick Cohen says we pay a high price for defining people primarily by their religions.… Read the rest
The Observer on the Muslim Council of Britain
Aug 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Far from representing more progressive traditions, MCB leaders have links to Islamist movements.… Read the rest
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Killed
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Assassination blamed on Tamil Tigers, threatens cease fire.… Read the rest
Pavan K Varma Reviews The Argumentative Indian
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Freedom to interrogate has congealed into unquestioning acceptance of orthodoxy.… Read the rest
Cheap Labour Necessary to Heathrow
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Without them the airport cannot function.’… Read the rest
Where Women Risk Their Lives to Run for Office
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Since 2001 four women councillors have been killed in Frontier province. … Read the rest
Three Women Speak Out Against Sharia
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Homa Arjomand and Irshad Manji spoke at Toronto conference.… Read the rest
Ziauddin Sardar on Confronting a Violent Mindset
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We must acknowledge that the terrorists are products of Islamic history.… Read the rest
Survey of Religious Beliefs of US Scientists
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Natural scientists less likely to believe in deity – but not much less.… Read the rest
Religious Right’s Weird Science
Aug 13th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Condoms fulla holes, remote prayer makes stuff happen, Satan makes birth control.… Read the rest
