Is that the best they can do?… 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.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
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Inevitably links go out of date.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.
Dutch Immigration Minister Orders Imams to Leave 
Jun 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Justice ministry said imams tried to recruit Muslims for Jihad.… Read the rest
Alarm About African Boys ‘Sacrificed’
Jun 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Police report says trafficked children are being branded witches by pastors. … Read the rest
Joan Bakewell Asks a Recurring Question
Jun 18th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why are religions so tough on women?… Read the rest
Public Relations Disaster for Pakistan
Jun 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Perhaps the work of ‘more loyal than the king brigade’ around Musharraf.… Read the rest
Evangelical Bullying at Air Force Academy
Jun 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Focus on the Family’ across the street, New Life church up the hill.… Read the rest
Theological Thickness
Jun 17th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Christian theology has its own sources, insights, methods, and internal logic.… Read the rest
Microsoft Criticized Over China Censorship
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Human rights’ forbidden in subject line but allowed in text.… Read the rest
Pakistan Lifts Travel Restrictions on Rape Victim
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
US State Department and human rights groups objected.… Read the rest
Pakistan Lifts Travel Ban on Mukhtar Mai
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mai welcomed decision, had been planning to travel to US at invitation of human rights group.… Read the rest
But Mai Needs Her Passport
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mukhtar Mai has told the BBC her passport has been confiscated.… Read the rest
Today Reporter Tells How He Got the Story
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why Sita Kisanga agreed to talk to BBC about the ‘witchcraft’ child abuse case.… Read the rest
‘Bad Astronomy’ on Creationist Astronomy
Jun 16th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Discovery Institute looks beyond biology…… Read the rest
Woman Ordered to Marry Rapist
Jun 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Indian woman ordered by Muslim council of community elders to marry father-in-law. … Read the rest
India Muslim Divorce Code Disappoints Women
Jun 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Code silent on minimum marriage age for women, triple talaq still there.… Read the rest
Vatican Wins in Referendum Boycott
Jun 15th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Failure of attempt to liberalise law on IVF treatment called ‘the great revenge.’… Read the rest
Victim Locked Up While Rapists Walk Free
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘This tactic of silencing the awkward truth is nothing new.’… Read the rest
Foucault and the Ayatollah
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Foucault’s search for an alternative that was absolutely other to liberal democracy. … Read the rest
Excerpt from Foucault and the Iranian Revolution
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘By “Islamic government,” nobody in Iran means a political regime in which the clerics would have a role of supervision or control.’… Read the rest
Tulsa Zoo Forced to Post Creationist Signs
Jun 14th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Zoo employees, others said religion shouldn’t be part of scientific institution.… Read the rest
