And has reservations about atheism.… 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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Dutch Muslim School Damaged in Explosion 
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Latest attack against Muslim institutions since murder of Theo van Gogh.… Read the rest
Why Is the EU Not Talking About van Gogh?
Nov 8th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Anything for a quiet life?… Read the rest
Creationism in Wisconsin
Nov 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
School district mandates the teaching of more than one theory of origin.… Read the rest
A Sunday Snicker with Stott
Nov 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I was wearing classic Joseph tuxedo pants’ while nabbing table items from posh caffs. How eco!… Read the rest
Hunt Protestors and Assassination Fears
Nov 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Deepening resentment towards the government could result in people being killed.… Read the rest
Aaronovitch on the Election
Nov 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The spiritual politics-moral values thing has been exaggerated.… Read the rest
Radcliffe Wins New York Marathon
Nov 7th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One in the eye for those armchair marathoners who criticised.… Read the rest
Garry Wills on Yearning for the Enlightenment
Nov 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Can a people that believes more fervently in the Virgin Birth than in evolution still be called an Enlightened nation?… Read the rest
More on van Gogh, Hirsi Ali, the Netherlands
Nov 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“I feel terribly guilty,” a shocked Hirsi Ali told Dutch media.… Read the rest
Islam in Indonesia
Nov 6th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘On paper, Indonesia is a secular country, but it’s illegal not to have a religion there.’… Read the rest
A Critical View of van Gogh in Index on Censorship
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rohan Jayasekera says van Gogh’s work was abuse of his right to free speech.… Read the rest
UNESCO Condemns Murder of Theo van Gogh
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Though in an unfortunately apologetic way.… Read the rest
More on van Gogh, ‘Submission,’ Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
MP Ali has blamed Islamists for fostering repression and domestic violence; she and van Gogh were threatened.… Read the rest
A Mistake in Arendt Biography Gets Repeated
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Edward Said repeated Young-Bruehl’s error in article, later reprinted, despite her correction.… Read the rest
Being a Woman in Afghanistan
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It takes some nerve.… Read the rest
Jonathan Derbyshire Reviews Silly Atheism Book
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Alister McGrath makes his case by mischaracterising atheism.… Read the rest
British v French Enlightenment
Nov 5th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
McLemee on Himmelfarb’s ‘sociology of virtue.’… Read the rest
Challenging Islam is Risky
Nov 4th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says Irshad Manji, speaking from experience.… Read the rest
Anti-gay Singer’s Tour Cancelled
Nov 4th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The British tour by Jamaican star Sizzla has been called off after protests that his music would incite attacks on gay men.… Read the rest
