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Inevitably links go out of date.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.


Christian yoof camps come to the UK *

Aug 12th, 2011 | Filed by

The evangelical tactics used at such camps are on occasions manipulative, and harmful nonsense is promulgated.… Read the rest



Toronto Sun on Markuze investigation *

Aug 12th, 2011 | Filed by

Markuze’s mother says “Maybe they don’t understand his message or something.”… Read the rest



Montreal police “goaded” into investigating Markuze *

Aug 12th, 2011 | Filed by

It’s like this: death threats are death threats.… Read the rest



Montreal police investigating Markuze’s threats *

Aug 12th, 2011 | Filed by

He is “accused of making hundreds, if not thousands of deadly threats.” It’s thousands – many, many thousands.… Read the rest



Vatican investigates bishop *

Aug 11th, 2011 | Filed by

For protecting child-raping priests? Don’t be silly; for his work with gay organizations.… Read the rest



Vatican threatens priest with dismissal *

Aug 11th, 2011 | Filed by

For raping children? Don’t be silly; for supporting the ordination of women.… Read the rest



Anders Breivik’s hatred of women *

Aug 11th, 2011 | Filed by

He writes that the “fate of European civilisation depends on European men steadfastly resisting Politically Correct feminism.” … Read the rest



Do You Have A Moment For Fancy Man Rights? *

Aug 11th, 2011 | Filed by

Allow me to briefly inform you of the pitiable plight of many fancy men across this great nation.… Read the rest



Obama bars US entry for violators of human rights *

Aug 10th, 2011 | Filed by

The proclamation bars entry of immigrant and non-immigrant aliens who organize or participate in war crimes or serious violations of human rights.… Read the rest



Ryan Lizza on Michele Bachmann *

Aug 10th, 2011 | Filed by

It is a curiosity that a politician with a history of pushing sectarian religious beliefs in government is a hero to a libertarian movement. … Read the rest



Michele Bachmann’s intellectual influences *

Aug 10th, 2011 | Filed by

“She recommended this book on her website for a number of years. It is an
objectively pro-slavery book…”… Read the rest



Supreme Court should limit ‘ministerial exemption’ *

Aug 10th, 2011 | Filed by

The Americans United brief urges the Supreme Court not to deny judicial access to Americans who face discrimination by religious groups.… Read the rest



Warren Jeffs gets life in prison *

Aug 9th, 2011 | Filed by

For sexually assaulting two underage girls he nailed in what his church deemed “spiritual marriages.”… Read the rest



Rock Beyond Belief will take place *

Aug 9th, 2011 | Filed by

“This just might be the turning point in the foxhole atheist community’s struggle for acceptance, tolerance and respect,” Justin Griffith said.… Read the rest



‘Let’s go Boots?’ ‘No, Body Shop.’ *

Aug 9th, 2011 | Filed by

If this is the Amadou Diallo moment for Blighty, then why are minorities and the working class the principal victims of “socially excluded” aggression? … Read the rest



Skeptic lawyer on the two cultures redux *

Aug 8th, 2011 | Filed by

Arguments for the existence of God (or Gods) are not pseudoscientific. They’re just not testable.… Read the rest



Zimbabwe: torture camp discovered *

Aug 8th, 2011 | Filed by

“They beat us 40 whips in the morning, 40 in the afternoon and 40 in the evening,” said one victim.… Read the rest



Carl Zimmer on Greenfield and Twitter and a meme *

Aug 8th, 2011 | Filed by

I point to the increase in esophageal cancer and I point to The Brady Bunch. That’s all. #greenfieldism… Read the rest



Martin Robbins on Greenfield on Twitter and autism *

Aug 8th, 2011 | Filed by

If she is going to make these claims, she needs to be able to back them up with evidence.… Read the rest



The year’s best astronomy photos *

Aug 8th, 2011 | Filed by

From the New Scientist.… Read the rest