Defending the faith: and failing.

This is an article from Francis Spufford: 
http://newhumanist.org.uk/2858/dear-atheists
defending faith and a splendid rebuke by J. Coyne 
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/a-letter-to-atheists-from-a-believer/ followed by an even better one by E. McDonald 
http://choiceindying.com/2012/08/29/dear-christians-or-why-francis-spuffords-letter-to-atheists-simply-wont-do/. 

I believe that these 3 pieces alone, and related hundreds of comments, do represent very well the whole issue of faith(s) vs atheism. Great reading.

I will soon try to put the whole text in here.