Link blog: philosophy, atheism, anglican, church-of-england

God Is Not Dead Yet | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

William Lane Craig lays out his best arguments for the existence of God.
(tags: kalam william-lane-craig christianity religion apologetics atheism philosophy)

On God and Our Ultimate Purpose

Stephen Maitzen argues that introducing a God does not solve the question of what, if anything, makes life meaningful.
(tags: god purpose stephen-maitzen maitzen atheism philosophy)

Cycle of Fear - NYTimes.com

Tim Kreider (of "The Pain, When Will It End?") on the meditative value of fear: "When I’m balanced on two thin wheels at 30 miles an hour, gauging distance, adjusting course, making hundreds of unconscious calculations every second, that idiot chatterbox in my head is kept too busy to get a word in."
(tags: meditation funny flow cycling anxiety)

How filthy lucre could subvert the Church of England | World news | The Guardian

"Conservative evangelical churches threaten to withhold cash from pro-gay and liberal 'heretics'". What fun.
(tags: andrew-brown money evangelicalism church-of-england anglicanism anglican)

Beyond Mitt's Underwear: Part 1: Apostasy and Restoration

tongodeon did an excellent series on Mormon beliefs. This is the first part, which links to all the others. The conclusion is worth reading even if you skim the rest.
(tags: lds joseph-smith underwear mitt-romney religion mormonism mormon)

Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is – Whatever

An explanation which tries to avoid those problematic identity politics jargon terms (see what I did there?)
(tags: sexuality feminism race privilege gender)