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Ed Brayton's Dispatches from the Culture Wars is one of my favorite blogs. I noticed I had a growing list of links from there that I've saved to write about. Here are a bunch of them.

• New Anti-Evolution Tactic? - Here Ed shreds a terrible argument that evolution is a religious belief.
• Wiccan Soldier Gets Symbol On Grave - Ed reports that the state of Nevada allowed a Wiccan symbol on the grave of a soldier. I noted this post for the comment thread, which includes a pretty sweet quote from Bush.
• Conservatives Against Republicans - Highlighting how in our 2-party system, it seems like the best we can ever hope for is a gridlocked government incapable of doing anything.
• Why Gay Marriage Matters - A genuinely moving story. I don't know how a human could read this and still oppose gay marriage.
• Anti-Drug Ads Increase Drug Use - The title says it all, but you have to read the rest of this just to see how pathetic our government's 'war on drugs' really is.
• Religious Right Loves Gambling Ban - Ed says that the assholes who seek to ban online gaming claiming that 'we must protect people from the addictions of gambling' are themselves addicted to controlling other people's lives.
• More Bush Signing Statements - President Bush is so fucking ridiculous. He signs a bill into law, then the same day says that he can just ignore it. "Bush is on a zealous mission to destroy any and all limitations on his unbridled authority. It's time for impeachment. Like now."
• And just to demonstrate that he takes positions that I'd probably never take, consider reading this post and the slew of comments, where Ed criticizes my hero, Richard Dawkins, for irresponsible scholarship in his most recent book, The God Delusion. This is just excellent stuff from Mr. Brayton.