Something to think about - the percentage of Christians in the Palestinian population is about 4x as high as amongst the Israelis: "Today only about two per cent of the population of Israel and eight per cent of the West Bank is Christian."
"Researchers say recipes from Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson contain more calories and fat than meals from supermarkets" - perhaps this is an instance of confusing specialty food from everyday food or failing to talk of moderation as, e.g., Julia Child would.
Even amongst relatively young couples "the social norm 'men should earn more than their wives' seems to be alive and well." There's a link to the research paper at the beginning of the article.
"They're now saying that if you're not an important cog in the global financial system, you can't get away with anything, not even simple possession. ... On the other hand, if you are an important person, and you work for a big international bank, you won't be prosecuted even if you launder nine billion dollars. Even if you actively collude with the people at the very top of the international narcotics trade, your punishment will be far smaller than that of the person at the very bottom of the world drug pyramid."
"That's reality, but what do people think? Answer: they substantially exaggerate the moral differences between liberals and conservatives. In fact, they exaggerate the extremity of moral concerns for both their own group and the other group. And there's bad news for us lefties: as the chart on the right shows, we were the biggest exaggerators. Apparently conservatives know us better than we know them."
An attempt to profile members of those organizations acting in opposition to the "Christian Right". Wonder if they'd have had difference results if they looked for mission statements with words like "patriarchy" instead?
