Life of one yeshiva boy worth more than 1,000 Arabs

"Rabbi Eliyahu: Life of one yeshiva boy worth more than 1,000 Arabs"

This is all you need to know to understand that the Religious Right in Israel does not want peace.

Are Conservatives Stupid or Evil? | Psychology Today Blogs

Are Conservatives Stupid or Evil? | Psychology Today Blogs: "psychologist Jonathan Haidt reports that conservatives are deeply concerned about factors that fall outside of liberal morality. For liberals, morality is pretty much about harm and justice. To decide whether a policy is wrong, they want to know whether any one will be hurt by it and whether it will be fair to all those affected. Conservative care about harm and justice too, but they also care about three things that liberals tend to ignore: purity, respect for authority, and loyalty to the ingroup."

VQR � The Christian with Four Aces

VQR � The Christian with Four Aces: "In order to prepare for the imminent Second Coming—which Robertson believes will occur on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem according to biblical prophecy—he acquired METV (Middle East Television), a station then based in southern Lebanon that could broadcast into Israel. Straub was given marching orders to be ready to televise Christ’s return. CBN executives drew up a detailed plan to broadcast the event to every nation and in all languages. Straub wrote: “We even discussed how Jesus’ radiance might be too bright for the cameras and how we would have to make adjustments for that problem. Can you imagine telling Jesus, ‘Hey, Lord, please tone down your luminosity; we’re having a problem with contrast. You’re causing the picture to flare.’”"

Is there anything more that needs to be said about the consequences of allowing the religious right to remain in charge of our government?

Sanhedrin demands expulsion of women from military - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews

Sanhedrin demands expulsion of women from military - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews: "rabbis and parents will not send their sons to an army that recruits women to mixed units. There is no place for any flexibility and compromise (in this matter)."

8 Atrocities Committed in the Name of Religion - The List Universe

8 Atrocities Committed in the Name of Religion - The List Universe

Religion is an equal opportunity murderer.

Dani Rodrik's weblog: American political economics in one picture

This is why I am a Democrat.

"Compared to Republicans, Democratic presidents generate higher income gains for all income groups (although the difference is statistically significant only for lower income groups)."