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Notes 136 Notes 1. The Singapore middle class has been generally defined with two modes of analysis — class stratification (Tan 2005; Quah et al 1991); and consumption patterns (Chua and Tan 1999). Both modes of analysis may be deployed in a complementary fashion. Tan (2005, p. 11) uses the monthly household median income as a dividing line between working and middle class households, which was S$3,638 in 2000, and S$5,000 in 2010 (Department of Statistics 2011). 2. The census figures in this section are of “Other Christians” (non-Catholics). Source: Census of Population 2010: Statistical Release 1 Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Singapore: Singapore Department of Statistics, 2010. 3. While the youngest group in the Census 2010 is 15–29 years, the survey respondents are grouped as 18–29 years. 4. Public housing refers to Housing and Development Board apartments. 5. Private housing refers to both landed property and private apartments/condominiums 6. The term “compatible” was left open to respondents’ own interpretation as the statement sought to gauge their perception of other communities. 7. The “Great Commission” is interpreted as Jesus Christ’s instructions to his disciples to spread the Gospel to the world. It is usually taken to mean missionary work, evangelism, and baptism. A popular reading of the “Great Commission” comes from Matthew 28:16–20. 8. Channel News Asia, “Pastor’s comments on Buddhism/ Taoism ‘inappropriate & unacceptable’: MHA”, 8 February 2010; “Duo charged under Sedition Act”, Straits Times, 15 April 2008. [35.175.180.255] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 12:01 GMT) Notes 137 9. One respondent was proselytized to in this manner. She was from a dysfunctional family and found “acceptance” among her Christian friends, which made her more “open to God’s message”. ...