... As Christians and people of faith in the God of life, we are called to make some urgent ethical choices. A social conversion towards the common good of all in our society "locally and globally, and towards harmony with mother earth and the environment is necessary. What is becoming clear ... in religious or theological language. In dictionaries of Christian social thought, the term does not exist as a developed concept, and it is not identified as a common experience or praxis. We find in the social Christian literature of the recent years frequent reference to "social evil" and "sinfu...

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... do things. As a group, they tend to put aside personal pleasure, either because they believe in the ultimate rewards of an afterlife, or because they are motivated by guilt and a sense of duty that puts their obligations ahead of other things in their lives. The majority of them still are very old fashion, the only exception is a group referred to as ... self-fulfillment, have a strong belief in human rights and remain suspicious of people in positions of authority. Adams also comments on the differences between women and men. First off, he notes that there are differences between the s...

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... that there is a willingness to reverse roles, thus resulting in a mutual reinforcement of reversal and reciprocation. How do these practices observed during Holi relate to the mythology of Krishna? Marriott notes that the association of Krishna with the Holi festival might have been a relatively recent development. The description of the festival as the celebration of Krishna's killing of the demoness Putana ... to the villagers, particularly those of higher castes, to assume the roles of inferiors while celebrating Holi. The second aspect of Krishna's character which is emulated at Hol...

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