Positive effect of religion - it provides social change

It discusses how religion provides social change

1. R E L I G ION P R O V I DE S S O C I A L C H A N GE

2. S i n ce r e l i g ion i s a s o u r ce o f m o r a l v a l u es , r e l i g ion p r o v i de s s o c i a l c h a n ge . I t c a n b e v e r y e f f ective i n l o b b y ing a n d c a m p a i g n i ng f o r c e r t a in s o c i al i s s ues u s i n g i t 's o w n m o r a l t e a c h i n g a s t h e b a s i s o f a r g u m e nt . I n Philippines , m u ch c r e dit h a s b e e n g i v e n t o t h e C a t h o l ic Church f o r t h e s uccess o f t h e p eople p o w e r R e v o l ution i n 1 9 8 6 w h e n A r c h b i s hop J a i m e C a r d i n a l S i n u r gent t h e P eople t o j o i n t h e p r o t e s t r a l l y t o o u s t t h e d i c t a tor , f o r m e r p resident F e r d i n a nd M a r c os .

3. S a t y a graha a d v o c a te s t h e t h e b e l i ef t h a t n o n v i o len ce o f t h e m i n d c a n l e a d t o t h e r e a l i z ation o f t h e r e a l n a t u r e o f a n e v i l s i t u a t ion a n d t h a t b y r e f u s i ng t o c o o p erate w i th evi l , t r u th c a n b e a s s e r t e d . T h is c o n c e p t e m p l oye d b y G a n d h i i n t h e e a r l y 2 t h c e n t u ry b e c a m e i n t r o mental i n t h e I n d i a n s t r u gle a g a i n st t h e B r i t ish a n d b e came a m o d e l f o r o t h e r p r o t e s t a c t i o n i n o t h e r c o u n tries . I n g e n eral , religion h a s t h e p o t ential t o i n s t i t ute s o c i a l c h a n ge , especially i n t h e i s s ues c o n c e r n i n g p r o v e r t y ,

4. R e p r o d u c tive h e alth , g e n d er e q uality , a n d r e l i g io us d i s c r i m ination .