Sentences with phrase «ill social forces»

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We are forced to conclude that a major reason that clergymen high on doctrinalism are so unlikely to preach about the problems of race, war and poverty is that they see such problems as mundane in contrast to the joys of the world to come, and besides, they believe these social ills would take care of themselves if enough men were brought to Christ.

Then the article turns to theology, with the argument that warfare resembles other social ills (e.g., «suffering, poverty, and disease») which have released forces both good and evil.

By studying the social forces that bind these ills together, «you can really push the boundaries of public health,» says Dale Stratford, a medical anthropologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Creative freedom, experimentation and social engagement were the driving forces of the movement, which married a primitivist eye for the raw creativity in the art of children and the mentally ill with a Marxist interpretation of the world to come.

Climate denialists, although no doubt dim - witted and ill - willed, do perform a kind of social function in that they force climate scientists to be vigilant about their own errors and construct a better case to convince the public.

The group's critics say it subjugates women, requires underage girls to marry older men, and creates other social ills, including forcing young unmarried boys onto the streets.

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