Thanks for your order - Lincoln Christian University

89given up. But there are other tribes, like the Mizos, whostill continue the payment of the bride price to the fatherof the bride.So the practice of the Christian life hasbecome different from one tribe to another.Some of theKuki Christians have begun to reinstitute the bride pricepractice, but most still feel that the demanding of thebride price is an insult to women as it gives women thefeeling that they are being 'sold' to their husbands.The giving up of the cultural life and practicesshould have been more wisely and selectively done.Forinstance, social songs and social festivals should have beenpermitted as there is nothing wrong in these practices.Butthe giving up of the practice of the bride price seems to bemore appropriate to the expression of Christian life andals0 to the teaching of the New Testament Scriptures, sincethis practice degrades the status of women.On political and Village AdministrationThe Kukis' acceptance of the Christian faith haschanged their center of focus from being man-centered toGod-centered life in Christ.The primitive Kuki's religioncentered around himself and his environment.The individual'sreligious beliefs and practices were expressed inrelationship with nature and with his kinsmen, includingthe chief.The local village priest was the leader for theIndoi religion, while the chief was in charge of the people'ssocial and economic life.But when the Christianfaith came, the priest was left without a place. The chief