Providing Social Infrastructure and Community |
Not everything in a religion is about belief. Churches provide a framework on how to live. Not only what is right and wrong but also what to do on a day to day basis, a framework for living if you will. And Churches provide a support mechanism for their members and to provide charitable services for the greater community. It also provides a sense of community for its members so that people can socialize and exchange ideas. This community is both online and local. We need to have places for people to meet and activities for people to do together.
Community support is also an important task for the Church of Reality. When members of the community fall on hard times then members of the church need to form a support infrastructure to care for and comfort individuals in need. When people become ill they need to be cared for. We need to comfort the dying. To help resolve issues in relationships before they lead to divorce. To help families come together to raise and educate children. To help people deal with their emotional problems. And to do all this and other things like it in a way that promotes a good quality of life - social justice - and become the kind of community for which people can be proud of.
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