Articles Tagged Society - ULC Blog

The longer you are involved with a particular group, the more likely you are to be invited to be in leadership. This not only applies to your work life but also to church and other places you volunteer. Before you agree ...

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Everyone needs interpersonal support at some point. Some may seem to need more than others, but in order to thrive, all humans require external help to some degree. You may have heard of showing encouragement by learning ...

Category: Aid

Busy days can be both physically and socially exhausting. It is easy to come home at the end of the day, close the front door, and shut everyone out. While this may be a necessary boundary to set occasionally, there is e ...

Category: Health and Wellness

Many religions exhort their followers to care for the people around them. Whether they call them neighbors or the less fortunate or some other variation of the general sentiment, it's expected that people of faith want t ...

Category: Aid

When crimes are reported in the news, a common gut reaction of the public is that we need tighter control and more police presence. This response is somewhat understandable; people want to feel as if there is someone out ...

Category: Social Justice

Various world religions include community support as one of their basic tenets of belief. It is easy, however, for churches to become insulated against the problems of their cities and the world at large. In an effort to ...

Category: Religion

Sometimes people want to serve in their faith communities but they can't seem to find their niche. They have several skills they would love to share with others but lack the outlet to do so. One way to incorporate more p ...

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You likely view your faith community as a place where you are all working together toward the same goal. When differences of opinion arise in committee meetings or in other decision-making groups, however, the work can b ...

Category: Uncategorized School Political and Religious Controversy

Society has an issue with violence. Any time a violent incident occurs, many people chime in on the action taken to respond to it. Those who side with law enforcement tend to view the response as an example of their oath ...

Category: Social Justice

One of the main goals of the church is to welcome people who are looking for a community with which to explore their faith. Many organizations are starting to recognize the importance of offering inclusion training for t ...

Category: Equal Rights Morality