Just what is a "faith community"

Our state has asked the "faith community" to help with its care of foster kids. This is a good thing. But the question arises: what is a "faith community"? And does this suggest someone can opt out, so to speak, of participating in a "faith community"?

Everyone has a world view that affects how one lives. Everyone considers something or someone most important: God, the pursuit of wealth, or whatever. Whatever we hold as most important becomes the filter and standard by which we make decisions and evaluate how well we're doing in life. This "alignment" is called worship. And we exercise daily faith that the person or thing we worship will help us. This is called faith.

So why do we distinguish people by this label? Because politicos, partiularly more liberal ones, tend to believe that one's faith can somehow be left at home when one enters the workplace, or the community, or government. This is simply not true.

I'm not sure what a better descriptor would be to describe people who gather weekly in churches, synagogues, temples, halls, mosques, etc. But it seems to me "faith community" isn't it.