China to ban religious profiteering
Source: Xinhua | September 8, 2016, Thursday
CHINA is amending a religious affairs regulation to ban personal profiteering from religions.
Religious groups, institutes of education and sites are all non-profit, and no individuals or organizations should divide up, occupy or embezzle their property and revenue, according to a draft amendment to the 2004 regulation, released Wednesday by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council for soliciting public opinion until Oct. 7.
No organizations and individuals are entitled to ownership nor rights of use of religious venues if they donate money to build the venues, and they may not gain "economic benefits" from the venues, the draft amendment reads.
The amendment was made to "ensure citizen's religious freedom, safeguard religious and social harmony and regulate religious affairs."
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