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 On 03/08/2025 in message  Mark 
 Goodge wrote: 
  
 >On 3 Aug 2025 18:23:28 GMT, "Jeff Gaines"  wrote: 
 > 
 >>On 03/08/2025 in message  Mark 
 >>Goodge wrote: 
 >> 
 >>>On 3 Aug 2025 13:05:44 GMT, "Jeff Gaines"  wrote: 
 >>> 
 >>>>On 03/08/2025 in message <7qlu8kpluuppf9u7kn0m9lndp236d80gdl@4ax.com> 
 >>>>Mark 
 >>>>Goodge wrote: 
 >>>> 
 >>>>>Charities and limited companies are defined by legislation. Which 
 >>>>>legislation defines religion? 
 >>>> 
 >>>>The new legislation I have suggested. 
 >>> 
 >>>How would your suggested legislation define religion? 
 >> 
 >>Not my job, that's why we have civil servants. 
 > 
 >So you don't actually have any suggested legislation. 
  
 Yes, I have suggested that all religions should be treated the same in 
 generic legislation rather than playing catch up after the event or 
 treating any specific religion differently. 
  
  
 >>No comments from anybody on the principle? All happy with a lop sided 
 >>system that follows along behind the problems? 
 > 
 >I think the idea of having an official recognised list of religions is 
 >bonkers. There are occasional situations where it is necessary to decide 
 >whether or not something is a religion (for example, when a charity wishes 
 >to make use of the "advancemrnt of religion" charitable purpose, or where a 
 >court needs to decide if abuse was religiously aggravated). But these are 
 >all situations which can be decided on a case by case basis on the facts as 
 >presented. Having an official list won;t help, and may well hinder. 
 > 
 >Also, having a list doesn't help when the relevant question is whether or 
 >not something falls within one of the items on the list. I presume that 
 >both 
 >Christianity and Islam would be on your list. But would Jeohvah's Witnesses 
 >and Christadelphians be included as Christians? If not, would they have 
 >their own separate entries? Would Druze be included as Islam, or would they 
 >have a separate entry? Because whatver decision you make here, you are 
 >going 
 >to offend a significant number of people and an even greater number of 
 >people will disagree with you. 
  
 There are several definitions of "religion" on Google, the legislation 
 would refer to "religion" as defined, it seems to me that a fairly normal 
 way of doing things. 
  
  
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