Christian charities
and public benefit

Thursday, 10 July 2008

We have published our response to the Charity Commission's draft guidance which focuses on how a new 'public benefit' test will apply to religious groups in England and Wales, including churches.

Our headline concerns

  • Regulating viewpoints based on the Bible
  • Regulating evangelism
  • The role of public opinion in assessing benefit
  • Regulating the interpretation of doctrine
  • Confusing disagreement with hatred
  • Regulating membership, including churches

Download our response

Other relevant documents

PDF icon The consultation document New window icon

PDF icon The Commission’s legal analysis New window icon

Our response

Charity Commission

'The advancement of religion in English charity law'

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