All of the states in the United States have property tax exemptions for government owned properties (local, state, and federal), certain educational organizations, qualifying religious organizations, and certain qualifying nonprofit organizations.
A popular organization is formed by bringing people with common interests together. The interests need to be something that affects most of the people in the area and this will cause the organization to have many followers.
theocracy
A city-state is an independent or autonomous entity not administered as a part of another local government whose territory consists of a city and possibly its surrounding territory.
The Holy See (or Vatican City) in the heart of Rome is perhaps the modern world's only pure theocracy. Treaties with Italy established the Vatican as an independent state, headed by the pope, spiritual leader of the world's Roman Catholics. Read more about types of government ruled by a religious leader in the related link.
The government may require a religious group to have a permit to parade that religion. The Federal Government may draft those who have religious objections to military service. Organizations that enlist children to sell religious literature to obey child labor laws.
All of the states in the United States have property tax exemptions for government owned properties (local, state, and federal), certain educational organizations, qualifying religious organizations, and certain qualifying nonprofit organizations.
"That is a common misconception. When a chinese person leaves their house they are immediately forced inside. They are not allowed to see sunlight." That's funny. I lived in Beijing for many years and I used to go to a Christian Church near my apartment in Beijing. I would say we have limited religious freedom in PRC. While the government does not encourage people to be religious, they do not care as long as you and the religious organization you are in support the government's authority. They call these religious groups the "legal ones". For those who makes the government feel being threatened, they are seen as "illegal ones" and will not be permitted to build their temples or churches. Most Christian Churches in China are legal because they have announced they will not do any activities that will make people against government's authority. We have many "legal" religious organizations in China and some of them are even supported by big corporations and sometimes even the government. For those "illegal" religious organizations, the government is very strict to them.
Some social groups in the region include families, friendship circles, religious organizations, community clubs, and cultural associations. Each group serves different purposes and provides support, belonging, and shared interests to its members.
Acceptance by a people that nationhood is primary and religion is secondary to that and that religious organizations should not in any way influence or interfere in government.
They are not centrally unified as say, Catholicism is. A huge variety exists as to how Protestants worship and believe. There are many different Protestant religious organizations, and they tend to emphasize intents as opposed to ritual. The organizations do not necessarily work together, and they are independent of each other.
a lot
A secular state is a governing system that operates without any religious influence. It separates government institutions from religious organizations, ensuring that laws and policies are not based on any specific religious beliefs. This allows for freedom of religion and equal treatment of all individuals, regardless of their faith.
they provided charity organizations such as the salvation army
Apparently, to start up a religious organization, one only need a small number of people to follow the religion, and the number is ten. For organizations the number would be the same.
He used it as a method of: crushing hope crushing aspirations crushing thought, and making the Soviet government all-powerful (no higher or independent authority).
There are many more than 4.