State Council of the PRC

“ Anyone using a religion to harm national security or public safety, violate civil rights or democratic rights, disrupt social order, engage in illegal activities that infringe upon public or private property rights, and thus incurring criminal charges, shall be investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law; those that do not incur criminal charges, shall receive an administrative sanction from the relevant supervisory organ. Those who cause losses to citizens, legal persons or other organizations, shall bear civil liability under the law. ”

“ Those who engage in internet religious information services without authorization, shall have their relevant services and activities stopped by a religious affairs department acting with telecommunications administrative departments in accordance with their duties. ”

“ The religious activity centres should strengthen internal management. In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and statutes, it shall establish good staff, finances, accounting, security, fire protection, preservation of cultural relics, sanitation and disease prevention management systems, and it shall receive direction, supervision and examination from the local People’s government departments. ”

“ A religious group or a religious activity centre possesses a lawful right to legally possess the land they use, to legally possess or use buildings, structures, facilities, as well as other kinds of legal property or proceeds. ”

“ Exploiting religion for inciting subversion to national authority, opposition to the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, harm to the socialist system, national unity, ethnic unity and social stability, dissemination of extremism, terrorism, ethnic separation and religious fanaticism. ”

“ Religious ministers have the lawful right to carry out religious activities, hold religious ceremonies, work in the arranging of religious scriptures, engage in studies of religious culture and other such activities. ”