Guide to religious public benefit too vague, say the Evangelicals

By Paul Jump, Third Sector, 12 March 2008

The Charity Commission's draft guidance on public benefit for religious charities could cause problems for those involved in proselytising, according to one umbrella organisation.

Public Benefit and the Advancement of Religion was published at the end of last month (Third Sector Online, 29 February) to expand on the commission's general public benefit guidance, issued in January. It examines what it means to advance religion and in what way doing so promotes public benefit. It...

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