religious organization
Let an agent describe religious organisations and their structures with attribution, identify specific organisations with sources, explain legal status and governance, and present controversies neutrally.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Describe What the organisation is.
Specific
A specific organisation.
Specific
Specific organisation.
- What is this religious organisation, what does it believe and do, and how is it governed, in its own terms and according to reliable sources? provenance
- Which entry fits it? action
Kinds
Kinds of organisation.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of religious organisations exist, such as denominations, orders, charities, hospitals and interfaith bodies? definition
- How do polities such as episcopal, presbyterian and congregational differ? definition
Law Legal status.
Status
Registration and rights.
Status
Status.
- How are religious organisations recognised, registered and taxed here, and which rights and duties apply? provenance
- How is religious freedom protected? provenance
Governance
Internal governance.
Governance
Governance.
- How are leaders chosen and decisions made in this organisation, according to its own rules? provenance
- How are finances reported? provenance
Engage Participation and services.
Join
Joining and participating.
Join
Participation.
- How can someone join or participate in this organisation, and what etiquette applies to visitors? provenance
- Which services such as hospitals or schools does it run? provenance
Interfaith
Interfaith work.
Interfaith
Interfaith.
- What do interfaith organisations do, and how do they operate? provenance
- Which exist here? provenance
Context History and controversy.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did this organisation develop, according to its own accounts and historians? provenance
- Which schisms or mergers occurred? provenance
Controversy
Controversies.
Controversy
Controversies.
- What controversies or documented abuses concern this organisation, and how are the positions of the organisation, victims and authorities attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and respectful? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- religious hospital, maphrianate, interfaith organization, Jewish organization, shakyōjo, Islamic organization, Jinja-cho, religious corporation, college student ministry, religious association, Trossamfund (som bedriver näringsverksamhet), service org
What it is Filled
An organisation established for religious purposes, such as churches, denominations, religious orders, congregations, missionary societies, religious hospitals and schools, interfaith bodies and organisations of specific communities such as Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist or Hindu organisations; religious organisations are governed by their own polities and by laws on associations, charities and religious freedom.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe religious organisations and their structures with attribution, identify specific organisations with sources, explain legal status and governance, and present controversies neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Religious purpose
- Self-governing polity
- Legal status
- Diverse forms
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disclose a person's membership or religious beliefs without consent.
- Spread hatred against a religious organisation or its members.
- Help an organisation cover up abuse or obstruct investigations.
- Solicit donations in an organisation's name without its authority.
Only with a human decision
- Reporting suspected abuse within a religious organisation.
May
- Report a religious organisation's public information, such as services and contacts.
- Help people find religious organisations they seek.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious freedom and belonging matter deeply to believers.
- Abuse within religious organisations has been hidden for decades.
Who is affected
- Members and believers
- Victims of abuse
- Religious minorities
Owners Filled
Steward
The organisation's own governing body, under charity and religion law.
Master systems
- Charity and religious organisation registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q43229 - registry parent class
related
- organization - category
- Shinto shrine - an example
- religious text - texts of traditions
- sacrament - rites administered
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religious-organization
- Wikidata: Q1530022 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530022)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Organised for religious purposes
- Own polity and governance
- A religion is the tradition; an organisation is a body within it
- Not physical as such; congregations, buildings and institutions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe kinds of religious organisation
- identify specific organisations
- explain legal status and governance
- present controversies neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan or disrespectful presentation
- Presenting one tradition view as fact
- Ignoring documented abuses or overstating them
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Laws on religious freedom and association
- Charity and tax regulation
- Internal canon and religious law
Context of use required Filled
- Organised religious life.
- churches and denominations
- religious orders and congregations
- religious charities, hospitals and schools
- interfaith organisations
- community organisations of specific religions
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1530022: religious organization - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religious organization - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each denomination be a separate entry?
- How should registers be linked?
- How should controversies be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1530022/spec.json