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{{Short description|Organization that supports the practice of a religion}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}} [[File:MACMA Muar.jpg|thumb|An Islamic religious organization in [[Johor]], Malaysia.]] Religious activities generally need some infrastructure to be conducted. For this reason, there generally exist '''religion-supporting organizations''', which are some form of organization that manages: * the upkeep of places of worship, such as [[mosque]]s, [[church (building)|churches]], [[temples]], [[synagogue]]s, [[chapel]]s and other buildings or meeting places. * the payment of [[salary|salaries]] to [[religious leader]]s, such as [[Roman Catholic priest]]s, [[Hindu priest]]s, [[minister (Christianity)|Protestant ministers]], [[imam]]s and [[rabbi]]s. In addition, such organizations usually have other responsibilities, such as the formation, nomination or appointment of religious leaders, the establishment of a corpus of doctrine, the disciplining of leaders and followers with respect to religious law, and the determination of qualification for membership.
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