Zhihu, is it illegal to read fortune at present? Is fortune telling illegal?

This country advocates religious freedom. Is it legal for the law to tell fortune on specific occasions?

It is not illegal for Beijing to enact religious laws, perform divination in religious places and exorcise ghosts and treat diseases.

China News Network in July 2002

China news agency, Beijing, July 18 (Reporter Wu) In the future, it will no longer be illegal for Beijing citizens to carry out divination, fortune telling, fortune telling, exorcism, medical treatment and other activities in religious venues. The Regulations of Beijing Municipality on Religious Affairs (Revised Draft) adopted by the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal People's Congress today liberalized the restrictions on the above-mentioned behaviors.

According to Zhang Zhijian, deputy director of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, Article 19 of the "Regulations (Draft)" clearly stipulates that "activities such as divination, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, divination, exorcism and medical treatment are not allowed in religious activities." This provision was opposed by some members, who believed that the above-mentioned behavior was allowed in religious teachings, and if prohibited, it might interfere with normal religious activities. On the other hand, carrying out these activities in places of religious activities has little negative impact on society, and there is no need to make mandatory provisions in laws and regulations. Therefore, the religious law passed today deleted this clause.

In addition, Beijing will also allow citizens to operate religious artworks, religious articles and religious publications outside religious activities, and allow religious groups to set up religious colleges and training courses in accordance with relevant regulations. At the same time, the law also stipulates the scope of religious activities, the protection of religious property, the principles of foreign-related religious affairs and so on.

In view of the fact that the law has no corresponding provisions on cults, relevant persons pointed out that cults are not religions, so they will not be protected by the law. (End)

China's Constitution and Criminal Law not only fail to define fortune-telling, fortune-telling, physiognomy and yin-yang geomantic omen as "feudal superstitions", but also write in Article 47 of the Constitution: "People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens have the freedom to engage in scientific research, literature, artistic creation and other cultural activities. The state encourages and helps citizens engaged in education, science, technology, literature, art and other cultural undertakings to carry out creative work beneficial to the people. "