Home›Open Questions›On what date, and with what legal effect, was the Church of Scientology registered as a religious entity in Portugal?Open QuestionsOn what date, and with what legal effect, was the Church of Scientology registered as a religious entity in Portugal?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "On what date, and with what legal effect, was the Church of Scientology registered as a religious entity in Portugal?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/on-what-date-and-with-what-legal-effect-was-the-church-of-scientology-registered-as-a-religious-entity-in-portugal.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). On what date, and with what legal effect, was the Church of Scientology registered as a religious entity in Portugal?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/on-what-date-and-with-what-legal-effect-was-the-church-of-scientology-registered-as-a-religious-entity-in-portugalCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-on-what-date-and-with-what-legal-effect, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {On what date, and with what legal effect, was the Church of Scientology registered as a religious entity in Portugal?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/on-what-date-and-with-what-legal-effect-was-the-church-of-scientology-registered-as-a-religious-entity-in-portugal}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionTwo dates circulate for the same event, September 2007 and November 2007, and the sources carrying them are the organisation's own material and secondary summaries. The registration number quoted in those accounts was not checked against the Portuguese register.What would resolve this The entry in the Portuguese register of collective religious entities, or the United States Department of State International Religious Freedom report for Portugal read in full rather than in summary.OpenLaw (Portuguese religious registration under the 2001 Religious Freedom Act)Divinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First EditionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnChurch of Scientology, New Religious Movements Well-attested Source Divinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1SourcesDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year