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22日至23日，全国宗教工作会议在北京召开。
习总出席，并有重要讲话。
去年5月18日到20日，在中央统战工作会议上，习总曾谈及宗教工作。
一年后，全国宗教工作会议召开，习总专门谈宗教工作，更加系统，也更为全面。
（1）谈宗教工作的特殊重要性
宗教问题始终是我们党治国理政必须处理好的重大问题，宗教工作在党和国家工作全局中具有特殊重要性，
It is related to the development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics,
It is related to the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people.
It is related to social harmony and national unity.
It is related to national security and the reunification of the motherland.
(2) Talking about the basic principles of the Party’s religious work
To do a good job in religious work, we must adhere to the party’s basic policy of religious work and — —
Fully implement the party’s policy of freedom of religious belief,
Manage religious affairs according to law,
Adhere to the principle of independence and self-management,
Actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.
(3) Talk about Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory.
To do a good job in religious work under the new situation, we must persist in understanding and treating religion with Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods, follow the laws of religion and religious work, thoroughly study and properly handle various problems in the religious field, and constantly enrich and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory in combination with China’s religious development and changes and the reality of religious work, so as to better guide the practice of religious work in China.
(4) Talking about guiding religions to adapt to socialist society.
We should use socialist core values to guide and educate religious people and believers.
Carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation and guide the broad masses of religious believers with the concepts of unity, progress, peace and tolerance.
We will support all religions to keep their basic beliefs, core doctrines and etiquette systems, and at the same time, dig deep into the contents of the teachings and canons that are conducive to social harmony, progress of the times and healthy civilization, and make an interpretation of the canons that conforms to the requirements of the development and progress of contemporary China and the excellent Chinese traditional culture.
(5) On the classification of religious relations.
We should build a positive and healthy religious relationship.
In China, religious relations include
Party and government and religion,
Society and religion,
Different religions in China,
China’s religion and foreign religions,
Relationship between religious people and non-religious people.
To promote the harmony of religious relations, these relations should be handled well.
(6) Talking about positive and healthy religious relations
Dealing with religious relations in China,
We must firmly grasp the fundamentals of upholding the party’s leadership, consolidating the party’s ruling position and strengthening the party’s ruling foundation, insisting on the separation of church and state, insisting that religion should not interfere with the implementation of state functions such as administration, justice and education, and insisting that the government should manage religious affairs involving national interests and social public interests according to law.
It is necessary to improve the level of legalization of religious work, regulate the government’s behavior in managing religious affairs by law, and regulate various social relations involving religion by law.
It is necessary to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the broad masses of religious believers, carry out in-depth publicity and education on the rule of law, educate and guide the broad masses of religious believers to correctly understand and handle the relationship between national laws and canon laws, and improve the concept of the rule of law.
(7) Talking about the responsibilities of Party committees at all levels
Party committees at all levels should improve their ability to deal with religious issues, put religious work on the important agenda, study important issues in religious work in a timely manner, and promote the implementation of decision-making arrangements for religious work.
It is necessary to strengthen the study of the Party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues, strengthen the study of basic religious knowledge, and incorporate the Party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues into the cadre education and training plan so that cadres at all levels can master them as much as possible.
It is necessary to establish and improve a strong leadership mechanism and do a good job in leading, planning, guiding and supervising religious work.
(8) Talking about the responsibility of the United Front Department
The United front department should take the lead in coordinating, the religious work department should take the responsibility of management according to law, and all relevant departments and people’s organizations such as trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women’s federations, and the Association for Science and Technology should work together to do a good job in religious work.
It is necessary to widely publicize the party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues, publicize laws and regulations related to religion, and strengthen the guidance of public opinion in religious propaganda.
（9）On religious groups
Religious groups are the bridge and link between the party and the government, linking religious figures and the masses of religious believers. We should provide them with necessary support and help in their work, respect and give play to their role in religious internal affairs, and strive to build a high-quality leadership team that is politically credible, democratic in style and efficient in work.
（10）On the talent team of religious circles
It is necessary to adhere to the standards of being politically reliable, religiously accomplished, morally convincing, and effective at key times, and support the religious circles to do a good job in building a talent team.
In addition, it also talked about:
We must resolutely resist the use of religion abroad for infiltration and guard against the infringement of religious extreme thoughts.
We should attach great importance to the religious issues on the Internet, vigorously publicize the party’s religious theory, principles and policies on the Internet, and spread positive voices.
Wait a minute.
The important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary scientifically analyzed the situation and tasks faced by religious work from the strategic height of the overall development of the cause of the party and the country, clearly put forward Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory, and profoundly expounded a series of major theoretical and practical problems in religious work, which marked that our party’s understanding of religious issues and religious work reached a new height and was a programmatic document guiding us to do a good job in religious work under the new situation.
For more details, see the draft.
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The Supreme Leader attended the National Conference on Religious Work and delivered an important speech.
The supreme leader stressed at the national conference on religious work
Develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory
Comprehensively improve the level of religious work under the new situation
Li Keqiang presided over Zhang Dejiang, Liu Yunshan and Wang Qishan’s speech in Yu Zhengsheng.
(1) National Conference on Religious Work
The National Conference on Religious Work was held in Beijing from 22nd to 23rd.
［二］最高领袖出席并讲话
中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席最高领袖出席会议并发表重要讲话。
［三］最高领袖：全面提高宗教工作水平
他强调，新形势下，我们要坚持和发展中国特色社会主义宗教理论，全面贯彻党的宗教工作基本方针，分析我国宗教工作形势，研究我国宗教工作面临的新情况新问题，全面提高宗教工作水平，更好组织和凝聚广大信教群众同全国人民一道，为实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦而奋斗。
［四］主持和出席会议者
中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李克强主持会议。
中共中央政治局常委、全国人大常委会委员长张德江，
中共中央政治局常委、中央书记处书记刘云山，
中共中央政治局常委、中央纪委书记王岐山出席会议。
中共中央政治局常委、全国政协主席俞正声作总结讲话。
［五］谈宗教工作重要性
最高领袖在讲话中指出，宗教问题始终是我们党治国理政必须处理好的重大问题，宗教工作在党和国家工作全局中具有特殊重要性，关系中国特色社会主义事业发展，关系党同人民群众的血肉联系，关系社会和谐、民族团结，关系国家安全和祖国统一。
［六］谈宗教工作成就
The situation of China’s religious work is generally good, the basic principles of the Party’s religious work have been implemented, the patriotic United front between the Party and religious circles has been continuously consolidated, the legalization of religious work has been significantly strengthened, and religious activities have been generally stable and orderly. Practice has proved that our party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues are correct.
[7] On the Party’s Basic Principles of Religious Work
The Supreme Leader stressed that to do a good job in religious work, we must adhere to the Party’s basic policy of religious work, fully implement the Party’s policy of freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs according to law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.
The basic principle of the party’s religious work is formulated by our party adhering to the Marxist religious view, proceeding from China’s national conditions and religious realities, and drawing on both positive and negative experiences.
The starting point and end result of implementing the policy of freedom of religious belief is to unite the broad masses of religious and non-religious people to the maximum extent.
Actively guiding religion to adapt to socialist society is to guide religious believers to love the motherland and the people, safeguard the reunification of the motherland, safeguard the great unity of the Chinese nation, and obey and serve the highest interests of the country and the overall interests of the Chinese nation; Support the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership, support the socialist system, and adhere to the Socialism with Chinese characteristics road; Actively practice socialist core values, carry forward Chinese culture, and strive to integrate religious teachings with Chinese culture; Abide by national laws and regulations, and consciously accept national management according to law; Devote oneself to reform, opening up and socialist modernization, and contribute to the Chinese dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
[8] Good guidance, strong guidance and effective guidance.
The Supreme Leader stressed that the key to doing a good job in the Party’s religious work and adhering to the Party’s basic principles of religious work is to think deeply, see through and be accurate in guiding, to achieve proper, powerful and effective guidance, and to firmly grasp the initiative in religious work.
(9) Constantly enrich and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory.
The Supreme Leader pointed out that to do a good job in religious work under the new situation, we must persist in understanding and treating religion with Marxist standpoints, viewpoints and methods, follow the laws of religion and religious work, thoroughly study and properly handle various problems in the religious field, and constantly enrich and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory in combination with China’s religious development and changes and the reality of religious work, so as to better guide the practice of religious work in China.
An important task of actively guiding religions to adapt to socialist society is to support China’s religions to adhere to the direction of China.
We should use the socialist core values to guide and educate religious figures and religious believers, carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, guide the broad masses of religious believers with the concepts of unity, progress, peace and tolerance, and support all religions to dig deep into the contents of religious canon that are conducive to social harmony, progress of the times and healthy civilization while maintaining their basic beliefs, core doctrines and etiquette systems, so as to make an interpretation of religious canon that conforms to the requirements of the development and progress of contemporary China and the excellent Chinese traditional culture.
[10] To build a positive and healthy religious relationship.
The supreme leader stressed that it is necessary to build a positive and healthy religious relationship.
In China, religious relations include
Party and government and religion,
Society and religion,
Different religions in China,
China’s religion and foreign religions,
Relationship between religious people and non-religious people.
To promote the harmony of religious relations, these relations should be handled well.
Dealing with religious relations in China,
We must firmly grasp the fundamentals of upholding the party’s leadership, consolidating the party’s ruling position and strengthening the party’s ruling foundation.
We must adhere to the separation of church and state, insist that religion should not interfere with the implementation of state functions such as administration, justice and education, and insist that the government should manage religious affairs involving national interests and social public interests according to law.
It is necessary to improve the level of legalization of religious work, regulate the government’s behavior in managing religious affairs by law, and regulate various social relations involving religion by law.
It is necessary to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the broad masses of religious believers, carry out in-depth publicity and education on the rule of law, educate and guide the broad masses of religious believers to correctly understand and handle the relationship between national laws and canon laws, and improve the concept of the rule of law.
[11] Talking about religious groups
The Supreme Leader pointed out that religious groups are the bridge and link between the party and the government, linking religious personages and the masses of religious believers. They should provide necessary support and help for their work, respect and give play to their role in religious internal affairs, and strive to build a high-quality leadership team that is politically credible, democratic in style and efficient in work.
It is necessary to adhere to the standards of being politically reliable, religiously accomplished, morally convincing, and effective at key times, and support the religious circles to do a good job in building a talent team.
We must resolutely resist the use of religion abroad for infiltration and guard against the infringement of religious extreme thoughts.
We should attach great importance to the religious issues on the Internet, vigorously publicize the party’s religious theory, principles and policies on the Internet, and spread positive voices.
[12] Party committees at all levels should improve their ability to deal with religious issues.
The Supreme Leader stressed that under the new situation, religious work has a wide scope and heavy tasks, and it is necessary to comprehensively promote it and make key breakthroughs.
It is necessary to combine the situation of various religions, grasp the main contradictions, solve outstanding problems, and do a good job in key work to promote the overall work.
Party committees at all levels
It is necessary to improve the ability to deal with religious issues, put religious work on the important agenda, study important issues in religious work in a timely manner, and promote the implementation of decision-making and deployment of religious work.
It is necessary to strengthen the study of the Party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues, strengthen the study of basic religious knowledge, and incorporate the Party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues into the cadre education and training plan so that cadres at all levels can master them as much as possible.
It is necessary to establish and improve a strong leadership mechanism and do a good job in leading, planning, guiding and supervising religious work.
United front department
To take the lead in coordination, religious work departments should take the responsibility of management according to law, and all relevant departments and people’s organizations such as trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women’s federations, and associations for science and technology should make concerted efforts to jointly do a good job in religious work.
It is necessary to widely publicize the party’s theory, principles and policies on religious issues, publicize laws and regulations related to religion, and strengthen the guidance of public opinion in religious propaganda.
Party grass-roots organizations, especially local grass-roots organizations with heavy religious work tasks,
We must earnestly do a good job in religious work and strengthen the work for religious believers.
Communist party member should be a staunch Marxist atheist, strictly abide by the provisions of party constitution, be firm in ideals and beliefs, keep in mind the party’s purpose, and never seek his own values and beliefs in religion. It is necessary to strengthen the publicity and education of young people’s scientific world outlook, guide them to believe in science, learn science and spread science, and establish a correct world outlook, outlook on life and values.
[13] Form a united front with religious circles.
The supreme leader pointed out that under the banner of patriotism and socialism, forming a United front with religious circles is a distinctive feature and political advantage of our party in dealing with religious issues.
We should adhere to political unity and cooperation, mutual respect in faith, more contacts, more heart-to-heart talks, more help, convince people by reasoning, empathize with people, and attract and unite people by solving practical difficulties.
[14] Seriously study and implement the spirit of the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary.
When presiding over the meeting, Li Keqiang pointed out that the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary scientifically analyzed the situation and tasks faced by religious work from the strategic height of the overall development of the cause of the party and the country, profoundly expounded a series of major theoretical and practical problems in religious work, and made a comprehensive arrangement for strengthening and improving religious work under the new situation, which was of great guiding significance. I hope everyone can fully understand and deeply understand it, conduct in-depth discussions and raise their ideological awareness.
every locality and department
We should fully understand the special importance of religious work in the overall work of the Party and the country, conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, comprehensively implement the Party’s basic principles of religious work, better grasp the laws of religion itself, constantly improve the level of legalization of religious work, enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of key work in the religious field, unite and guide religious circles and the broad masses of religious believers, enhance social harmony, and work together to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
[15] clearly put forward Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory.
In his concluding speech, Yu Zhengsheng pointed out that the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary scientifically analyzed the situation and tasks faced by religious work from the strategic height of the overall development of the cause of the party and the country, clearly put forward Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s religious theory, and profoundly expounded a series of major theoretical and practical problems in religious work, which marked that our party’s understanding of religious issues and religious work reached a new height and was a programmatic document guiding us to do a good job in religious work under the new situation.
The key to studying and implementing the spirit of the conference is to thoroughly study and understand the spirit of the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, accurately grasp the key to adhering to the basic principles of religious work, thoroughly understand the new ideas, new ideas and new requirements on religious issues in the speech, and effectively unify thoughts and actions with the spirit of the speech.
It is necessary to deeply understand the special importance of religious work and do a good job in religious work under the new situation more actively;
Deeply understand that the essence of religious work is mass work, and be good at carrying out work with the ideas and methods of mass work;
Deeply understand the social role of religion in China, maximize the positive role of religion, and minimize the negative role of religion;
Deeply understand and adhere to the direction of China religion in China, and constantly improve the breadth and depth of the adaptation of religion to socialist society;
Deeply understand and build a positive and healthy religious relationship, so that the harmony of religious relations can be truly implemented;
Deeply understand and improve the level of legalization of religious work, and correctly handle various contradictions and problems in the religious field according to law.
All localities and departments should earnestly implement the spirit of the meeting, strengthen study and publicity, effectively solve problems, implement work responsibilities, and ensure that the central spirit and requirements are implemented.
[XV] Participants
Responsible comrades from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security, Hebei Province, Jiangsu Province, Guangdong Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region made speeches at the meeting.
Member the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee in Beijing, Secretary of the Central Secretariat, State Councilor, President the Supreme People’s Court and Attorney General the Supreme People’s Procuratorate attended the meeting.
Responsible comrades of the party committees and governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and sub-provincial cities, and responsible comrades of relevant departments of the central and state organs and relevant military units attended the meeting.