What is the party s basic policy on religious work?

The Party's policy on freedom of religious belief manages religious affairs in accordance with the law, adheres to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guides religion and socialist society.

Adapt. To do a good job in religious work, it is necessary to adhere to the party's basic policy on religious work, comprehensively implement the party's policy on freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs in accordance with the law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.

The basic policy of the party's religious work is that our party adheres to Marxism.

The concept of religion is formulated by proceeding from China's national conditions and the specific reality of religion and drawing on both positive and negative experiences. The starting point and end goal of implementing the policy of freedom of religious belief is to unite the broad masses of religious believers and non-believers to the greatest extent.

The management of religious affairs in accordance with the law is a concrete embodiment of our party's strategy of adhering to the rule of law, which shows that our party adheres to democracy and the rule of law in handling religious issues, persists in protecting the lawfulness in the management of religious affairs, stops illegality, and ensures the orderly conduct of religious activities. Adhering to the principle of independence and self-management shows that our party resolutely upholds national sovereignty and defends national dignity. Only in this way can the broad masses of religious believers strengthen their sense of responsibility and mission in safeguarding the interests of the state and the nation, and can China's religion be freed from the control of foreign forces.

Actively guiding religion to adapt to socialist society is a new idea put forward by our party in inheriting and developing the Marxist outlook on religion and in light of China's national conditions and socialist practice.

Hehe, this was proposed at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China:

Comprehensively implement the Party's policy on freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs in accordance with the law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.

First, the concept embodied in the party's basic principles and basic principles for religious work embodies the party's fundamental requirements for religious work. The concepts embodied in the party's basic principles and basic principles for religious work have provided scientific guidance for correctly understanding religious issues, doing a good job in religious work, and resolving religious issues at present and for a period of time to come, and have made the content of religious work more concrete and clear. On the one hand, it deepens the understanding of the party and the state on the laws of religious work, and solves a series of theoretical problems such as how to do a good job in religious work and how to protect the legitimate rights and interests of religious circles. On the other hand, it answers fundamental questions such as "for whom", "on whom to work", and "how to work", embodies the fundamental requirements of the party's concept of ruling the state on religious work, deepens and sublimates the existing religious theories and policies, enriches and perfects the party's basic theories, basic viewpoints, and basic policies on religious issues, and opens up a new realm of the Marxist outlook on religion.

Second, the concept embodied in the party's basic principles and basic principles for religious work embodies the party's purpose of serving religious work. The concepts embodied in the Party's basic principles and basic policies on religious work are conducive to promoting new explorations in strengthening and innovating the management of religious affairs in terms of methods, methods, and mechanisms. The premise of protecting, managing, guiding, and serving the concept of religious work is protection, which includes not only freedom of belief at the spiritual level, but also the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of religious circles at the material level, which provides new ideas and new methods for strengthening and innovating the management of religious affairs in the new period, embodies the party's purpose of serving religious work, and is conducive to our persistence in putting service first and fundamentally improving the management of religious affairs.

Third, the concept embodied in the party's basic principles and basic policies for religious work has made the goal of religious management work more pragmatic. The fundamental task of religious work is to do a good job in the work among the masses of religious believers. Whether it is to implement the party's policy on freedom of religious belief, to strengthen the management of religious affairs in accordance with the law, or to uphold the principle of independence and self-management, and to develop and improve the patriotic united front between the party and religious circles, the aim is to unite all forces that can be united to the greatest extent, mobilize all positive factors that can be mobilized, and unite religious personages and the broad masses of religious believers to the greatest extent.

Review:The concept of religious work embodied in the Party's basic principles and basic policies on religious work is an organic whole of dialectical unity, embodies the essential requirements of the Party's mass line, fundamental purpose, governing the country according to law and building socialism with Chinese characteristics for religious work, is a correct summary of the Party's practical experience in religious work and a series of principles and policies, and is a theoretical theory for coping with the new requirements, new challenges and new problems faced by religious work.

The Party's basic policy on religious work is to fully implement the Party's policy on freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs in accordance with the law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society. This policy is an organic whole, which should be correctly understood, comprehensively grasped, and not neglected. Freedom of religious belief is a fundamental right granted to citizens by the Constitution.

It is necessary to respect the freedom of the masses to believe in religion and the freedom of the masses not to believe in religion. As a part of social affairs, religious affairs must be managed in accordance with the law, protect the lawful, stop the illegal, resist infiltration, and crack down on crime. China's religious organizations and religious affairs are not dominated by foreign forces, and we must unswervingly adhere to the principle of independence and self-management.

It is necessary to encourage and support religious circles to continue to carry forward the fine traditions of loving the country and religion, uniting and making progress, and serving society, and to constantly make new strides in actively adapting themselves to socialist society, so that religions can live in harmony with our society and among various religions, so that the masses of religious believers can unite to the greatest extent possible with the masses of non-believers and the masses of different religions under the grand goal of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way.

Basic Principles of Religious Work:

1. Citizens have the freedom to believe in religion;

2. Adhere to the principle of independent education;

3. Adhere to the principle of separation of church and state;

4. The State protects normal religious activities;

5. Actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.

This is a summary of the CPC's long-term experience in observing and analyzing religious issues and carrying out religious work with Marxist standpoints, viewpoints, and methods, is a product of the integration of the Marxist outlook on religion with China's reality, is gradually formed and perfected on the basis of a scientific analysis of the basic characteristics of religious issues, is an innovative achievement of the Sinicization and modernization of the Marxist outlook on religion, and is an important guideline for coping with the new situation of religious work and solving new problems in the field of religion.

Religious belief can be regarded as a universal cultural characteristic of all mankind, with mysterious and mythological colors, and it is a staged embodiment of the human spirit.

Freedom of religious belief is a long-standing basic policy of China in dealing with religious issues. Since the beginning of reform and opening up, the party's religious theory and policy have been continuously enriched and improved, providing a powerful ideological and action mechanism for understanding China's religious issues, handling China's religious relations, and creating a new situation in religious work.

Legal basis

Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Article 36: Citizens of the People's Republic of China have freedom of religious belief.

No state organ, social group, or individual may compel citizens to believe in a religion or not to believe in a religion, and must not discriminate against citizens who believe in a religion or those who do not believe in a religion.

The State protects normal religious activities. No one may use religion to engage in activities that disrupt social order, harm citizens' health, or obstruct the national education system.

Religious communities and religious affairs are not subject to the domination of foreign powers. Article 34: Citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and to stand for election, regardless of ethnicity, race, sex, occupation, family origin, religious belief, educational level, property status, or period of residence; However, this excepts apply to persons who have been deprived of their political rights in accordance with the law.

The Party's Basic Policy on Religious Work: Adhere to the Party's basic policy on religious work: fully implement the Party's policy on freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs in accordance with the law, adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, and actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society.

Raise the level of legalization of religious work, be good at using laws and regulations to regulate the management of religious affairs, regulate all kinds of social relations involving religion, use rule of law thinking and methods to properly handle contradictions and problems in the field of religion, educate and guide religious circles and religious believers to consciously uphold the authority of the Constitution and laws, and carry out activities within the scope provided by laws and regulations.

Meaning:

Prevent foreign forces from interfering in and dominating China's religious groups and religious affairs. Guarding against and resisting the use of religion to infiltrate abroad. Support and encourage religious circles to carry out foreign exchanges on the basis of independence, equality, friendship, and mutual respect.

Use the core socialist values to guide and educate religious figures and religious believers, support and guide religious figures to interpret religious doctrines and canons that are in line with the requirements of contemporary China's development and progress and in line with China's excellent culture, and promote religious personages and believers to identify with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics. Give play to the positive role of religion and curb the negative role of religion.

Protect the legal and fight the illegal.