(Two Sessions Express) Religious community members appeal: Strictly governing religion is in line with the present and the future
China News Service, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Yang Chengchen) Shen Bin, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, said in Beijing on the 7th that the religious community must uphold traditions, be in line with the present, and face the future.
A video conference was held on the day of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Shen Bin made a speech at the conference.
He said that China's Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity all have some good traditions and canon systems that have evolved.
But in reality, there are also situations where rules are available at random, rules are not used, and rules are useless.
Shen Bin mentioned that the religious community expects to rectify some phenomena and problems that the public is concerned about, involving religious sites and teaching staff.
Many people in the religious circles have called for strict management of religion to ensure the healthy inheritance of religion.
He specifically pointed out that the issue of religious style is related to the healthy inheritance of religion itself.
Religious circles must deepen their ideological understanding, and earnestly strengthen their sense of responsibility and urgency in comprehensively and strictly governing religion.
To strengthen self-cultivation, set a good example of belief.
It is necessary to uphold traditions, be in line with the present, face the future, and consciously get rid of stereotypes and bad habits that do not meet the requirements of the times and the interests of the public.
Shen Bin said that it is necessary to keep upright and innovate, consolidate the foundation and cultivate the yuan, be guided by the core values of socialism, infiltrate with the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and continuously enhance the understanding of the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and Chinese characteristics among religious people and believers. socialist identity.
"Religion is not a place outside the law." Shen Bin emphasized that religious figures and believers should consciously safeguard the authority of the Constitution and laws, accurately understand the relationship between state law and canon, and firmly establish that the state is greater than religion, state law is greater than canon, and religious people are citizens first. cognition.
He also said that it is necessary to further promote the sinicization of religions in our country, to better adapt to the socialist society with Chinese characteristics, to consciously achieve political recognition, social adaptation, and cultural integration, so as to promote the healthy inheritance of religions.
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