In order to further standardize the construction of religious groups and leverage their role as a bridge and link, the United Front Work Department of Chun’an County Party Committee (Minzong Bureau) recently held a special study meeting on religious groups and a work report meeting for 2022. Members of the County Buddhist Association and the “Two Sessions” of the County Christian Church, as well as the leaders of key Buddhist and Christian venues in the County and relevant departments of the United Front Work Department (Minzong Bureau) of the County Committee, attended the meeting. Lu Lianmei, a member of the Standing Committee of the County Committee and Minister of United Front Work, attended and delivered a speech. The meeting was chaired by Song Hong, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the County Party Committee.
The meeting conveyed the spirit of the recently held Central United Front Work Conference, the Provincial Promotion Conference on “Risk Elimination and Security” in the field of religion and religion, and the Municipal Forum on the Sinicization of Religions. It required all religious groups to deeply study, promote and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, seize the “window period” of 2023, make early plans, and make efforts in the construction of Sinicization of Religion and modernization of religious affairs governance. The leaders of the County Buddhist Association and the County Christian “Two Sessions” respectively reported on their annual work, and the leaders of key places such as Shigushan Temple and Main Grace Hall also exchanged learning experiences.
Lu Lianmei affirmed the work of two religious groups, believing that they have achieved stability, breakthroughs, and development in their work in 2022. She specifically analyzed the weak points of their work and proposed four requirements for further strengthening the construction of religious groups and exerting their role:
One is to further strengthen organizational construction and leverage the role of religious groups. Religious work needs to be done steadily and well. Religious organizations are the most crucial link, playing a role as a link for transmission and dissemination. Further standardization should be carried out in terms of structure, system, activities, etc., to improve the execution of religious regulations and systems, and to achieve standardized management of religious affairs.
The second is to further strengthen quality construction and improve the level of preaching and preaching. On the one hand, it is necessary to deeply study and understand the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, adhere to the direction of Sinicization of religion, and consciously adapt to socialist society; On the other hand, we should actively explore the path of integrating with traditional Chinese culture, strengthen the training of reserve talents, and promote the healthy inheritance of religion.
The third is to further strengthen the construction of positions and improve the level of standardized construction of venues. Support the construction and improvement of religious activity venues, actively assist in coordinating and solving related difficulties, and various religious groups should also contribute to the construction of management levels, and steadily promote the project.
The fourth is to further strengthen security measures and enhance risk prevention capabilities. We should focus on identifying risk points at important nodes such as the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games, and always pay attention to the risks and hidden dangers in key areas and places. At this stage, especially at the beginning of the year, we should do a good job in safety management.