CCC&TSPM carried out anti-cult education in Shandong in order to enhance discernment of heretical cults.
From June 12 to 14, more than 80 representatives from CCC&TSPM and CC&TSPMs, seminary teachers, experts, scholars, and local religious officials attended the event, reported CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Shan Weixiang, vice chairman of TSPM, presided over the opening ceremony. He stated that cults are not religions, but many cults often disguise themselves under the guise of religion, causing significant harm to Christianity. Due to the current lack of discernment among many churches and believers in China in the face of heretical cults, CCC&TSPM launched an essay competition titled "Anti-Cult and Rectification" in April this year, receiving over 100 submissions. Selected essays were presented at this symposium.
Li Shuguang, a member of the expert group of the China Anti-Cult Association, was invited to give a lecture on "The Situation and Tasks Facing Anti-Cult Work." He introduced the current anti-cult work with case studies, reviewed the global historical process of combating cults, and analyzed how to prevent the spread of cults. He proposed new tasks and ideas for conducting anti-cult work in the new era, strengthening anti-cult propaganda, and helping religious circles resist cults.
During the discussion session, seven authors gave brief speeches on their respective essays. They discussed the formation, nature, characteristics, and dangers of heretical cults, as well as their spread in China, sharing the current responses, successful experiences, obstacles, and reflections on church governance.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
基督教全国两会于青岛召开“反邪匡正”座谈会。
6月12日至14日，基督教全国两会及各地基督教两会代表、神学院校教师及相关领域专家学者和山东省当地宗教官员80余人参会。
中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会驻会副主席单渭祥牧师主持开幕式并表示，邪教不是宗教，但不少邪教往往打着宗教的旗号，基督教深受其害。鉴于目前国内许多教会和信徒面对异端邪教缺乏分辨能力、深受搅扰，基督教全国两会于今年4月发起“反邪匡正”主题征文，收到稿件100余篇;特遴选部分稿件，召开此次座谈会。
会议邀请中国反邪教协会专家组成员李曙光以“反邪教工作面临的形势与任务”为题做讲座，以案例介绍了当前反邪教工作.回顾了世界范围内同邪教斗争的历史过程，分析了如何防范邪教的传播和危害.提出了新时代如何开展反邪教工作、如何加强反邪教宣传、如何发挥宗教界在反邪教工作中的积极作用等新任务和新思路。
交流座谈环节共有7位作者就各自稿件进行简要的发言.他们围绕异端邪教的形成、本质、特征、危害、在中国的传播情况，以及教会当下采取的应对措施、成功经验和阻力因素、教会治理的反思等，展开了讨论。
基督教全国两会召开“反邪匡正”座谈会
CCC&TSPM carried out anti-cult education in Shandong in order to enhance discernment of heretical cults.
From June 12 to 14, more than 80 representatives from CCC&TSPM and CC&TSPMs, seminary teachers, experts, scholars, and local religious officials attended the event, reported CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Shan Weixiang, vice chairman of TSPM, presided over the opening ceremony. He stated that cults are not religions, but many cults often disguise themselves under the guise of religion, causing significant harm to Christianity. Due to the current lack of discernment among many churches and believers in China in the face of heretical cults, CCC&TSPM launched an essay competition titled "Anti-Cult and Rectification" in April this year, receiving over 100 submissions. Selected essays were presented at this symposium.
Li Shuguang, a member of the expert group of the China Anti-Cult Association, was invited to give a lecture on "The Situation and Tasks Facing Anti-Cult Work." He introduced the current anti-cult work with case studies, reviewed the global historical process of combating cults, and analyzed how to prevent the spread of cults. He proposed new tasks and ideas for conducting anti-cult work in the new era, strengthening anti-cult propaganda, and helping religious circles resist cults.
During the discussion session, seven authors gave brief speeches on their respective essays. They discussed the formation, nature, characteristics, and dangers of heretical cults, as well as their spread in China, sharing the current responses, successful experiences, obstacles, and reflections on church governance.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Symposium on ‘Anti-Cult and Rectification’ Conducted in Qingdao
