The 18th National Joint Meeting of Religious Communities was hosted virtually on December 17.
The theme of the conference was to study and implement the spirit of the National Conference on Religious Work conducted in Beijing early this month, reported by the United Front Work Department.
According to the meeting, religious groups were reminded to adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, carry out friendly exchanges with foreign countries in religion, and resist foreign infiltration activities through religious means. They were demanded to abide by the administrative measures for Internet religious affairs, regulate Internet religious practices, resist illegal religious activities, and make sure no major risks occur. They were urged to improve the internal management system of religions, ensure the implementation of this system, standardize the behavior of the clergy, and establish a disciplinary mechanism among the teaching staff.
The religious bodies should strengthen the training, assessment, and supervision of the persons in charge of religious groups and religious activity venues, encourage the heads to take the lead in observing laws and regulations and to improve their religious practices, strengthen the self-construction of religious organizations, and perfect the democratic supervision system.
They also should engage in training talents “who have a good character and religious accomplishments and could play an important role at critical times”, and “build a team of grassroots faculty members who are proficient in classic doctrines and also in Chinese traditional culture". They were asked to manage religious schools and colleges well in the "correct direction".
The meeting was attended by heads, secretaries-general, and directors-general of national religious organizations as well as the heads of the National YMCA and YWCA.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年12月17日，全国性宗教团体联席会议第十八次会议以视频形式召开。会议以学习贯彻全国宗教工作会议精神为主题。 据人民政协网
会议强调，坚持独立自主自办原则，开展宗教方面对外友好交往，坚决抵御境外利用宗教进行的渗透活动。遵守互联网宗教事务管理规定，规范互联网宗教行为，坚决抵制非法宗教活动,守住不发生重大风险的底线。完善宗教内部管理制度，保障制度落到实处, 规范教职人员行为，建立教内惩戒机制。
加强对宗教团体和宗教活动场所主要负责人的教育培训和考核监督，促使其带头守法遵规，提升宗教修为, 加强宗教团体自身建设，完善民主监督制度。按照政治上靠得住、宗教上有造诣、品德上能服众、关键时起作用的标准，加强宗教人才培养, 既培养一支基层教职人员队伍，也培养一批精通经典教义、精通中华优秀传统文化的高层次“双通”人才。重视办好宗教院校，坚持正确办学方向。
各全国性宗教团体驻会负责人、秘书长（总干事）及中华基督教青年会、女青年会全国协会负责人参加会议。
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【聚焦】全国性宗教团体联席会议学习贯彻全国宗教工作会议精神
The 18th National Joint Meeting of Religious Communities was hosted virtually on December 17.
The theme of the conference was to study and implement the spirit of the National Conference on Religious Work conducted in Beijing early this month, reported by the United Front Work Department.
According to the meeting, religious groups were reminded to adhere to the principle of independence and self-management, carry out friendly exchanges with foreign countries in religion, and resist foreign infiltration activities through religious means. They were demanded to abide by the administrative measures for Internet religious affairs, regulate Internet religious practices, resist illegal religious activities, and make sure no major risks occur. They were urged to improve the internal management system of religions, ensure the implementation of this system, standardize the behavior of the clergy, and establish a disciplinary mechanism among the teaching staff.
The religious bodies should strengthen the training, assessment, and supervision of the persons in charge of religious groups and religious activity venues, encourage the heads to take the lead in observing laws and regulations and to improve their religious practices, strengthen the self-construction of religious organizations, and perfect the democratic supervision system.
They also should engage in training talents “who have a good character and religious accomplishments and could play an important role at critical times”, and “build a team of grassroots faculty members who are proficient in classic doctrines and also in Chinese traditional culture". They were asked to manage religious schools and colleges well in the "correct direction".
The meeting was attended by heads, secretaries-general, and directors-general of national religious organizations as well as the heads of the National YMCA and YWCA.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
The 18th National Joint Meeting of Religious Communities Held Virtually
