CHINA-CPPCC: CPPCC'S ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES RELIGION

Xinhua (November 26) and Radio France Internationale (Dcember 23) reported that the Ethnic Group and Religion Committee of the Chinese National People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) recently had a discussion forum on religion. Wang Yang, Politburo Standing Committee Member and Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, delivered a speech on the importance of controlling the interpretation of religious doctrine. Wang Yang proposed that the translation and interpretation of religious theories should keep up with the pace of today’s social developments. The socialist core values should guide the re-interpretation process. This would be an effective way to defend China against extremists and their evil theories. Wang asked the committee to look into organising a major effort to perform a comprehensive review of all religious teaching books, including the Bible, the Quran and the Buddhist books. He instructed that the committee should start modifications and even do full re-translations.





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