Tom tat tieng anh quản lý nhà nước đối với hoạt động của đạo tin lành ở việt nam

Supposition of research State management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present has also some issues of inadequacy and limits, it is worthwhile needing to have a system of

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The thesis is completed in:

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Scientific Supervisor:

Supervisor 1: Assoc Prof Dr Hoang Van Chuc

Supervisor 2: Assoc Prof Dr Hoang Minh Do

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INTRODUCTION

1 The urgency of the thesis

Over the past years, under the leadership of the Party, management and operation of state agencies, situation and activity development of Protestantism has been actively changed, guaranteeing for the rights to follow or not to follow a religion, freedom of worship & religion of people Especially, since the Decree No.01/2005/CT-TTg of the Government Prime Minister issued on some works for Protestantism, organizations of faction and Protestant believer are extremely excited and believe in religious guidelines and policy of the Party and Government

In addition to the achieved results, state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam has also shown some fixed shortcomings and limits making issues in need of concerns and settlement such as:

System of policy and law on religion and Protestantism is not synchronous and complete; awareness of Protestantism and state management for Protestantism activities is limited; a team of cadre and official in charge of religion is slender, most of them is not trained and improved in knowledge and professional skills of religion so they are puzzled to arising issues In some localities, there is expression

of relaxing Protestantism management after of issue of registration certificate of faith activity point or group; registration of faith activity in accordance with point and group for Protestantism factions is not well implemented

Starting from actual situation of state management for Protestantism activities

in Viet Nam at present, the author has chosen the topic “State management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam” to make doctoral thesis of public

management The topic has not only significance for theory but also important meaning for the realities in state management for religious activities in Viet Nam

in general and Protestantism in particular

2 Purposes and study tasks of the thesis

2.1 Study purposes

The thesis has the study purposes, making clear scientific grounds for state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present, from that point, proposing solutions aiming at continuing to complete state management for Protestantism activities in the next period

2.2 Study tasks

In order to implement the study purposes, the thesis has the following tasks:

- The overvier study of research works of Protestantism and state management for Protestantism activities at home and abroad

- Scientific fundamentals research of state management for Protestantism in Viet Nam

- Investigating, analyzing and assessing real situation of Protestantism activities and state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present

- Research of opinions and guidelines of the Party; orientation and policy of the Government for religion and Protestantism From there, proposing solutions aiming at continuing to complete state management for Protestantism activities in the next period

3 Object and scope of research

3.1 Object of research

Object of research of the thesis is measures of state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam in present period

3.2 Scope of research of the thesis

- For contents: The thesis focuses on research of state management for

Protestantism activities in Viet Nam under regulations of law

- For space: The thesis is implemented to study at provinces and cities such as Dien

Bien, Lao Cai, Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Ha Noi, Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh city

- For time: The topic has focused on essential study from 2005 so far (since the

Decree No.01/2005/CT-TTg on some work for Protestantism issued)

4 Methodology and method of research

4.1 Methodology

The topic is studied on the basis of methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism, Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, opinions of the Party, policy and law of Viet Nam state on religion, religious work and Protestantism in renovation process

4.2 Specific research method

In order to implement tasj and contents of the thesis set forth, the author has used the following scientific research method to implement the thesis: document research method; practical investigation method; analysis and summary method; statistical method; sociological investigation method; interview method, intensive interview; information processing method and some other methods

5 Question of research and supposition of research

5.1 Question of research

- State management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present has met the right “faith and religious freedom” and demand on religious faith of a part of citizens with faith or not?

- What factors are there affecting on state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present?

- How is real situation of state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam implemented? What are results achieved, what are shortcomings, limits and what do reasons bring to successes and limits?

- In order to raise effectiveness of state management for Protestantism activities

in Viet Nam at present, what solutions are in need?

5.2 Supposition of research

State management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam at present has also some issues of inadequacy and limits, it is worthwhile needing to have a system of solutions to impact on mechanism, institution, policy; organization of apparatus and team of cadre and official of state management on religion aiming at creating motive power, bringing into full play of good ethical values of Protestantism, making contribution to socio-economic development process in Viet Nam in renovation process

6 New contributions of the thesis

- For theory: Building up and completing system of theoretical fundamentals of

state management for religious and Protestantism activities; building up system of concepts relating to state management for Protestantism activities

- For realities: The thesis has a summary of Protestantism activities in Viet

Nam; making clear real situation of implementing contents of state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam Forecasting development tendencies of

Protestantism in Viet Nam in the next years and building up a system of 07 solutions aiming at making contribution of raising effectiveness of state management for Protestantism activities in Viet Nam

7 Structure of the thesis

In addition to introduction, conclusion, list of reference document and appendix, contents of the thesis are made into 04 chapters

Chapter 1

AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH WORK RELATING TO

THE THESIS TOPIC

Research of religion, Protestantism, state management for religious and Protestantism activities is one of the topics concerned, investigated and learnt about by many domestic and foreign agencies, organizations, managers and scholars The research works are actually valuable document sources for humankind and it is able to summarize as follows:

1.1 General research works of religion, opinions, policy and state management for religious activities

This is a topic received concerns of many scholars, it is able to refer to some

works as follows: Reference book “Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts of religion and

religious work” of author Le Huu Nghia and Nguyen Duc Lu, monograph book

“Religious work from Marxist – Leninist opinions to Viet Nam realities” of author Ngo Huu Thao; monograph book “Opinions, guidelines of the Party on religious

issue in Viet Nam at present” of author Nguyen Hong Duong; work “Theory of religion and religious policy in Viet Nam” of author Nguyen Duc Lu; doctoral

thesis of Pham Huu Xuyen “Ho Chi Minh’s opinions of faith and religion ”; Article

of Luu Ngoc Khai with topic “The Party and the Government’s renovation of

religious policy – bringing into full play of tradition of the great national unity ”;

Pham Huy Thong with an article “The ordinance on faith and religion, 10 years of

looking back”, The curriculum of public administration Bachelor program

training: “State management of religion and nation”, of author Hoang Van Chuc; monograph book “State management for religious activities in conditions for

building up a democratic and jurisdictional Viet Nam State at present” of author

Nguyen Huu Khien; research topic of Ngo Van Minh “State management of

religion in the Central Highlands provinces”; doctoral thesis: “State management

of religion in Viet Nam from 1975 so far” of author Bui Huu Duoc;…

1.2 Research works of Protestantism

Work“History of Protestantism” of author Jean Baubeorot, the World publishing house 2006, reference book “The religions over the world”, of Lewis

M Hopfe and Mark R Woodword; an article of Nguyen Hong Duong

“summing-up of Protestantism in the northern Viet Nam in 1911 – 1975 period”; reference

book “Protestantism, basic knowledge” of author Pham Gia Thoan; reference book

“Some large religions in Viet Nam ” of author Nguyen Thanh Xuan; research of Nguyen Xuan Hung of “Protestantism missionary work in ethnic groups in South

Truong Son – Central Highlands region from start till 1975”; research of Vu Thi

Thu Ha of “Missionary work activities of Protestantism in Viet Nam and China”; work of “Protestantism ethics and spirit of Capitalism” of Max Weber; research of

Ma Phuc Thanh Tuoi in the thesis “Protestantism ethics and ethical lifestyle of

believer in Viet Nam at present”; an article “Looking back the process of formation and development of Protestantism in the ethnic group region in Northern provinces” of author Hoang Minh Do,

1.3 Research works of state management for Protestantism activities

Research of state management topic for Protestantism activities with some the following works: Scientific topic “Protestantism in Viet Nam – Real situation,

some issues set forth and solution” of Nguyen Xuan Hung; research of Hoang

Minh Do on “Real situation of Protestantism and issues set forth for state

management work after 10 years of implementation of the Decree TTg of the Government Prime Minister”; Vu Trong Hach with the topic “State management for Protestantism in Northwest of Viet Nam”,

No.01/2005/CT-1.4 Remarks of works relating to the thesis topic

1.4.1 The results achieved of research works of Protestantism and state management for Protestantism activities

- For theoretical basis, the authors has studied and made clear many theoretical issues of religion and Protestantism

- Scientific works and some works have learnt about, studied and summarized relatively clearly guidelines, policies, opinions of the Party, policies, law of the State on faith, religion, guidelines for Protestantism

- Some works have pointed out missionary method of Protestantism in Viet Nam over the past years or compared with missionary method of Viet Nam Protestant Church Union and Protestant Church of other nations over the world

- From the point of view of sociology, authors have found out ethical value in dogmatics, canon law of Protestantism, compared ethical values of Protestantism with ethical value of Viet Nam people

For realities of authors who have achieved the following results in research of religious work and Protestantism:

- Overview works have generalized rather clearly real situation in Protestantism activities in some regions and some localities in Viet Nam

- Research of state management work for Protestantism activities has obtained some successes such as making clear real situation in implemeting believer mobilization and encouragement work in some localities, organization system of state management apparatus of religion in provinces, cities directly affiliated to central level; work of leadership and concrete guidelines of executive committees

of the Party, operation of local authorities for management and activities of Protestantism,

1.4.2 Some contents of Protestantism and state management for Protestantism activities have not been intensively studied

In addition to the above successes, works, documents, data and research works have not been developed much in the following contents:

- Research has shown that research works of Protestantism have only stopped at limit of time of formation and development of faith over the world and process of penetration and development in Viet Nam Research of faith development process

in some regions and localities of Northern areas and Central Highlands region, there are few research works of Protestantism development nationwide; there is no intensive research of state management apparatus organization of religious faith nationwide at present; statistical information of scope and number of dignitaries and followers; place of worship relating to Protestantism are scattered and

insufficient, short of synchronism and system; there are no research works making clear the relationship between national issue and religion in general and Protestantism in particular; there are no research works assessing generally state management for Protestantism activities nationwide

1.4.3 Contents need to continue research and making ckear more

Through research and analysis of overview document, the author realizes that it

is necessary to continue research and make clear more some issues and contents as follows:

 For theory, it is necessary to make clear more the following contents and

issues:

- Development periods of Protestantism nationwide; why does it develop quickly in distant and ethnic minority areas, especially difficult areas with economic conditions

- The research has pointed out concepts relating to the thesis

- The research of theoretical fundamentals of church organization, faction, dogmatics, canon law, rituals of Protestantism

- System of scientific fundamentals of state management for Protestantism activities: Urgency of state management for Protestantism activities; state management for Protestantism activities; subject, object, contents and method of state management for Protestantism activities

- International experiences in state management for Protestantism activities and experienced lesson for realities in Viet Nam

 For real situation, it is necessary to make clear more the following contents:

- Generalizing real situation of Protestantism in Viet Nam including process of import and development of Protestantism in each period; scope and faction organization, pastor, missionary, number of followers, place of worship of Protestantism

- Research, investigation and making clear of activity situation of organizations, faction of Protestantism nationwide: organization of faction, activities of pastors, missionaries, training activities of dignitaries classes, organization of rituals of Protestantism, charity and humanity activities

- Research and analysis of active and inactive affects of Protestantism on social life of Viet Nam

- Reseach and analysis of reasons of Protestantism development in regions and nationwide at present

- Investigation, survey and research of real situation of state management of Protestantism nationwide including: legal system; management of faith activities; organization of management apparatus, team of cadre; activities in coordination between functional agencies and fighting and prevention work of activities taking advantage of faith to have an act harmful to security and public order

- Summary and assessment of the results achived and limits in state management for Protestantism activities over the past years and pointing out reasons of the above successes and limits

 For solution of management and proposal

- Research and systematization of guidelines, policy and opinions of the Communist Party of Viet Nam for religion and religious work; Protestantism and work for Protestantism in the present period

- Research of state management orientation for religious activities; state orientation in state management for Protestantism activities

- Research and pointing out tendency for Protestantism development in the next period

- Proposal of state management solutions to Protestantism activities

Chapter 2 THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF STATE MANAGEMENT

FOR PROTESTANTISM ACTIVITIES 2.1 Some concepts relating to the thesis topic

2.1.1 Concept of religion

Article 2, Clause 5 of the Law on Faith and Religion has an interpretation:

“Religion is the belief of people existed in system of conception and activities including object of worship, dogmatics, canon law, rituals and organization”

- In the work of making contribution to criticizing jurisdictional philosophy of Heghen, Karl Marx has defined the religion “Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions Religion is the opium of the people”

2.1.2 Religious activities

The clause 11, Article 2 of the Law on Faith and Religion 2016 has stipulated:

Religious activities are the ones of religious missionary work, religious activities

and organization management of religion

2.1.3 Religious organization

Religious organization is understood as a gathering of people who together believe in a system of dogmatics, canon law and rituals and organized under a fixed structure, recognized to be legal entity and issued to operating permit by the Government

2.1.4 Religious organization directly affiliated

A religious organization consists of many constituted parts, component parts so that religious organization is called as fundamental religious organization or referred to as religious organization directly affiliated Under the Law on Faith and

Religion 2016, the Article 2 of the Law on Faith and Religion stipulated: Religious

organization directly affiliated is the one of religious organization established under the Charter, Statutes and regulations of religious organization

2.1.5 Religious follower and Protestants

Protestants are also called Protestant believers who are believers in Protestantism, recognized by Protestant organizations and factions

The Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) stipulated: Believers are the people

who believe in Jesus Christ, trust in dogma and comply with organization of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) under regulations of Charter in which believers have received Baptism and believers have not received Baptism

2.2 Generalization of Protestantism over the world

2.2.1 Situation and condition for establishment of Protestantism

According to many documents of authors showing that in around early XVIthcentury in Europe the second great sundering has been happend in Christianity,

bringing about establishment of Protestantism, essentially it is religious reform affecting deep on contemporary socio-political issues

Protestantism was born, it is able to be the result of serious crisis of influence role of Catholic Church due to the earth power ambition and ethical decline of

religious dignitaries; Babylon exile (1387 - 1417) and great schism from 1378 to

1417 and crisis of influence prestige of church is a standstill of Scholastic Theology (establishment from XIIth century), power fundamentals of Cathlic Church

2.2.2 Protestantism missionary work process

Coming into the world together with bourgeois class and capitalism, however

in bourgeois revolutionary process, Protestantism has not only developed strongly

in Europe but also expanded to the world especially in North America together with European bourgeois class process, conducting invasion war to expand market and exploit colony If Spain and Portugal have an important role in bringing Catholics to Central – South America region, England, Germany and The Netherlands have deserved credit for bringing Protestantism to North America region Protestantism is carried on missionary work to North America region by traditional road in the colony conquering armies essentially English religion and accepted factions in both free road essentially banned factions such as Puritan religion, Quaker, Mennonitte,

From establishment so far, near five hundred years, Protestantism has been developed at rapid rate, become a large religion, the third ranking only after Catholics, Muslim with scope of around 550 million followers of 285 factions, present at 135 nations of all continents including: North America 152,7 million; Africa: 125,6 million; Asia: 115 million; Europe 110 million; :Latin America 32 million and Oceania 15 million

2.2.3 Dogmatics, law and practices and rituals of Protestantism

2.2.3.1 Dogmatics of Protestantism

It is able to generalize dogmatics, law and practices, rituals and organization of Protestantism as follows:

- For the Bible: Protestantism takes the Bible to make grounds for dogmatics

Old Testament Bible of Protestantism has only recognized 36 of 46 books, Protestantism has heightened position of Bible, considered that as basic and unique standard of belief and religious practice Protestantism does not consider the Bible

as a book that only priest has newly the right to carry out reseach on and explain but also a book to all followers and dignitaries of Protestantism, the Bible has an important position playing a role as a priest in both aspect of pastorship and missionary work

- For dogmatics: Dogmatics of Protestantism worshipping Christ and believing

in theory “Christ with three thrones” (Throne 1: Father, Throne 2: Child, Throne 3:

Saints and Gods; Throne 2 is formed from Throne, Throne 3 is formed from Throne 1 and Throne 2), believing in universe, all things are created and controlled by Christ; believing in humankind created by Christ in specific way and having soul and body; believing in people to be fallen in guilt; believing that second throne of Christ is Jesus Christ to descend on earth, suffer death to redeem guilt to humankind; believing in angel and ghost, having heaven and hell; believing in day of judgement, easter day and day of final judgement

2.2.3.2 Law and practices, rituals of Protestantism

Protestantism is a special religion with prominence of reason in belief,

reckoning that saving is only come by belief without “external form” Therefore

law and practices, rituals, ways of religious practice of Protestantism are simple, unsophisticated, unwordy and uncomplicated In seven sacraments of Protestantism, baptism and the emperor’s person has been only recognized and implemented by Protestantism In addition, Protestantism has ceremonies: marriage, child offering ceremony to Christ based on story in old testament that Abraham has offered son of Yasak to Jehovah

2.2.4 Dignitaries and organization of Church

2.2.4.1 Dignitaries of Protestantism

Protestantism has also hierachy including: Pastor (name of the Bible) and under pastor is missionary, called as preacher Some Protestant factions such as presbyter, methodism, christianity, Seventh-day Adventist still maintaining pastor Hierachy of Protestantism are essentially male, however, some organizations and factions have chosen female positions Hierachy of Protestantism has not applied single law like priest of Catholicism, they are married, give birth and build up private family happiness and most pastor’s wife has been also trained

to become missionary to support husband in work of religious society

2.2.4.2 Organization and faction of Protestantism

Protestantism does not make an organization of church with nature of covering the whole faith, it follows the ways of building separate and independent churches with different formalities in accordance with teach faction or each country In structure of church organization, Protestant factions have guidelines to assign autonomy to national churches; national churches has assigned again the right of self establishment, autonomy and self improvement to fundamental churches

2.3 State management for activities of Protestantism

2.3.1 Concept of state management for activities of Protestantism

2.3.1.1 Concept of state management for religious activities

 State management for religious activities

Conception of administrative researchers: State management for religious

activities is process of impact, operation, adjustment so that faith and religious activities occurs in accordance with regulations of law

State management for religious activities is overall of management measures implemented by functional agencies and authorities for legal person and natural person and religious organizations aiming at ensuring religious organizations and followers operating in accordance with law, guaranteeing for freedom of religious faith of citizen at the same time also aiming at preventing and stopping behaviors taking advantage of religious activities to do illegal works, encroaching upon security and public order of the country

2.3.1.2 Concept of state management for activities of Protestantism

 Activities of Protestantism

Clause 11, Article 2 of the Law on Faith and Religion 2016 and under guidance

of the Decree 92/2012/ND-CP dated 08 November 2012 of the Government Prime Minister detailing and measures of implementing the Ordinance on Faith and Religion 2004, activities of Protestantism including the following contents:

For organization of Protestantism including contents of activities:

- Activities of registering faith activities; registering activities of Protestant points and groups, recognizing organization of Protestantism;

- Activities of establishment, division, separation, mergence, consolidation of Protestant points and groups;

- Activities of association registration, social organizations and other collective religious organizations of Protestantism;

- Activities of establishment, management, dissolution of training schools, opening improvement class for persons who are operating professionally in field of Protestantism;

- Activity of nomination, promotion, appointment, election, dismissal, removal

of dignitaries in the Evangelical Churches;

- Activities of transfer of operation place of dignitaries, pastor, assumed pastor, missionary

For activities of Protestant Church with 08 contents of activities:

- Activity of registering operation program of annual Protestant point, groups and organizations;

- Activity of registering person to work, help learn and study in Protestant organizations;

- Organizing conference, congress of Protestantism;

- Organizing ceremonies, preaching, missionary work of Protestant organizations, pastor, missionary work outside a place of Church;

- Activities of pastor, missionary, dignitaries at Protestant place that has been ranked historical relics, landscape & sights;

- Activities of improvement, upgrade, new construction of works, architecture and auxiliary works of Protestant organizations and factions

- Activities of charity and humanity of Protestant points, groups, factions and organizations

- International relationship of Protestant factions and organizations; of followers, pastors, missionary and dignitaries

Thus, for contents of activities of Protestantism as stipulated in law system of faith and religion in Viet Nam including 14 contents, 06 contents of organization management and 08 contents of activities of faith

 State management for activities of Protestantism

State management for activities of Protestantism is overall of management measures implemented by functional agencies and authorities for followers, dignitaries and Protestant organizations and factions aiming at ensuring organizations, factions, Protestants practising religion in accordance with law, guaranteeing freedom of religious faith of citizen at the same time also aiming at prevening and stopping behaviors taking advantage of Protestantism to do illegal works, encroach upon security and public order of the country

2.3.2 Necessity of state management for activities of Protestantism

2.3.2.1 Implementing function of state management

Faith and religion is product of spirit, cultural product formed and developed together with social development process and is social entity, existed subjectively and long term with social development Religious development process has an affect inconsiderably on development of each country, nation; in process of appearance, existence and development, religion has both active and inactive affects on all aspects of social life Starting from nature, function and role of the

State is service for the ruling class benefit, benefit of classes, other classes in society, the Government must conduct measures of orientation, adjustment and impact on religious organizations, it is necessary and subjective

2.3.2.2 Guaranteeing the freedom, faith, religion of people

Freedom of religious faith is the basic human right, this is an unconquerable human right protected by Viet Nam law system With its position, function and powers, state management agencies must be responsible to protect basic rights of citizens as stipulated in the Constitution and state codes including freedom of religious faith Guaranteeing freedom of religious faith to citizen i.e protecting legal system of religious faith of the State, protecting the right to follow or unfollow a religion of citizen At the same time, state agencies have also task to fight and prevent from behaviors taking advantage of freedom of religious faith to

do illegal works affecting on security and public order of the country

2.3.2.3 Realities of activities of Protestantism in Viet Nam

In renovation process in Viet Nam, in addition to active and suitable points, religious faith in general and Protestantism in particular is still one of objects so that hostile influences take advantage of implementing a plot of peaceful happenings, interference in internal work of Viet Nam

2.3.3 Subject, object of state management for activities of Protestantism

2.3.3.1 Subject of state management for activities of Protestantism

Subject of state management for activities of Protestantism is executive bodies, agency of implementation and operation, professional agencies of the Government and the People’s Committee at levels

2.3.3.2 Object of state management for activities of Protestantism

Object of state management of Protestantism

Object of state management for activities of Protestantism is processes of Protestantism, activities, relationship of Protestantism and behaviors of activities of dignitaries, followers and activists in Protestant organizations and factions

Objects of state management of Protestantism

Objects of state management of Protestantism include: Protestant followers, dignitaries, architectural works of Protestantis; religious belongings, activities of Protestantism

2.3.4 Contents and method of state management for activities of Protestantism

2.3.4.1 State management contents for activities of Protestantism

Firstly, building, issue and organizing the implementation of legal normative

act of organization, operation and management of activities of Protestantism; propaganda of regulations of law and organization of implementation of law in field of religion and Protestantism

Secondly, building organization of state management apparatus for activities of

Protestantism from central level to grassroots level;

Thirdly, building a team of cadre and official of state management for activities

of Protestantism;

Fourth, management of organization activities of Protestantism;

Fifthly, building mechanism of coordination between agencies and organization

in state apparatus system;

Sixthly, international cooperation in state management for activities of

Protestantism;

Sevenly, inspection, control and solution of complaints, denouncement, settling

violations of law relating to Protestantism Fighting and preventing against behaviors taking advantage of Protestantism to encroach upon security and public order

2.3.4.2 Method of state management for activities of Protestantism

- State management for activities of Protestantism by law

- State management for activities of Protestantism by poliy

- Management of activities of Protestantism through building and organizing apparatus and team of cadre

- Through work of encouragement and mobilization of Protestant followers and dignitaries

- Through work of inspection and control and settlement of complaints, denouncement relating to activities of Protestantism

2.4 Experience of state management of religion in China, lesson for Viet Nam

2.4.1 Experience in management of religion and Protestantism of China

2.4.1.1 Opinions and principles of state management of religion of China

Religious followers in China at present accounts for 10% of population and has tendency for continuous increase, one special thing is that the majority of ethnic groups living in concentration in border areas follows religious faith With basic characteristics, China has attached much importance to process of building a Socialist harmonious society The objective that direction of Communist Party of China is to make use of scientific development opinions in religious work in a new situation to push up cultural career of great development and great prosperity towards building a Socialist harmonious society This is a focused method and task

of religious work in present period as well as in the future

2.4.1.2 Experience of Protestantism management in China

Thoughts for religion of Communist Party of China and Dang Xiao Ping are

shown in the Constitution 1982: Citizens of the People’s Republic of China are

offered faith freedom No state agency, religious organizations or individuals have forced citizens to believe or unbelieve in any religions; also not differentiate and treat people to believe or unbelieve in any religions The State has protected normal religious activities No one can use religion to take part in activities undermining public order, weakening health of citizens or interferring in educational system of the State Religious agencies and religious issues do not bear control of foreign country

Together with regulations of religious faith freedom in the Constitution, Chinese government has also built up some important documents to make clear objective of the Constitution provisions on religion freedom such as: Regulations

on management of religious activity points (1994), Regulations on management of religious activities of foreigners (1994), the law on missionary issues; normalization and religious services and principle of separating religion from state education The government has admitted a reality that in a long history development period of the country, religious culture in China in which culture of Protestantism has become a part of culture of Chinese traditional thoughts

According to Chinese government, till 2010, there were 53,000 Protestant Churches, in which 70% are newly built with nearly 20 million Protestants, 70% among them in the countryside In 2014, national conference with anniversary of

60 years of Ba Tu church thinks that China has around 23.05 million to 40 million