Nghe An rewards collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in religious work

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference. Comrades: Nguyen Thanh Hoang - Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs; Nguyen Van Long - Acting Head of the Department of Religion, Department of Home Affairs co-chaired.

Attending the conference were representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches, sectors and units; leaders of departments, branches and specialists working on religious affairs of departments and branches; leaders of districts, cities and towns.

Conference scene. Photo: Cong Kien

The situation of beliefs and religions is basically stable.

In the first 6 months of the year, religious activities took place normally, complying with the law, performing purely spiritual rituals according to local customs, practices, and cultural traditions. Most religious establishments strictly followed regulations on disease prevention and control.Covid-19 epidemic, limit the organization of festivals with large crowds, only organize small-scale ceremonies and spiritual activities.

Religious activities are basically stable, pure, and in compliance with the law, in accordance with the Charter and Statutes of religious organizations. The implementation of administrative procedures and basic religious needs are carried out by religious organizations in accordance with the law. In key religious areas, there are no major complicated incidents affecting security and order...

The comrades chairing the conference. Photo: Cong Kien

However, the situation of beliefs and religions still has notable issues, and there are still activities that take advantage of beliefs and religions to oppose the government. Some opposing elements take advantage of loopholes, difficulties, and obstacles in performing the tasks of the grassroots to distort and slander the regime; distort the Party's policies and guidelines, and the State's laws.

Illegal activities related to land and construction continue to occur in many forms such as encroachment on agricultural land; illegal conversion of land use purposes...

It is forecasted that the religious situation in the last 6 months of the year will continue to be stable, with the activities of major religions in Nghe An mainly following a pure trend, complying with the law, and cooperating with the government. However, the demand for religious activities is increasing, illegal proselytizing activities are increasing, posing a potential risk to security, order and social safety.

Prayer ceremony and candle lighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroes and martyrs in Cua Lo town. Photo: Duc Anh

Therefore, relevant departments, branches and localities continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Party's viewpoints and policies and the State's laws; synchronously and diversely deploy measures and forms.propagate; pay attention to directing, guiding, and urging timely resolution of legitimate needs of religious organizations in accordance with the provisions of law.

At the same time, it is necessary to do a good job of grasping the situation early, implementing the statistical and reporting regime, especially at the commune and district levels to promptly detect violations; strengthen the work of enlisting religious dignitaries and officials to make them understand and orient them to comply with the law in religious activities; resolutely fight against and handle sabotage activities and violations of the law...

Timely resolution of legitimate needs

At the conference, delegates expressed their opinions on issues of propaganda, mobilizing dignitaries, officials and parishioners not to listen to the propaganda of extremist priests; the current situation and solutions to mobilize Catholic preschool children to go to school; solutions to prevent illegal proselytizing...

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh requested to do a good job of mobilizing, winning over, caring for, and being close to religious dignitaries, officials, and followers to resolve legitimate needs and aspirations. Photo: Cong Kien

Speaking at the conference, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh noted: To effectively implement the State management of beliefs, all levels, sectors and localities must synchronously and diversely deploy measures and forms of propaganda and dissemination of the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws on religion.belief, religion; continue to effectively implement Plan No. 90/KH-UBND on building core religious movements for the period 2021 - 2025

Do a good job of mobilizing, winning over, caring for, and being close to religious dignitaries, officials, and followers to resolve their legitimate needs and aspirations. Open training courses to improve knowledge and skills, update information and experience in religious work for cadres working in religious work at all levels, and key grassroots cadres in religious areas.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives with outstanding achievements in performing religious work. Photo: Cong Kien

Pay attention to directing, guiding and urging timely resolution of legitimate needs of the people.religious organizationaccording to the provisions of law; for each specific case with problems, it is necessary to study to direct the removal of problems, properly apply legal provisions to thoroughly, reasonably, and appropriately resolve the legitimate needs of religious churches.

In addition, direct the work of grasping the situation early, urgently carry out information and reporting work, especially at the commune and district levels to promptly detect violations of the law related to religion from the grassroots. Thereby, direct and guide the implementation of effective prevention, containment and handling measures...

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals. Photo: Cong Kien

On this occasion, 5 collectives and 6 individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in performing religious work.