As a result of the enshrining of war criminals in the Nanjing Massacre by a temple in China's eastern-coastal Jiangsu Province, both the National Religious Affairs Administration and Guangdong Provincial CC&TSPM issued notices respectively, demanding "evaluation, rectification, and searches of potential hazards in religious sites".
The National Religious Affairs Administration on July 29 ordered a comprehensive self-inspection and correct irregularities in religious venues for an incident that four war criminals of the Nanjing Massacre had been enshrined at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, which was exposed on July 21. The bureaus of ethnic and religious affairs were remanded to strengthen their roles in guidance and supervision of religious sites, schools, and groups, as well as to guide religious groups to improve and complete rules and regulations. They were also required to assist religious circles in strictly administering religion by improving the level of self-education, self-management, and self-discipline, in order to put an end to the occurrence of such issues in religious circles.
Guangdong CC&TSPM released an announcement on July 28, requesting the CC&TSPMs, seminaries (theological training centers), and churches to conduct self-review and self-rectification on items displayed in the venues, including pictures, videos, sculptures, inscriptions, materials, and illegal printed materials to check if any of them is related to criminals or sensitive persons. Once a violation is found, it needs to be reported to the local religious authorities and the provincial CC&TSPM.
- Translated by Stella He
因江苏一寺庙供奉南京大屠杀战犯，国家宗教事务局和广东省基督教两会分别发出通知，要求对宗教活动场所排查整改和查找风险隐患。
因7月21日被曝光的江苏南京玄奘寺供奉4位南京大屠杀战犯牌位的事件，7月29日国家宗教事务局发出通知，紧急对宗教活动场所开展全面自查整改。要求各地加大对宗教活动场所、宗教院校、宗教团体的督导巡查力度，指导宗教团体健全规章制度，支持宗教界从严治教，提高自我教育、自我管理、自我约束的水平，杜绝发生此类问题。
广东省基督教两会7月28日发布通知，要求各基督教两会、神学院（神学培训中心）和教会堂点进行自查自纠，对所属场所陈列物品中涉及违法犯罪人员和敏感人物的图片、影像、雕塑、碑刻、资料及非法印刷品等查纠，若发现违规情况，要求向属地宗教主管部门和省基督教两会报告。
国家宗教事务局部署对宗教活动场所开展紧急排查
As a result of the enshrining of war criminals in the Nanjing Massacre by a temple in China's eastern-coastal Jiangsu Province, both the National Religious Affairs Administration and Guangdong Provincial CC&TSPM issued notices respectively, demanding "evaluation, rectification, and searches of potential hazards in religious sites".
The National Religious Affairs Administration on July 29 ordered a comprehensive self-inspection and correct irregularities in religious venues for an incident that four war criminals of the Nanjing Massacre had been enshrined at the Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, which was exposed on July 21. The bureaus of ethnic and religious affairs were remanded to strengthen their roles in guidance and supervision of religious sites, schools, and groups, as well as to guide religious groups to improve and complete rules and regulations. They were also required to assist religious circles in strictly administering religion by improving the level of self-education, self-management, and self-discipline, in order to put an end to the occurrence of such issues in religious circles.
Guangdong CC&TSPM released an announcement on July 28, requesting the CC&TSPMs, seminaries (theological training centers), and churches to conduct self-review and self-rectification on items displayed in the venues, including pictures, videos, sculptures, inscriptions, materials, and illegal printed materials to check if any of them is related to criminals or sensitive persons. Once a violation is found, it needs to be reported to the local religious authorities and the provincial CC&TSPM.
- Translated by Stella He
National Religious Affairs Administration Conducts Immediate Evaluation of Religous Activity Sites
