From December 3 to 4, the national religious work conference was held in Beijing. *** We must stick to uniting the broad masses of religious believers around the party and the government, build positive and healthy religious relations, support religious groups to strengthen their own construction, and improve the level of legalization of religious work. These "nine Musts" answer major theoretical and practical questions such as how to understand religion, how to deal with religious issues and how to do well the party's religious work in the new era. Take the first and second must as the premise. Understanding is the guide of action. From the ideological level of "we must deeply understand the importance of doing a good job in religious work in the overall work of the party and the state", we emphasize that religious issues have always been a major issue that our party must deal with in governing the country. Religious work is of special importance in the overall work of the party and the state, which provides an endogenous driving force for doing a good job in religious work in the new era. System is the guarantee of work. From the perspective of system and mechanism, "we must establish and improve a strong leadership mechanism", it is emphasized that party committees at all levels should improve their ability to deal with religious issues, United Front work departments should take the lead and coordination responsibility, religious work departments should take the responsibility of management according to law, and all relevant departments and people's organizations should take joint management, which provides an institutional basis for doing a good job in religious work in the new era. The third, fourth and fifth must be followed as the fundamental principle. As the "religious chapter" of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the religious theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the Marxist religious view of contemporary China and the systematic summary and major innovation of our party's theory on religious work. The third must put forward that "we must adhere to and develop the religious theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics" and clarify the guiding ideology of religious work in the new era. Fourth, we must emphasize that "we must adhere to the party's basic policy on religious work", that is, we must fully implement the party's policy on freedom of religious belief, manage religious affairs according to law, adhere to the principle of religious independence in China, actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society, and reaffirm the major principles and fundamental objectives of religious work in the new era. Fifth, we must emphasize that "we must adhere to the direction of Sinicization of China's religion", which connects the three dimensions of history, reality and future, and defines the only way for the development of China's religion. *** We should carry out education in patriotism, collectivism and socialism in religious circles, strengthen education in the history of the party, the history of new China, the history of reform and opening up and the history of socialist development, guide religious figures and religious believers to cultivate and Practice Socialist Core Values and carry forward Chinese culture. Take the sixth and seventh must as key tasks. Sixth, we must emphasize that "we must adhere to uniting the broad masses of religious believers around the party and the government", which is determined by the mass nature of religion. *** The fundamental political and economic interests of believers and non believers are the same, and they are the mass basis for the party's governance. We should not only protect the religious believers' right to freedom of religious belief and unite them to the greatest extent, but also do their work patiently and carefully. Seventh, we must emphasize "the need to build positive and healthy religious relations". The resolution of the CPC Central Committee on the major achievements and historical experience of the party's Centennial struggle summarizes the historical experience of the party's Centennial struggle with "ten upholds". One of them is to adhere to the united front and promote harmonious relations among political parties, nationalities, religions, strata and compatriots at home and abroad. We should properly handle the relations between the party and the government and religion, society and religion, different domestic religions, Chinese religions and foreign religions, and pool the strength of common struggle to the greatest extent. Take the eighth and ninth must as the path measure. Religious groups are the bridge and link for the party and the government to unite and contact religious people and the broad masses of believers. Eighth, we must put forward "we must support religious groups to strengthen their own construction", emphasize improving the democratic supervision system of leading group members, seize religious groups as an important participating force in religious work, and rely on strengthening their own construction, It puts forward requirements for giving full play to the positive role of religious groups in religious internal affairs. *** Religious activities shall be carried out within the scope prescribed by laws and regulations, and shall not harm citizens' health, violate public order and good customs, or interfere in educational, judicial, administrative functions and social life. It defines the method and path of managing religious affairs according to law in the new era. *** (outlook new era)