CCC&TSPM carried out anti-cult education in Shandong in order to enhance discernment of heretical cults.
From June 12 to 14, more than 80 representatives from CCC&TSPM and CC&TSPMs, seminary teachers, experts, scholars, and local religious officials attended the event, reported CCC&TSPM.
Rev. Shan Weixiang, vice chairman of TSPM, presided over the opening ceremony. He stated that cults are not religions, but many cults often disguise themselves under the guise of religion, causing significant harm to Christianity. Due to the current lack of discernment among many churches and believers in China in the face of heretical cults, CCC&TSPM launched an essay competition titled "Anti-Cult and Rectification" in April this year, receiving over 100 submissions. Selected essays were presented at this symposium.
Li Shuguang, a member of the expert group of the China Anti-Cult Association, was invited to give a lecture on "The Situation and Tasks Facing Anti-Cult Work." He introduced the current anti-cult work with case studies, reviewed the global historical process of combating cults, and analyzed how to prevent the spread of cults. He proposed new tasks and ideas for conducting anti-cult work in the new era, strengthening anti-cult propaganda, and helping religious circles resist cults.
During the discussion session, seven authors gave brief speeches on their respective essays. They discussed the formation, nature, characteristics, and dangers of heretical cults, as well as their spread in China, sharing the current responses, successful experiences, obstacles, and reflections on church governance.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
