For those in the government, such an understanding will prevent a simplistic handling of religion as if it is an alien ideology and help them realize that its positive and meaningful contents could play a constructive role in real life.

• 对执政者来说，讲宗教也是文化，意味着处理宗教问题不能简单化，不能把宗教当作一种异己的意识形态，而是承认宗教里面包含积极的、有意义的东西，可以加以挖掘和整理，使其在现实中发挥积极作用。