以法治的方式管理宗教事务,是我党开展宗教工作的一贯主张。1931年《中华苏维埃宪法大纲》中就有“保护信教自由”的条款。新中国成立后的1954年宪法,直至1982年宪法三十六条奠定了宗教工作法治化的法制基础。改革开放以来,“依法管理宗教事务”成为党的宗教工作基本方针的重要内容之一,宗教工作逐渐纳入法治化轨道。2004年国务院颁行《宗教事务条例》以来,特别是 The management of religious affairs by the rule of law has always been our party’s advocacy of religious work. In 1931 “Chinese Soviet Constitution outline” there is “freedom of religious freedom” clause. After the founding of New China, the 1954 Constitution, until 1982, Article 36 of the Constitution laid the legal basis for the legalization of religious work. Since the reform and opening up, “administering religious affairs according to law” has become one of the important contents of the party’s basic principle of religious work. Religious work has gradually been incorporated into the track of rule of law. Since the State Council promulgated the Regulations on Religious Affairs in 2004, especially