Zhao Jingfan pondered for a moment: "As Mr. said, honoring one's parents is not only the foundation of human ethics, but also the precepts of teachings. The students have been studying in a foreign country for many years, and they have failed to fulfill their responsibilities of support, and they have sometimes been disobedient, and they have indeed lost their jobs. If my husband can convince my parents, I would like to try to work in the research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a while, so that I can serve my parents in my spare time and do my child's job. ”

Sun Yuanqi's voice immediately sank: "Although I agree with you to believe in religion and preach, at the same time, I also want to set up a few rules for you, and I also use your mouth to inform Chinese and foreign religious circles who preach in China that they must abide by the laws and disciplines of our country and not act recklessly. If they dare to violate the laws and discipline of the country, they will be dismissed from their clerical positions, strictly forbidden to preach, expelled from the country, and never allowed to enter China. You should keep in mind, if he disobeys in the future, don't say that Sun Mou is unpredictable! ”

Sun Yuanqi was originally a teacher, and over the years, he has served as a squire, a scholar, a cabinet minister, a chief minister, a prime minister and other important positions. Zhao Jingfan hurriedly bent down and replied, "Please sir!" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "First of all, missionaries must not interfere in politics. Perhaps you want to say that you are only focused on missionary work and have no interest in politics, how can you interfere in politics? In fact, religion and politics have always been inseparable, and decades ago the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the White Lotus Sect, the Tianli Sect, the Boxer Rebellion, the Yunnan Rebellion, and the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion are all lessons from the past. Although some religions and politics are relatively distant, they are just unsuccessful and have great plans, and they are not 'unrelated'. For example, since the late Qing Dynasty, a large number of Western missionaries have come to China to preach, often with other political purposes besides religious beliefs. Such as stealing and gathering all kinds of intelligence; Moreover, their missionary methods often rely on supra-religious political influence and military force to serve their country's policy of aggression against China. ”

Zhao Jingfan replied solemnly: "The student was born and grew up in Sri Lanka, and was taught by his parents since he was a child, and he knows the national righteousness. Although I can't dedicate myself to defending my country. But I will never dare to betray the country for glory! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "There are also big and small politics. At the beginning, in order to attract believers, many Western missionaries wantonly interfered in China's internal affairs, overrode the local government, manipulated judicial trials, and forcibly seized land and houses. He even shielded traitors and mutilated good people, arousing the strong resentment of the Chinese people. However, the Qing government's fear of causing diplomatic disputes, and its inability to control foreign missionaries due to political or military pressure from foreign powers, often stifled the resistance of the Chinese people and emboldened the missionaries.

It is precisely because of the power of the missionaries that many ill-intentioned believers are attracted to them. They believe in religion not simply out of religious belief, but in order to be able to use the power of foreign missionaries to run rampant in the countryside and the common people with the help of the power of foreign missionaries! If such scoundrels were baptized into your disciples, and then caught and severely punished by the government, would you come to the aid of religious zeal and put pressure on the government? If there is, it is interference in politics! ”

If a parishioner breaks the law, he will be caught. Regardless of what crime he has committed, he will besiege the government and demand his immediate release, otherwise it will "undermine the freedom of religious belief" and "hurt the feelings of compatriots and believers at home and abroad," and the government will immediately become synonymous with autocracy, ignorance, corruption, and dictatorship, which can be smashed, looted, and overthrown. This kind of drama is not uncommon for Sun Yuanqi to see. Moreover, this kind of thing not only appeared in the late Qing Dynasty, but also in some religious areas in the past one or two decades.

With the development of network technology, new media such as blogs and microblogs continue to emerge, and this kind of thing has also appeared more frequently, especially today's "public knowledge party". He is even more familiar with this method. For example, as soon as the Pingdu demolition incident broke out, before the truth was revealed, hundreds of journalists and lawyers rushed from Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and other places to help "for the sake of justice, conscience, and the desired rule of law" to cause chaos in the world and exert pressure on the government with incendiary rhetoric. Intended to manipulate the judicial trial.

Zhao Jingfan pursed his lips: "Students will never interfere in politics after their mission!" ”

Sun Yuanqi added: "Second, the mission must not be in violent conflict with other religions or sects. Long before the introduction of Christianity, God and other sects, China already had a variety of religions, including its own native religion Taoism, Buddhism that has spread and evolved for nearly 2,000 years, Tianfang Sect, which is the dominant religion in the northwest, and the Yicile Karma Sect that has declined in Kaifeng, etc., in addition to the Confucian concept of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Originally, they were all angular stones, but after hundreds of thousands of years of grinding and fusion, most of them have become round and smooth, and gradually integrated into the cultural blood of the Chinese nation, and there will be no violent conflicts under normal circumstances. However, in recent decades, the sudden influx of Western Catholic, Christian and other religions is like a few drops of water suddenly falling into a hot oil pot, which immediately caused countless riots.

"I also admit that the reasons for the opposition of the vast number of Chinese people, including many intellectuals and officials and gentry, are very complex, and the motives are not exactly the same, mixed with many backward, conservative, and narrow national sentiments. But at the same time, we must also realize that the great impact of Catholicism, Christianity and other religions on traditional Chinese thought and social structure, such as not worshipping ancestors, not bowing to parents, not entering ancestral halls, etc., is indeed unacceptable. Think about it, if your parents are like that, how much more are other people? ”

Zhao Jingfan was thoughtful when he heard this.

Sun Yuanqi continued: "Third, missionaries should allow believers to apostasy. As far as I know, in most religions in the West, apostasy is considered a very serious crime; And if you accept the faith under the guidance of the church, you will never have any valid reason to change your faith or doubt the truth you believe. If someone apostasy, all members of the congregation will be mobilized to admonish them, or they will be punished in disregard of state laws and regulations. However, in recent times, with the deeper exploration of the nature of the world by the natural sciences and the richer understanding of human beings by the humanities, the role of religion in strictly regulating the daily life of believers has become weaker and weaker, and apostasy and even change of faith will become the norm.

"The Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China stipulates that 'the people have the freedom to believe in religion'. The so-called 'freedom of religious belief' includes that no state organ, social group or individual may compel citizens not to believe in religion, and that no state organ, social group or individual may compel citizens to believe in religion. Therefore, whether it is a group of people classified by religion or a group of people classified by religion, each of them has every right to choose not to believe or convert, and no one can force it. Especially the clergy! ”

Zhao Jingfan hesitated: "Why don't you allow the clergy to persuade apostates?" Some people are not religious enough in the beginning, like lost lambs, and it is time for the pastor to guide them in the right direction. ”

Sun Yuanqi retorted unceremoniously: "In this world, people are equal to each other, and there is no such thing as a lamb or a shepherd!" And then the clergy can make sure that they are pointing in the right direction? If they are pointing in the right direction, then what else do we need scientists, politicians, and military strategists in the world for? Just go straight to the seminary and wait for the divine revelation! ”

Zhao Jingfan had the heart to refute, but in the end he just opened his mouth and didn't say half a sentence.

Sun Yuanqi immediately said: "Fourth, in the process of proselytizing, minors must not be enticed or coerced to participate in religious activities, they must not recruit followers in schools, and still less must they use religion to obstruct compulsory education. Minors are simple-minded, lack judgment, ignorant of the world and are easily gullible, just like a piece of white rice paper, dyed red and black, once affected, it is difficult to change for life. It is for this reason that many religions regard children and adolescents as the best targets for development. But minors are the future of the country and the hope of the nation, and now that the country is so poor and weak, can these new forces of future national construction devote themselves to religion?

"The so-called 'ten years of trees, a hundred years of people', now the country spends a lot of manpower and financial resources to popularize compulsory education, the intention is to cultivate the development of the requirements of the times. If the school becomes a missionary place, or if it is difficult to select a few outstanding talents, and suddenly he has to donate what he has learned and decides to fight for the religious industry all his life, wouldn't it become 'Yan Wan's request and get this kind of charity'? If you really want to preach, you can go to Sichuan, Tibet, Yungui and other remote and poor identities, which can not only break the ignorance, but also educate the people, then the merit is immeasurable! ”

Zhao Jingfan's face suddenly turned red.

Sun Yuanqi was still unconscious, and said directly: "Finally, preaching is your personal behavior, and you can't use the names of Sun, Jinghui, Xingzhi and others, so as not to stir up the local area and confuse the people. Can you do these five things? ”

Zhao Jingfan replied respectfully: "Sir's teachings, students keep every word in mind, and they must follow it at all times!" ”

"Sun has taught you some physical and chemical knowledge before, but now that you are committed to preaching, those things are just tools for you to make a living, and they will be discarded sooner or later in the future, and my 'sir' is a bit unworthy of the name. And is there a clear definition of the master-disciple relationship in your Christianity? It's better that you and I will be called Uncle Lang in the future, and don't mention any more 'sir' and 'student'! After that, Sun Yuanqi waved his hand: "You go back to my dormitory in the middle of the mountain for a few days, and then go back when your parents' emotions calm down." ”

Zhao Jingfan was stunned, and only knelt down on one knee for a long time, then changed his legs, respectfully kowtowed to Sun Yuanqi three times, and said in a choked voice: "Student Zhao Jingfan thanked Mr. for saving the teachings!" ”

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but recall the time when they lived together in the Mashen Temple and Houhai, and vaguely saw Zhao Jingfan, who was about ten years old, carrying a schoolbag behind him, learning to walk with his own pace; His skinny man was hunched over his desk, completing his homework one by one...... Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi was also a little sad. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian. )

ps: I went home two days ago, just in time for something big to happen, and I delayed the update for a few days, sorry!