“三个代表”重要思想是我们党必须长期坚持的指导思想,当然也是我们做好统战、宗教工作的根本指导思想。我们党代表的最广大人民群众的利益当然包括广大信教群众的利益。社会主义宗教论是马克思主义宗教观在当代的新概括、新表述、新发展,是指导我们认识社会主义时期宗教的本质、特点、规律,制定符合客观规律的宗教政策的理论依据。要正确理解社会主义宗 The important thinking of the 'Three Represents' is the guiding principle our party must hold for a long time and, of course, it is also the fundamental guiding principle for us to do well in united front work and religious work. Of course, the interests of the broadest masses of people represented by our party include the interests of the masses of religious believers. The socialist theory of religion is a new generalization, new expression and new development of the Marxist religious concept in the present time. It is a guide for us to understand the essence, characteristics and laws of religion during the socialist period and to formulate the theoretical basis for formulating religious policies that conform to the objective laws. We must correctly understand the socialist case