引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应，是社会主义社会对宗教的要求，也是宗教在社会主义社会存在的条件。２００１年１２月的全国宗教工作会议提出新世纪初宗教工作的基本任务是：全面贯彻党的宗教信仰自由政策，依法管理宗教事务，积极引导宗教与社会主义相适应，坚持独立自主自办 Guiding religion to adapt to socialist society is a requirement of religion in socialist society and a condition of the existence of religion in a socialist society. The December 2001 National Conference on Religion put forward the basic task of religious work at the beginning of the new century as follows: To fully implement the party’s policy of freedom of religious belief, administer religious affairs in accordance with the law, actively guide religions to adapt to socialism and uphold their independence