學(xué)者反對在孔子故鄉(xiāng)建教堂
來源:環(huán)球時報(英文版)2010年12月24日
十位學(xué)者在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上聯(lián)署并發(fā)布了一份反對在孔子家鄉(xiāng)興建哥特式基督教堂的公開信。他們認(rèn)為這個(教堂)項目會引發(fā)宗教文化沖突。
早先新華社報道說圣三一教堂將建在距離孔廟3公里的山東省曲阜市于莊村。教堂可以容納3000人,高41.7米,還建有一個基督教和儒家文化交流中心。報道引用曲阜市基督教三自愛國運(yùn)動委員會主任馮宗潔的話說,曲阜有10000名基督徒,可是目前只有一個簡易建筑用作教堂。當(dāng)?shù)刈诮涛幕聞?wù)局的一個姓李的官員對《環(huán)球時報》說這個項目已經(jīng)被中央政府批準(zhǔn),并在七月舉行了奠基儀式。
學(xué)者們在星期三的公開信中呼吁政府應(yīng)該保護(hù)孔子(儒家)的正統(tǒng)地位并對這個城市里的其它宗教予以限制。公開信說:“我們相信包容性很強(qiáng)的儒家文化不會與其他宗教文化發(fā)生沖突,但無法確保其他宗教之間不會發(fā)生沖突?!惫_信還說教堂應(yīng)該停建并遷到離開孔廟25公里遠(yuǎn)的地方去。
北京首都師范大學(xué)儒教研究中心主任陳明是聯(lián)署的學(xué)者之一,他對《環(huán)球時報》說他們要政府承認(rèn)儒教的合法地位。北京大學(xué)文化資源研究中心副主任張頤武支持這個(建教堂的)想法?!耙晕幕瘺_突為由反對建教堂是不妥的?!鄙虾5幕浇掏街荞Y(音)覺得只要教堂是用于基督教活動的,就應(yīng)該可以建。 (翻譯:華虹)
Scholars oppose to build church in Confucius home
December 24, 2010
Ten scholars signed and published a letter on the Internet in which they oppose plans to build a Gothic-style Christian church in the hometown of Confucius. They argued the project could trigger religious and cultural conflicts.
The Holy Trinity Church will be built in Yuzhuang village in Qufu, Shandong Province, which is 3 kilometers from Confucius’ Temple, the Xinhua News Agency reported earlier.
The church could accommodate 3,000 people and stand 41.7 meters high. An exchange center for Christianity and Confucianism will also be built.
The existing church for the 10,000 Christians in Qufu is a makeshift building, the report quoted Feng Zongjie, head of the Qufu city Committee of Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China, as saying.
An official surnamed Li from the local Religion and Culture Affairs Bureau told the Global Times that the central government has approved the project, and an earth breaking ceremony was held in July.
In the letter issued Wednesday, the scholars said the government should protect the orthodoxy of Confucius, and impose restrictions on other religions in the city.
"We believe that Confucius is accommodating and will not have conflict with other religions. But we cannot guarantee that all other religions will not have conflict among themselves," the letter said.
The letter said the project should be halted, or move 25 kilometers away from Confucius’ Temple.
Chen Ming, one of the scholars and director of the Confucianism Research Center at Beijing Capital Normal University, told the Global Times that they want the government to admit the religious position of Confucianism.
Zhang Yiwu, a deputy director of the Cultural Resource Research Center at Peking University, backed the idea. "It is inappropriate to cite cultural conflict as the reason to reject the church."
Zhou Chi, a Christian in Shanghai, feels the church should be built as long as it is used only for Christian activities.
網(wǎng)址:http://www.china.org.cn/china/2010-12/24/content_21608345.htm
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