Arguably representing Vietnamโs majority religion, it was outlawed in 1981 and immediately replaced by the government-created Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS). Most of UBCVโs pagodas are now in the possession of VBS. Those few left have been targeted for demolition by...
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Evangelical Church of Vietnam-South (ECV-S)
Formation of ECV-S The ECVN-South, founded in 1921 in South Vietnam, was recognized by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 2001. The Central Highlands region in southern Vietnam is home to many indigenous peoples commonly known as โMontagnardsโ...
Evangelical Church of Vietnam-North (ECV-N)
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IRF Summit 2024: BPSOS encourages young champions of freedom of religion or beliefย
The IRF (International Religious Freedom) Summit 2024 ended on January 31. On January 31, Hรฒa Hแบฃo Buddhist and former prisoner of conscience Nguyแป n Bแบฏc Truyแปn spoke at the summit. In September 2023, he was released after serving 6 years of his 11-year...
IRF 2024: Vietnamese Americans advocate for religious freedom at Congress
The advocacy campaign for religious freedom in Vietnam, ahead of the IRF (International Religious Freedom) Summit 2024, has begun. On January 24, a group of Vietnamese Americans joined other members of the Congressional Working Group at the House of...
IRF 2024: BPSOS to highlight state-controlled religious organisations in Vietnam
Next week, on January 30-31, BPSOS will play an important role at the IRF (International Religious Freedom) Summit 2024 in Washington, D.C. The annual summit is a civil society-led event about religious freedom around the world. This year, it will...
Joint letter on Centennial of Cao Dai Religion
We write to respectfully seek your support for the millions of Cao Dai followers who need to regain access to their places of worship in Vietnam in time to celebrate, in late 2025, the centennial anniversary of the founding of their Cao Dai Religion.
Profile of Cao Dai 1997 Sect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p94umo-DK6U Hแป sฦก chi phรกi Cao ฤร i Tรขy Ninh 1997, mแปt cรดng cแปฅ ฤร n รกp tรญn ฤแป vร tiรชu diแปt ฤแบกo Cao ฤร i. Video ฤแบงu trong loแบกt 3 video vแป Chi Phรกi 1997. The Cao Dai Tay Ninh sect 1997 dossier, tool for the repression and the...
Cao Dai Temple and Buddha Mother Shrine and land in Phu My, Binh Dinh Province
In 1970, the Cao Dai Church bought land on Highway 1, located in Vinh Binh village, My Phong commune, Phu My district, Binh Dinh province and built the Phu My Temple in 1972.
Cho Gao Temple, Tien Giang
The Cho Gao Temple was built in 1972. In 1991, the government took over and eventually transferred to the 1997 Cao Dai Sect.
Cao Dai Temple 891, Tran Hung Dao, Saigon
In 1949, His Holiness Pham Cong Tac bought a villa from the French in 1949 as a place to worship the Supreme Being and Buddha Mother and where dignitaries came to practice religion.
The Creation of the 1997 Cao Dai Sect
Facing mounting international criticisms, in the early 1990โs the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) adopted a new strategy: to force Cao Dai Religion adherents to join a new religion that they would create and control. The Secretariat of the VPCโs Central Committee on...