Thẻ: Religious freedom

Vietnam with tireless efforts to ensure right to freedom of religion for all people

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The Party and State of Vietnam always affirm that belief and religion are the spiritual needs of the people, which have been and will be coexisting with the nation, and followers of all religions are part of the great national unity bloc.

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Peace prayer at the annual Kate festival of the Cham ethnic minority people at Po Sah Inu Cham Tower relic site in Binh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Party and State of Vietnam always affirm that belief and religion are the spiritual needs of the people, which have been and will be coexisting with the nation, and followers of all religions are part of the great national unity bloc.

On April 4, the Cham Brahman people in the south central province of Binh Thuan celebrated one year since the Kate festival was included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritages under Decision No. 776/ QD-BVHTTDL, dated April 4, 2022, of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Vietnam protests against US State Department’s adding Vietnam to religious freedom Special Watch List

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Addition of Vietnam to US religious freedom watch list based on inaccurate info

By Vu Anh   December 15, 2022 | 09:20 pm GMT+7 VNExpress

Addition of Vietnam to US religious freedom watch list based on inaccurate info

Deputy spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe government says the U.S. decision to put Vietnam on a Special Watch List regarding religious freedom was based on inaccurate information.

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Colorado Drops Second Case Against Christian Baker

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TĐH: The clash of civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against LGBT on one hand and religious freedom to follow the Bible on the other hand is splitting America in halves and largely explains Trump’s rise to power with the support of the conservatives. The progressive left under Obama has pushed the issue to the degree of oppressing folks with religious beliefs, without carving out a religious exception for them, and thus created a cultural and legal war which is still in full throttle.

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Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, accepts congratulations and thanks in his Lakewood shop after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 in his favor saying his religious beliefs do not violate Colorado’s anti-discrimination law after refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple on June 4, 2018. (Photo: Joe Amon/The Denver Post/Getty Images)

Colorado baker Jack Phillips is 2-0 now after state officials dropped their second attempt to coerce him into baking products that violate his beliefs.

Phillips, in turn, dropped a federal lawsuit.

“I have and will always serve everyone who comes into my shop; I simply can’t celebrate events or express messages that conflict with my religious beliefs,” Phillips said in a statement Tuesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Colorado Drops Second Case Against Christian Baker” →

US Commission on International Religious Freedom: 2018 Annual Report – Vietnam’s Response

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US Commission on International Religious Freedom

2018 Annual Report

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US’ religious freedom report makes biased assessment of Vietnam

The US Department of State’s 2017 International Religious Freedom Report continued to give biased assessment and cited untrue information on Vietnam, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Tiếp tục đọc “US Commission on International Religious Freedom: 2018 Annual Report – Vietnam’s Response” →

China ‘blocks’ Mongolia border after Dalai Lama visit

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Mongolia says hundreds of trucks stuck at the border after move seen as a response to Dalai Lama’s visit to Ulaanbaatar.

Mongolia says drivers spend hours and in some cases days waiting in the cold [Al Jazeera]

Mongolia says China has closed a key border crossing, creating huge congestion, nearly a week after the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, visited the country.

Hundreds of truck drivers for the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto are stuck at the Gants Mod crossing in southeastern Mongolia in freezing temperatures. Tiếp tục đọc “China ‘blocks’ Mongolia border after Dalai Lama visit” →