Reactionary portraits: The Inter-religious Council - A mishmash of degenerate religious dignitaries

Vietnam is a multi-religion and multi-belief country. The religions introduced in Vietnam are Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Muslim and indigenous religions are Caodaism and Hoa Hao Buddhism. According to the statistics, approximately 95 percent of the population in Vietnam have belief and religious lives. At present, Vietnam has 13 religions with nearly 24 million religion followers, accounting for 27 percent of the country’s population. The right to freedom of belief and religion in Vietnam is adopted, respected and protected by the Party and State, henceforth religious life in Vietnam has been radically changed. Regarding religious life, religious followers have normal religious life at homes and places of worship in conformity with their traditional ceremonies. Some of religious activities, specifically belong to indigenous religions, are developing in contrast with what happened in the past. Belief and religious activities have been increasingly stabilized in conformity with the organizational charter and regulation, and in observance of the law. Governments at all levels has created favorable conditions for religious followers “go together with the whole nation”, promote religious culture and fine virtue in building the cultural life in residential areas; guide and support religious followers to proactively participate in social activities and charity work, to live the “good life, good direction”, support the patriotic movements, make contribution to socio-economic building and development in localities, through which expand the reputation and influence of their religions.