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Vietnam RELIGION
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Chinese Buddhist temple, Cholon
Courtesy United States Army
Buddhist shrine with portrait of Ho Chi Minh
Courtesy Bill Herod
A painting at the Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh Province, depicting three of the Cao Dai
movement's spiritual "father": founder of the Chinese Republic Sun Yat-sen, French poet and
novelist Victor Hugo, and Vietnamese prophet Trang Thinh
Courtesy United States Army
The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
adopted in 1980, proclaims that "citizens enjoy freedom of
worship, and may practice or not practice a religion" but that
"no one may misuse religions to violate state laws or policies."
Despite the Constitution's ostensible protection of the practice
of the religion, the status of such was precarious in Vietnam in
late 1987.
Data as of December 1987
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