A delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs paid a working visit to provinces on Soc Trang, Long An and Binh Duong from July 15-31 for checking the implementation of the Law on Belief and Religion.
During the visit, the GCRA delegation led by Vice Chairman Bùi Thanh Hà had exchange meetings with the provincial government of the three Southern provinces and field trips to religious places for inspecting the implementation of the new law in the localities.
As reported, Long An province is home to over 1,000 places of worship, and since 2017, concerning local authorities has organized meetings of the law on belief and religion 2016 for over 2,000 state cadres and 3,500 religious followers.
At the meeting with Soc Trong provincial authorities
In Soc Trang, 400,000 out of 630,000 religious followers in the province are Khmer, and the province is currently has 407 places of fold beliefs and 337 religious establishments belonging to Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Caodaism, Baha’i, etc.
Meeting with the provincial government of Binh Duong
Binh Duong currently has 350,000 religious followers of Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Caodaism, Islam, i.e., with 317 places of worship.
Inspection delegation visits Buddhist pagoda in Binh Duong
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