The provincial committee for religious affairs of Tien Giang on July 2 disseminated the Law on Belief and Religion 2016 to participants of a religious training held by the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in the province.
The dissemination session taking place in Thien Phong Caodai parish in the province’s Cai Be district drew the participation of 162 deacons from five parishes of the Tay Ninh Caodai sect in Tien Giang.
During the event held in collaboration with the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Tien Giang, the provincial religious committee introduced key contents of the new belief and religious law, including the registration for religious group activities, legal entity of religious organizations, the time requirement for recognition of religious organization, religious practices of foreigners in Vietnam, ordainment of religious leaders and dignitaries, and competent powers of concerning state agencies in practices of belief and religion, etc.
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