Prevent groups of subjects from gathering for illegal “strange religion” activities

The leader of Phu My Commune Police said that, through understanding the situation in the area, around 8:30 a.m. on May 23, the commune police discovered Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hue’s house (SN 1964, residing in My Lam village, Phu My commune, district). Phu Vang) has a group of 8 people from outside the locality who are gathering for illegal activities according to the “Consistency of the Way”. Immediately after, the Phu My Commune Police reported to the Commanding Committee of the Phu Vang District Police, the People’s Committee of Phu My Commune, in collaboration with the relevant professional teams, to work with Ms. Hue and the above group of people.

At the headquarters of the People’s Committee of Phu My Commune, the functional forces took statements to clarify the purpose, content and form of activities of this group of subjects, and the relationship between the subjects. At Mrs. Hue’s house, the police made a record to seize all scriptures and documents; metal oil lamp in which there is a tree with the symbol “Buddha” written in Chinese characters…

According to Captain Tran Duy Ngoc, head of the Phu My Commune Police, the process of taking testimony and investigating determined that Ms. Hue worked as a lottery ticket seller, had a long time living and doing business in Da Nang city. Here, she was drawn to live according to “Consistency of the Way”. After that, Ms. Hue returned to her hometown in Phu My commune and continued her “Consistency of Religion” activities from 2019 to the present. The main form of living is practicing at home and studying how to live on the Internet.

Ms. Hue admitted that the contact and information exchange between the members of “Consistency of Religion” was done by her via phone and social networks. Regarding the illegal religious activities at Mrs. Hue’s house, the authorities have clearly identified the identities of 8 people that Ms. Hue invited from the provinces and cities: Da Nang, Quang Nam, Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang , Kien Giang came to her house to guide the presentation of the altar, the Buddha image according to the provisions of “Consistency of the Way” and performed the ceremony “Annihilating the Maitreya Buddha statue”.

The authorities have asked 8 people from outside the locality to commit, sign a commitment not to repeat their activities and ask to leave the locality. For Ms. Hue, the authorities are consolidating the file to handle according to regulations.

Learn to know, “Consistency Dao” originated in China, but developed mainly in Taiwan, is a combination of 5 religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity and Islam. Regarding the worshiping rite, there is a wooden altar in the middle of the house, in front of the altar hangs a cloth embroidered with the lotus symbol and 4 Chinese characters. On the altar, there is a statue of Quan Am, a bowl of incense, 3 lampstands, 2 vases of apples. In addition to the plaster statue of Guan Yin, the rest of the items are made of bronze. Above the altar is a rectangular frame, in the middle of the word “Buddha”, above there are the words “Buddhist spectral projection”, on the left side there are the words “Tinh Binh willow chi enlightened mystic” and “Tu Truc Lam Trung Quan” freedom”… “Consistency of the Way” has no cardinal, no doctrine, manifests self-seeking, superstitious, superstitious activities, signs of borrowing and distortion of Buddhist history; claiming to be God’s religion; take advantage of the Buddha hall, Buddha image, Buddha’s title, and Buddhist scriptures to entice people to believe.

“Consistency religion” was introduced into Vietnam through many forms, mainly from foreign labor exporters, when they returned to Vietnam, they brought this “strange religion” and continued to “transform” into other people. Relatives and friends pray together, study together, and practice “Consistency of the Way”. In Vietnam, “Consistency of Religion” operates spontaneously, on a small scale, individually or in the name of a number of groups that have volunteering activities or develop through economic relations.

Recently, in many provinces and cities across the country such as Hanoi, Quang Nam, Da Nang, Can Tho, Vinh Long, Long An, Ben Tre, Bac Giang, Dong Nai, Hai Duong… Currently, many groups of people gather to live according to the “Consistency of the Way”, in which, are concentrated in the Southern region, through many forms, mainly through the number of people exporting labor from Taiwan to Vietnam. about.

The authorities confirmed that, up to now, “Consistent religion” has not been recognized by the State of Vietnam as an organization or a religion operating legally. Therefore, all activities related to “Consistency of religion” are contrary to the provisions of Vietnamese law. Any person who organizes gatherings, propagates, entices, entices or forces others to follow the “Consistency of the Way” will be considered a violation of the law and will be severely dealt with.

In order to contribute to ensuring security in the area, the authorities suggested that people clearly identify the nature of “Consistency of religion” so as not to be dragged to participate, and absolutely not carry out acts of religious propaganda. illegal beliefs. In case citizens detect organizations or individuals committing the above acts, they shall immediately report and denounce them to the nearest functional agency or police agency for handling and settlement.