Cao Dai religion practices with one heart according to the motto "Glory to the country, Brightness to the religion"

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hopes that all dignitaries, officials, and followers of the Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh will unanimously implement the direction of religious practice in connection with the nation, according to the motto:

Detainees and prisoners are allowed to use scriptures to serve their religious and belief needs.

Religious Freedom in Vietnam through the Perspective of Festivals

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang presents flowers to congratulate the Great Feast of the Supreme Being of the Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh - Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

On the evening of February 17, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended and congratulated the Great Festival of the Supreme Being of Cao Dai Tay Ninh.

Also attending were Tay Ninh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Thanh Tam, Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang - Commander of Military Region 7, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang, and Deputy Head of the Government Office Cao Huy.

The Great Festival of Duc Chi Ton is held annually on the 9th day of the first lunar month, an occasion for all dignitaries, officials, and Cao Dai followers of Tay Ninh Holy See across the country to turn to the Holy See to express their respect for the Jade Emperor, remember the merits of the creator, and pray for favorable weather, national peace, and happiness for everyone and every family.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity to review traditions, reminding Cao Dai dignitaries, officials, and followers to always preserve and promote the traditions of the religion, practice pure religious activities, in accordance with the principles, purposes, and directions of the Church, cultivate personal morality, and practice humanity, love, and solidarity.

The Great Festival of Duc Chi Ton is also an opportunity for religious agencies, representative boards, and parishes to carry out exhibition models recreating images of the process of building and defending the Fatherland, historical events, national heroes, and religious activities...

On behalf of the Party and State leaders and with deep personal feelings, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang sends to all dignitaries, officials and followers of the Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh his respectful greetings, warm regards and best wishes for the New Year.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that Cao Dai is a religion born in Vietnam, taking love as its foundation, humanity as its motto, serving sentient beings as its action, striving for peace and social justice, with the aim of serving the nation, the fatherland, humanity and sentient beings.

During its development, Cao Dai has contributed to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of Vietnam and promoting the spirit of solidarity, gathering dignitaries and followers to accompany the nation.

After 100 years of establishment, Cao Dai Tay Ninh Holy See has been constantly consolidated, developed and grown in all aspects, united and continued to promote the spirit of attachment to the nation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang presents a gift to Head Monk Thuong Tam Thanh, Head of the Church - Photo: VGP/Hai Minh

The Cao Dai Tay Ninh Church is always active in patriotic emulation movements, building cultural life; encouraging all dignitaries, officials, and followers to uphold morality, good customs, enthusiastically participate in labor production, strictly comply with the laws of the State, fulfill civic duties, enhance the spirit of community solidarity, actively participate in movements to encourage learning, humanitarian charity, help the poor, people in difficult circumstances... contributing greatly to the cause of national construction and innovation.

In recent times, Vietnam has made great strides in many aspects, the economic, social and cultural life of the people has developed; political security has been stable; foreign relations have been expanded; freedom of belief and religion of the people has been guaranteed..., creating a new position for Vietnam in the international arena. In this success, there are contributions from religious dignitaries and followers in general, as well as dignitaries, officials and followers of the Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh in particular.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that our State's consistent policy is to always respect freedom of belief and religion, while creating conditions for religious dignitaries and followers, including Cao Dai Tay Ninh Holy See, to have full opportunities and abilities to both practice and live a religious life, and actively participate in building and developing the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister hopes that in the coming time, all dignitaries, officials and followers of the Cao Dai Holy See of Tay Ninh will continue to promote the fine tradition, well implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies; more effectively carry out the patriotic emulation movement, campaigns, live a "good life, good religion", unite to build the holy church, unanimously implement the religious practice direction attached to the nation, according to the motto "Glory to the country, Bright Religion", contribute with the people of the whole country to build and protect the increasingly rich and civilized Vietnam.

Source: https://thoidai.com.vn/dao-cao-dai-dong-tam-hanh-dao-theo-phuong-cham-nuoc-vinh-dao-sang-196880.html