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e. Christianity was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century. [ 1] Christians represent a significant minority in Vietnam: Catholics and Protestants were reported to compose 7% and 2% of the country's population respectively in 2020. [ 2]
Protestantism in Vietnam. Protestants in Vietnam ( Vietnamese: đạo Tin Lành lit. ' Evangelicalism ') are a religious minority, constituting 1% of the population in 2022. [1] Though its numbers are small, Protestantism is the country's fastest-growing religion, growing at a rate of 600% in the early 2000s. [2]
Christianity. The relationship between Christianity and politics is a historically complex subject and a frequent source of disagreement throughout the history of Christianity, as well as in modern politics between the Christian right and Christian left. There have been a wide variety of ways in which thinkers have conceived of the relationship ...
Freedom of religion in Vietnam. While the Constitution of Vietnam officially provides for freedom of religion, in practice the government imposes a range of legislative measures restricting religious practice (such as registration requirements, control boards, and surveillance). [1] [2] [3] All religious groups must register and seek approval ...
The failure of the revolt had a disastrous effect on the Christians of Vietnam. [35] New restrictions against Christians followed, and demands were made to find and execute remaining missionaries. [36] Anti-Catholic edicts to this effect were issued by Minh Mạng in 1836 and 1838.
Traditional religion, Christianity. The Stieng people ( Vietnamese: Xtiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. They speak Stieng, a language in the Bahnaric group of the Mon–Khmer languages . Most Stieng live in Bình Phước Province (81,708 in 2009) [3] of the Southeast region of Vietnam. In Cambodia, they are classified as a ...
Nhất Hạnh was born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo on 11 October 1926, in the ancient capital of Huế in central Vietnam. [ 13][ 7][ 14] He is 15th generation Nguyễn Đình; the poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, author of Lục Vân Tiên, was his ancestor. [ 15] His father, Nguyễn Đình Phúc, from Thành Trung village in Thừa Thiên, Huế, was ...
According to estimates by the Pew Research Center in 2010, most of the Vietnamese people practiced (exclusively) folk religions (45.3%). A total of 16.4% of the population were Buddhists ( Mahayana ), 8.2% were Christian, and about 30% were unaffiliated to any religion. [ 4 ] Officially, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an atheist state, as ...