PEOPLE’S
COMMITTEE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
TÂY NINH PROVINCE Independence - Liberty - Happiness
No. 124/QĐ-UB Tây
Ninh, 4 June 1980
THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF Tây Ninh PROVINCE
- Based on the law of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam prescribing the functions and authority of
provincial people’s committees.
- Based on Decree No. 234-HL
of 14 June 1955 and Resolution No. 29-CP of 11 November 1977 on religious
policy from the Central Government Council.
- Based on the Ordinance on
Punishment for Anti-Revolution Crimes of 30 October 1967 from the Central
Government.
- Based on socialist reform
policies applicable to agriculture, industry, and real property of the State
regarding the southern provinces.
- Based on Article 3 of the
Resolution from the Tây Ninh Province People’s Council from its 6th meeting of
the First Session, dated 03 December 1978.
After reviewing inspection reports for 42 religious facilities within
and outside of the Tây Ninh Cao Dai Holy See from 21 February 1978 to 8 March
1978 performed by the People’s Committee of Phu Khuong District (now Hoa Thanh)
and reports on discovery of reactionary cases within the Tây Ninh Cao Dai Holy
See.
Taking into account the legitimate request and aspiration of
believers,
To maintain political security and social order; ensure freedom of
beliefs; promote collective ownership by the working class; fully protect
citizens’ rights and obligations; increase solidarity among all the people to
build up our country and defend our socialist fatherland;
HEREBY DECIDE
ARTICLE 1. To dispose of
religious and administrative facilities and assets of the Tây Ninh Cao Dai
Church because it violated current law in going against the religious policy of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, using the following measures:
1. Dissolve and prohibit all activities, no matter in what form, of
reactionary organizations and parties originating from the Cao Dai Church or
using the name of the Cao Dai Church up to the present time and from here on,
both at the central level and local level. Stop and prohibit spiritist seances
(see enclosed List No. 1).
2. Dissolve, withdraw management power, and prohibit from now on all
activities, no matter in what form, the religious and administrative
facilities, both at the central level and local level, including: Hiep Thien
Tower, Charitable Projects, Cuu Trung Tower, and Pho Te (see enclosed List No.
2).
3. Confiscate all personnel files, documents, means, instruments,
equipment and devices, and assets used for anti-revolution activities (see
enclosed document).
4. Prohibit and stop the publication and propagation of information
from seances, divine statements and instructions, circulars, religious decrees,
religious texts, and sermons tainted with reactionary views opposing Socialism,
and harming political security and social order.
5. The people’s government of the commune shall, based on the current
views, policies, and law of the State, take possession of, and manage
facilities, instruments, equipment and devices, food stores, financial assets,
property and real property that should not be under the control of a religious
entity, that the Sacerdotal Council must turn over to the State to serve public
interests. No one may use the assets identified as belonging to all the people.
ARTICLE 2. Religious facilities
of Tây Ninh Cao Dai may continue to be
used pursuant to the religious policy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Within the
Holy See:
-/ Holy Temple, Back Hall, Eastern Structure,
Western Structure.
-/ Female Buddha Temple, Back of, and Rituals
Hall of Báo Ân Từ.
-/ Pope’s Hall.
-/ Hall of the Guardian of Law.
-/ Vegetarian Hall.
A number of units needed for music and rituals serving religious life.
About personnel for these, the Governing Council will submit specific proposals
to the government, but will not include household registration within the Holy
See.
Facilities:
-/ Temple.
-/ Female Buddha Temple.
Each temple and Female Buddha temple should have only between 1 and 3
personnel not of draft age whose task is to attend to rituals for the benefit
of believers. They should have the trust of many believers and local notables
in order to qualify as implementers of rites.
Citizens who have a religion and those who don’t are Vietnamese
citizens with identical obligations and rights, and all must fulfill their
civil obligations.
The People’s Committee of the province acknowledges the Governing
Council in its current format, positively leaning toward genuine religious life
as described in circulars and religious orders issued by the Governing Council.
ARTICLE 3: The Governing Council of the Tây Ninh Cao Dai Chrch is responsible
for imparting the understanding of this Decision among all clergy members,
functionaries, and believers, and carrying out activities cited in Articles 1
and 2 of this Decision.
ARTICLE 4: Members of the Governing Council, officials in charge of specialized
government units, and chairs of people’s committees of districts and towns
shall implement this Decision.
This
Decision takes effect immediately and shall be implemented within one day.
FOR
THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE OF Tây Ninh PROVINCE,
CHAIRMAN
Đặng
Văn Thượng.
LIST NO. 1
- United Nationalist Front of Vietnam or
United Nationalist Front for the Liberation of Vietnam
- Live Together in Peace
- Church for Peace
- Divine Poems Peace Carriage
- Ben Hai Peace
- Organization for Salvation for Living
Together in Peace
- Vietnam Revival Association
- Allied Nationalist Resistance Front
- Vietnam Republican Socialist Party
- Association of Allied Cao Dai Veterans
- Disabled Cao Dai Veterans Association
- Disciples of Guardian of Laws
- Great Way Loyal Group
- Polycraft Group
- Cao Dai Scouts
- Association of Great Way Men
etc.
LIST NO. 2
HIEP THIEN
TOWER
- Holy Way of Hiep Thien Tower; Holy Way
trials at the local level
- Hiep Thien Tower Discipline Committee
- Lay Dignitaries Committee
- Church History Committee
- Theology Broadcast Unit
CHARITABLE
PROJECTS
- Male, female Charitable Projects Unit
- Male, female Institutes for Charitable
Projects and affiliates
- Charitable Projects Discipline Committee
- Committee to Maintain Order
- Holy See Construction Committee and
affiliates
- Masons Management Committee
- Music Program Committee
- Male, female Rites Committee
- Children Coordinating Committee
- Bat Nha Funeral Hearses Committee
- Van Phap Palace
- Tri Hue Palace, Tri Giao Palace
- Elder Members Committees (Pham Mon and Pham
Nghiep)
- Holy See Site Management
- Religious Region Overseer
- Religious Province Overseer
- Religious District or Parish Overseer
- Male, female Charitable Projects Management
Committee
- Agriculture, Field Projects, Industry, and
Commerce Units
- Committee for Rites, Female Buddha Temples
at the local level
CUU TRUNG
TOWER
- Internal Affairs Unit
- Institutes for Administration (male,
female) and affiliates
- Holy See Maintenance Unit
- Religious Instruction Committee
- Character Hall
- Character Hall Directors Committee
- Financial Audit Committee
- Public Order Committee
- Reception Committee
- Safeguards Unit and affiliates
- Co Bao The Unit
- Duong Nhan Council and Duong Nhan Office
- Ta Mung Management Committee
- Kiem Bien Tong Dao Unit and KBTD Office
- Trung Tong Dao Unit and Trung Tong Dao
Office
- Kham Thanh and Chau Thanh Holy Sites
- Religious Region Chief
- Religious Province Chief
- Religious District Chief - Religious Parish
Chief
- Parish Executive Committees (male, female)
- Tu Vu Committee of Temple
- Head, Twelve Dwellings
- Local Agriculture Projects
- Self-sufficiency Agriculture Projects
PHO TE
- Central
and Local Pho Te
- Ham
Phong Unit
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