Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship
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The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship is a banned fundamentalist Christian
group in Vietnam
, led by Phạm Đình Nhân. As of 2007, it is not listed as a national member of the World Evangelical Alliance
(Formerly World Evangelical Fellowship), but appears to be based on their philosophy.http://www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/members/asia.htm
Their legal committee was headed by Nguyen Hong Quang, General Secretary of the Vietnam Mennonite Church, who was sentenced to 3 years in prison in 2004 for attacking two undercover government operatives.http://old.worldevangelicalalliance.com/persecute/persec_vietnam_15nov04.html
The VEF's headquarters are in Ho Chi Minh City
.
In this year, the United States of America
's government added Vietnam to the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" regarding religion, giving it the option of pursuing 14 kinds of political and economic sanctions against Vietnam.
The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship opposes sanctions against Vietnam, on the grounds it would hurt the Vietnamese people, with Phạm Đình Nhân saying "As a Christian leader I don’t want anything to make my people in the country suffer,".http://www.queme.net/vie/e-news_detail.php?numb=171
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
group in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, led by Phạm Đình Nhân. As of 2007, it is not listed as a national member of the World Evangelical Alliance
World Evangelical Alliance
- Introduction :' is a global ministry working with local churches around the world to join in common concern to live and proclaim the "Good News of Jesus" in their communities...
(Formerly World Evangelical Fellowship), but appears to be based on their philosophy.http://www.worldevangelicalalliance.com/members/asia.htm
Their legal committee was headed by Nguyen Hong Quang, General Secretary of the Vietnam Mennonite Church, who was sentenced to 3 years in prison in 2004 for attacking two undercover government operatives.http://old.worldevangelicalalliance.com/persecute/persec_vietnam_15nov04.html
The VEF's headquarters are in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
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2004 Ordinance on Religion
On the June 18, 2004, the Vietnamese National Assembly issued an ordinance on religion. The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship opposed this law, claiming "it is likely to permanently outlaw our house church organizations, none of which have been recognized since 1975. Many articles in this Ordinance will also provide a legal basis for local authorities to hinder and persecute the church." The VEF called for monthly fasting to get the Vietnamese government to "recognize God’s sovereignty" over Vietnam.http://www.christianresponse.org/content/NewsItem.phtml?art=296&c=0In this year, the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's government added Vietnam to the list of "Countries of Particular Concern" regarding religion, giving it the option of pursuing 14 kinds of political and economic sanctions against Vietnam.
The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship opposes sanctions against Vietnam, on the grounds it would hurt the Vietnamese people, with Phạm Đình Nhân saying "As a Christian leader I don’t want anything to make my people in the country suffer,".http://www.queme.net/vie/e-news_detail.php?numb=171