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New Legislation Could Change U.S.-Vietnamese Relations
By Benny Martinez - University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service
Rep. Ahn “Joseph” Cao (R-La) announced today at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that he will introduce legislation that would reinstate Vietnam into the Countries of Particular Concern list.
A Country of Particular Concern is a designation from the State Department indicating that a nation is guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act.
The roots for the new legislation stem from religious freedom violations by the Vietnamese government. According to a statement released by the commission, Vietnam continues to backslide on human rights by discriminating against certain religious practices in the country, detaining some and forcing others to renounce their respective faiths.
Cao said that Vietnam is seeking to create a stronger relationship with the United States. Despite provisions in the Vietnamese Constitution that protect human rights, Cao said that discriminatory actions imposed against certain religions makes creating this relationship a futile effort.
“We have very real concerns about backsliding on issues of human rights and religious freedom issues,” Cao said. “It’s going to be very hard to have that kind of relationship, [and] it cannot happen without the improvements of human rights and religious freedom in Vietnam.”
Cao believes that designating Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern would shed light on the situation and help convince the Vietnamese government to sway from discriminating its own people.
Rep. Ahn “Joseph” Cao (R-La) announced today at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that he will introduce legislation that would reinstate Vietnam into the Countries of Particular Concern list.
A Country of Particular Concern is a designation from the State Department indicating that a nation is guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act.
The roots for the new legislation stem from religious freedom violations by the Vietnamese government. According to a statement released by the commission, Vietnam continues to backslide on human rights by discriminating against certain religious practices in the country, detaining some and forcing others to renounce their respective faiths.
Cao said that Vietnam is seeking to create a stronger relationship with the United States. Despite provisions in the Vietnamese Constitution that protect human rights, Cao said that discriminatory actions imposed against certain religions makes creating this relationship a futile effort.
“We have very real concerns about backsliding on issues of human rights and religious freedom issues,” Cao said. “It’s going to be very hard to have that kind of relationship, [and] it cannot happen without the improvements of human rights and religious freedom in Vietnam.”
Cao believes that designating Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern would shed light on the situation and help convince the Vietnamese government to sway from discriminating its own people.
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I can not believe America have your kind of people living in the US. Send them back all to the zoo.
Now i also know why EDWIN SHOUTED:
" NGUY TAC SHUT THE F...."
Yes, i just found out that we THE "nguy kieu" are shutting out of the most sought after criminal empire from EDWIN's hometown, Hanoi. Now it has franchised in THE USA. Their empire has spread from Hanoi, to Warsaw, Moscow, Berlin, Prague, Toronto, vancouver, and coming soon to California, and Texas.
"NGUY TAC, NGUY KIEU" too bad you will have no part of it. Hey you guys have to continue to work at the office, restaurant and factory, did you hear what EDWIN has said? . I thought i could have a piece of the big cakes. Nut now, i have to start saving for my old days
American pay attention, communist Edwin Tran or Tran Viet Hung would come up with new names to talk bad proud Viet. Flush them dungs in the septic tank and it’s because the dungs was stink. Ho is a dish cleaner could become a communist leader I guess the sky is limit for new dungs... they could become new Nguyen Tan Dungs...sucked the blood from children and women to live like animals
There are no place for the stinky low life human form to live. Just wait and see the dungs will be clean up soon.
Communist in America Edwin Tran has poped out ehh...ehh from the rear end and it would not end its stink.
roast the commie pig edwin and feed it to dung ho.
I would not believe Edwin Tran would live in septic tank with new names, it come out to stink the restroom. Lennin and Ho is about to be stinked too because of the subordinates draged them names to America with new communist methodologies. Let begin with Ho is a dish cleaner who try to save dog foods for me Truong Chinh. I have said my dad is a landlord and for that he pays his life.
My name is Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ha Tinh, Viet Nam, aka Ho Chi Minh, I am deeply sorry for my idealogy that has let my subordinates to forced one million people to died in East Sea or raped/ killed by Thais or Malai pirates.
I have died and my corpse will never become dust to be remained stink for ever to reminded the blind subordinates has imprisoned South Viet Nam officers without any trials to re-education camps and forces woment and children to hard labor in undevelop land so they can gradually die.
I am deeply sorry for Edwin Tran or new names, whom will be new dungs so the proud Viet can flush it. Form now on if Edwin Tran/ dungs or new names says anything in the net then its family will stink like my corpse in Ba Dinh, Ha Noi. Please forvive them, they just dungs, please flush them now.
I am Pham Van Dong (call me dungs too) former leader of Vietnamese communist, please forgive dungs Edwin Tran or new name whom has bad mouth to proud Viet. I am deeply sorry for their stink dungs, my corpse will forever remained in magots. The Viet people now and in future can call me children-woment murderer. I am also sorry for them dungs Edwin Tran been flushed but stink remained as their ancestors begin to crawls out of graves to remains vampires, I am continue to suck blood of Viet children in Cambodia, women has been sold to other countries for few hundred dollards so that them dungs can be in US to spread propaganda. I am Pham Van Dong please dungs me toilet too.
YOU GUYS ARE NOT VIET. YOU NGUYS ARE NGUY TAC AND NGUY KIEU!
This article is posted by The University of Mexico. I like the person who posted this article make a comment to how intelligent these NGUY TAC AMERICAN are?
Here is another article shows HOW FREEDOM IS AMERICAN ONM RELIGION
Vandalism at Buddhist temple condemned
By Peter Smith • psmith@courier-journal.com • March 26, 2010
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Buzz up!Twitter FarkIt Type Size A A A Interfaith leaders are denouncing a recent act of anti-Buddhist vandalism at a local temple, saying such acts intimidate the targets and run counter to the community’s efforts to build religious tolerance.
Vandals spray-painted a slogan saying that Buddha was “in hell” on the sign of the Phuoc Hau Temple on Old Third Street Road, and they wrote “Jesus lives” on the walk leading to the temple.
Louisville Metro Police are investigating, spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. They have no leads but are asking anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at 574-LMPD.
“First of all, regardless of the religion involved, it’s despicable that anyone would do such a thing,” said Terry Taylor, executive director of the group Interfaith Paths to Peace. “Second, I don’t think this is indicative of what Christianity is about. And finally, I think this act reflects badly on a city that has a national reputation of being a community that is very open and supportive of interfaith efforts.”
Nina Nguyen, who volunteers as an interpreter at the mostly Vietnamese temple, said it has been targeted by vandals several times in recent years, and that the temple has secured its outdoor statues more firmly after they were toppled in the past.
She said the temple’s leader has not wanted to call police in the hope that the vandalism would stop.
But “it gets to the point where somebody needs to voice their concerns,” she said.
She said some American-born residents, after seeing a report of the vandalism on television, arrived with paint remover to clean up as much of the graffiti as possible.
“It’s kind of hurtful, but … we feel very supported,” she said. “It’s hurtful, but it’s good that we’re not alone. In this crazy world, there are people who care. There are good people, too.”
The Rev. Marian McClure Taylor, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, denounced the incident.
“It’s a horrifying kind of thing because it can create an environment of gloom and a sense of not being welcome,” she said.
“I’m grateful to discover the folks who have suffered this abuse understand clearly this is not representative of Christianity in any way.”
The temple is one of several in the region, representing various ethnic groups and strands of Buddhist practice.
“I think we may need to raise this kind of awareness in our communities so that people could respect each others’ religious traditions, so that we can live in a harmonious way,” said Thich Hang Dat, who leads the Ten Thousand Buddhas Summit Monastery in Harrison County, Ind.
He noted that many Vietnamese and other immigrant Buddhists came to the United States in part to escape religious persecution in their home countries.
“So we really cherish our religious freedom in this country,” he said.
Reporter Peter Smith can be reached at (502) 582-4469.
you dung does not have abilities to respond to my post, instead copy someone article an posted here. I did not teach you that dungs. Try to reply this dungs, if not your dungs don't post in here:
Why have to hide the consulate office address in Houston? is it and and its commies leaders plan to explain why communist forced million children and women to the wild undevelop lands and left them there so they can gradully die because of starvation?
why comunist took people houses property and valuable?
why communist pushed million boat people either died in East Sea or raped/ killed by Thais, Malai pirates?
If you (Nails Diploma profession) and your elementary educated leaders (Ho was a dish cleaner) can not comprehend my messages then you need to go back septic tank ot I have to flush it.
Phá hoại Phật giáo tại ngôi đền tội
Đây là một bài viết cho thấy CÁCH FREEDOM IS American ONM RELIGION
Bởi Peter Smith • psmith@courier-journal.com • ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 2010
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Phá hoại phun sơn một khẩu hiệu nói rằng Đức Phật đã "ở địa ngục" trên đăng nhập của Phước Hậu Đền Cũ thứ ba trên đường phố, và họ đã viết "Chúa Giêsu sống" trên đi bộ dẫn đến ngôi đền.
Buzz lên Twitter FarkIt! Loại thước AAA InterFaith lãnh đạo đang lên án một hành động gần đây của Phật giáo chống phá hoại tại một ngôi đền địa phương, nói rằng hành động đó đe dọa các mục tiêu và chạy truy cập vào những nỗ lực của cộng đồng để xây dựng lòng khoan dung tôn giáo.
Louisville Metro Cảnh sát đang điều tra, phát ngôn viên của Dwight Mitchell nói. Họ không có dẫn nhưng đang yêu cầu bất cứ ai có thông tin để gọi cho đường dây tip vô danh tại 574-LMPD.
"Trước hết, không phân biệt tôn giáo tham gia, đó là đê hèn mà bất kỳ ai sẽ làm một điều như vậy", ông Terry Taylor, giám đốc điều hành của nhóm InterFaith đường dẫn đến hòa bình. "Lần thứ hai, tôi không nghĩ rằng đây chỉ là những gì Kitô giáo là về. Và cuối cùng, tôi nghĩ rằng hành động này phản ánh xấu về một thành phố có một danh tiếng quốc gia đang được một cộng đồng là rất cởi mở và hỗ trợ của các nỗ lực InterFaith. "
Bà cho biết, lãnh đạo của ngôi đền đã không muốn gọi cảnh sát với hy vọng rằng sẽ ngừng phá hoại.
Nhưng "nó được đến độ ai đó cần tiếng nói mối quan tâm của họ", cô nói.
Nina Nguyễn, những người tình nguyện viên như một thông dịch viên tại chùa chủ yếu là Việt Nam, cho biết nó đã được nhắm mục tiêu bằng cách phá hoại nhiều lần trong những năm gần đây, và rằng ngôi đền đã được bảo đảm bức tượng ngoài trời của mình thêm vững chắc sau khi họ bị lật đổ trong quá khứ.
Bà cho biết một số người Mỹ-sinh cư dân, sau khi nhìn thấy một báo cáo việc phá hoại trên truyền hình, đã đến với tẩy sơn để làm sạch càng nhiều các graffiti càng tốt.
"It's kind of hại, nhưng ... chúng tôi cảm thấy rất hỗ trợ", cô nói. "It's hại, nhưng nó tốt mà chúng tôi không một mình. Trong thế giới này điên, có những người chăm sóc. Có những người tốt, quá. "
The Rev Marian McClure Taylor, giám đốc điều hành của Hội đồng Kentucky của nhà thờ, lên án các vụ việc.
"Đó là một loại horrifying của điều bởi vì nó có thể tạo ra một môi trường gloom và một ý nghĩa của việc không được chào đón", cô nói.
"Tôi biết ơn để khám phá các folks những người đã bị lạm dụng này hiểu rõ ràng đây không phải là đại diện của Kitô giáo trong mọi cách."
Ngôi chùa này là một trong nhiều trong khu vực, đại diện cho các nhóm dân tộc khác nhau và sợi các thực hành Phật giáo.
Ông lưu ý rằng nhiều Phật tử Việt Nam và các di dân đến Hoa Kỳ trong một phần để thoát khỏi đàn áp tôn giáo tại nước của họ.
"Tôi nghĩ rằng chúng ta có thể cần phải nâng cao nhận thức về hình thức này trong các cộng đồng của chúng tôi để mọi người có thể tôn trọng truyền thống tôn giáo mỗi 'người khác, để chúng tôi có thể sống một cách hài hòa," ông Thích Hằng Đạt, người dẫn đầu Hội nghị thượng đỉnh Vạn Phật Tu viện trong Harrison County, Ind
Phóng viên Peter Smith có thể được đạt tại (502) 582-4469.
"Vì vậy, chúng tôi thực sự trân tự do tôn giáo của chúng tôi tại quốc gia này," ông nói.
Edwin Tran dungs is about to be flushed ehhh...ehhh sheesh in septic tank, just like his comrades forever names the trashes of Viet society
Hi guys, My name is Edwin Tran and I am in fact a commie pig. Sorry to argue with you guys in the last days. My father is a commie and he steal Vietnamese people money and give it to me. I currently don't have a job and that is why I just go online and copy and paste and waste my life. That is what in Vietnam they teach me how to do it. Every day I go online and search for articles praise the communist and post online newspaper. I then copy and paste any articles to tick of the Vietnamese oversea who say negative things about my father or forefather. By the way I got paid to do these stupid things.
I still flush Edwin Tran dungs...so it can be together with it's father or it's ancestors in septic tank.
YES, I AM A COMMIE and WHAT ARE YOU?
YES, I GET PAID TOO!
YOU ARE THE AMERICAN IDIOTS!
HO DAD, YOU WOULD LIKE TO FLUSH MY DUNGS. I LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GO TO THE TOILET, OK!
Mr. CAO NOW SHOULD TORN UP HIS IDEA ABOUT HUMAN RIGHT AND FREEDOM FOR VIETNAM. HELP HIS OWN AMERCIAN POEPLE FIRST!
Yes I have flushed Edwin Tran with it's communist comrades together with it's ancestors leeches to septic tank. And now those dungs started to stink up in Ba Dinh, Ha Noi. Yesterday, Pham Van Dong already say sorry to Viet proud communities so I will flush some more until the communist in America totally gone.
America's idea of democracy and freedom are the universe's inspiration. And yet, few would argue that the America's image aboard had been tarnished under the Bush administration. However, the USA has remained the guiding light for the fight for democracy and liberty.
Edwin's hometown and home country are the inspiration for corruption and "de-humanization" for world's "banana republic". Cambodia and Myanmar have regarded Edwin's fatherland as the inspiration for brutality and smuggling, criminal activities and among other illicit trades.
As long as Edwin's father and grandfather do not give up that inspiration to the worldwide's "bad apple" "quasi-fascist regime, then he should not lecture what Jeseph Cao should do or not to do. So long as Edwin's family is in bed with the junta and inspire them to kill its own people, CAO should persistently to provide the necessary weapons to make counter-attack, the assistance are naming from social media, publicity, condemnation and asylum.
Yes, I am Ho Chi Minh Dad, I am declare I will flush Edwin Tran's dungs and it's comrades together with communist party to the septic tank whenever the people ASK.
Edwin, we are glad that you have a job. The pay is not important at all since your family and clique have piled up so much money from the illicit trade and other criminal activities. Your monthly payment i guess could not pay the tab for one-night entertainment in a Saigon night club as some newspapers in your hometown just reported lately. The majority of your subjects are living under 3-4 dollars a day. You must be extremely proud of that record and achievement, do you?
Your job is cut and past, CAO's job is pushing for policy change. That is the beauty of democracy. Only democratic society can provide you such an opportunity. If not, your father and your clique would sent you back to their former master, RUSSIA, where you could be chased down the Russia skin-head and Russian police hives you no protection.
Russian skin head hates the VC they think the formers are criminal and disloyal. Disloyalty is Edwin's family tradition.
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Your job is cut and paste, CAO’s job is pushing for policy change. That is the beauty of democracy. Only democratic society can provide you such an opportunity. If not, your father and your clique would sent you back to their former master, RUSSIA, where you could be chased down BY the Russian skin-head and KILLED and Russian police gives you no protection. I cannot tell you to go back to your homeland, but i would suggest you to try to live in the land where your father and grandfather had served as a loyal running dog until the Polar Bear running of ice (money). TRY IT IF YOU CAN COME HOME IN A FULL PIECE.
Russian skin-head hates the VC they think the formers are criminal and disloyal. Disloyalty is Edwin’s family tradition.
Yes, I am a commie pig, so what? Yes, I get paid to copy and paste, well, steal people intellectual without asking them to make a point. Yes, I am so stupid because my father who had no education and he still runs the country. Yes, my father makes good money because he just rob people money. Yes, I am a piece of dung and sometime I eat it too. When I grow up, I want to be like my uncle ho ho ho. You know my uncle ho never marry but he has a few children. Many our people worship ho like a living god. My father makes Vietnamese people study the "the ho morality". In school, Vietnamse students have to study the achievement of the ho and the commie 50% of its classes and the other 50% are math and science. You see that is why education system in Vietnam is the best.
I make my money by terrorize people that is my job. I lie and cheat ordinary Vietnamese. I am very proud that I am a commie pig and one day when I grow up, I want to become like my prime minister dung. Yes, I repeat, I want to be a dung.
My new name is Edwin dung Tran. If you google me, I make so many comments out there on the net. I make stupid comments and my job is to copy and paste other people intellectual property to other websites. My boss told me that I can't write anything, and he does not want to show my stupidity against you guys. We have an army of people like me roaming the net and copy and paste stuff.
I love Mr. Cao. that is my secret. Please don't tell my comprades. Otherwise, I will not get paid. Keep it secret among us. I love American dollar bills too. Even though my job is to say how bad America is but deep down, I love its money and Levis Jeans, computer, Iphone, automobile, technology, music etc. Please don't tell my government OK? When you go back to Vietnam, Ho Dad, David, Hill remember to put $10 bill inside the passport and tell no one OK? This is among us, don't tell my father, does is so stupid and do not know anything about the Internet.