The Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League challeges the Government of Vietnam to provide Religious Freedom
After April 30, 1975, from the day the Communist Vietnamese invaded South Vietnam and seized power to govern the whole country from North to South, the main Religions including Buddhist, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Cao Dai Buddhist, Hoa Hao Buddhist...were the main forces which have opposed secretly or directly upright the Vietnamese Communist Regime's oppression.
(PRWEB) December 3, 2004 -- After April 30, 1975, from the day the Communist
Vietnamese invaded South Vietnam and seized power to govern the whole country
from North to South, the main Religions including Buddhist, Roman Catholic,
Protestant, Cao Dai Buddhist, and Hoa Hao Buddhist, were the main forces which
have opposed secretly or directly upright the Vietnamese Communist Regime's
oppression.
They are all brave religious revolutionary combatants who
dared to fight straight and directly the Communist Headquarters.
The
Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League always stands behind this noble
cause to honor and support the Council of Religion's opposition against the
Communist Regime and other different Religions' resistance for Religious Freedom
and Human Rights abroad as well as inside the country.
The Vietnamese
Constitutional Monarchist League is leading a vigorous and persistent struggle
for the Nation and the People of Vietnam until all the Nationalist Vietnamese
eliminate the Communists and bring Happiness and Welfare to the
People.
All leaders of religions are the religious revolutionary
combatants who have resisted directly the Vietnamese Communist Headquarters.
Venerable Thich Quang Do published a famous book shaking the whole World in
which he denounced the Vietnamese Communist's crimes such as massacre, killing
the innocent Vietnamese People systematically.
Venerable Thich Huyen
Quang and the other Buddhist leaders have opposed secretly or directly straight
the Vietnamese Communist Regime for both religious Freedom and human
Rights.
The Catholic Religion with the high-ranking leaders such as
Venerable Bishop Nguyen Van Binh, the late Venerable Bishop of Saigon Catholic
Zone Nguyen Van Thuan, and the late Venerable Bishop of Hue Catholic Zone Nguyen
Kim Diem had faced patiently the cheating and despicable Communist measures
"Divided for Domination."
Venerable Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly of the
Nguyet Bieu Catholic Village, Hue City, courageously and vigorously stood up
resisting directly the Communist Vietnamese with the slogan "RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
OR DEATH". His act of bravery symbolized the heroism, patriotism and love of
Jesus Christ of a Vietnamese religious revolutionary combatant.
On the
Birthday Celebration of Venerable Huynh Phu So, Founder of Buddhist Hoa Hao, the
Vietnamese Communist Authorities oppressed cruelly the Buddhist Hoa Hao
Religion. Venerable Le Quang Liem, President of the Buddhist Hoa Hao Executive
Board, high-ranking Hoa Hao Leaders and the Hoa Hao Members were seriously
wounded.
On December 27, 2000, Venerable Le Quang Liem, Venerable Father
Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly and Venerable Father Chan Tinh unanimously issued "The
Announcement about the Communist Regime's Religious Policy in Vietnam." with
Venerable Thich Thien Hanh's signature "Happy and consented with this
Announcement." The Announcement clearly revealed the Vietnamese Communist
Regime's harmful Policy toward Religions through many different forms and
measures, contrary with the pledges on their Constitution, and in the
Declaration of International Human Rights that they pledged to
obey.
Recently, Venerable Le Quang Liem set up a historic trip to meet
with Venerable Thich Thien Hanh, Venerable Thich Chan Tri and Venerable Father
Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly in a secret place at Hue City. Four religious Leaders
were very glad to meet each other. They embraced together, and shared with each
other the difficulties and obstacles on the way preaching
After Venerable
Bishop Nguyen Nhu The with ten Catholic Fathers were leading Venerable Father
Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly to the An Truyen Village for nominating him the President
of Catholic Zone, the International Religious Committee for Vietnam immediately
announced that he was strictly investigated by the Vietnamese Communist
Authorities.
The political situation in Hue-Thua Thien on February 08,
2001, was so critical and special because the week for "Repentance and Peace Zen
Praying" of the Vietnamese Unified Buddhist Congress' Hue-Thua Thien Buddhist
Monks has begun. The Vietnamese Communist Authorities ordered a large force of
secret agents, armed policemen to be ready to oppress a large number of people
and Buddhist members. All the members participating in this significant ceremony
could go up to ten thousands of people including all Religion's
Representatives.
Synchronizing with this event, the Communist Authorities
also used their secret agents and armed policemen firmly surrounding both Nguyet
Bieu and An Truyen Catholic Village where Venerable Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van
Ly was executing his sacred duty toward his religion.
The most recent
news said that the Communist Authorities applied their deceitful policy
so-called "Administrative Measure" to imprison Venerable Father Thaddeus Nguyen
Van Ly in An Truyen. He has been totally controlled. The Communist Vietnamese
have strictly followed him at all times. All his telephone and computer system
has been disconnected. He has been totally isolated from the World.
This
"Administrative Measure" recalled to us the French furtive measure that
imprisoned our Revolutionary Patriot Sao Nam Phan Boi Chau up to his death in
the Historic Ben Ngu Area, Hue City.
In the vigorous struggle against the
Vietnamese Communist Regime, Venerable Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly is
typically the heroic Religious Revolutionary Combatant with his strong
announcement and standpoint never surrendering the Communist Vietnamese "This
struggle is intensive and ceaseless...Freedom for Religions or
Death!"
Venerable Le Quang Liem's announcement made us moved and
respected: "If I have to die for creating a successful way leading to Freedom
and Democracy for Our People; if I have to die for the Hoa Hao Buddhist
Religion, five millions Hoa Hao members to survive, I would be ready... That is
my aspiration!"
Indeed, being the people who are ready to sacrifice our
lives for our struggle, we are really moved before the Venerable Priest's
ceaseless and dangerous opposition for Religious Freedom and Human Rights
against the Vietnamese Communist System's harmful policy.
We respect and
honor our Venerable Priest's acts of bravery and heroism.
We fully
support your energetic opposition for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights for
Vietnam in your non-violent policy and in the benevolent, philanthropic and
humane spirit of sacred religions.
On behalf of Vietnamese Nationalist
Citizens, we strongly ask the Vietnamese Communist Regime to release immediately
the "so-called administrative measure" toward Venerable Father Thaddeus Nguyen
Van Ly and other patriots. They only execute the citizen's duty to ask for the
basic Human Rights in the non-violent policy.
Simultaneously, the
Communist Vietnamese must stop the domination and cruel oppression toward the
people who just have the different opinions and standpoints with the Communists.
Finally, we ask the Vietnamese Communist Regime to execute in reality Freedom,
Democracy and Human Rights for the People.
May God bless you in the
vigorous and ceaseless struggle for the People and Country, and bestow you all
energy and determination to accomplish the heroic mission that our Fatherland
has appointed.
We pay much respect to Father Nguyen Van Ly. Venerable
Thich Quang Do, Thich Huyen Quang, Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, Attorney Le Chi Quang,
Attorney Nguyen Van Minh, Dr. Pham Hong Son and our other heroes who have been
tirelessly fighting for a democratic and free Vietnam in which basic human and
religious rights are legally recognized and executed.
"When we are not
devoted to serve the People, we cannot have the right to ask for the favors from
the nation."
The Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
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