The question of “equality” in freedom of religion in Vietnam

Abstract

The article is about how step by step, religious equality has become a solution in the process of ensuring religious freedom in the environment of religious pluralism and religious diversity. However, around the application of the equality solution, there have been arguments about its practical effectiveness. This article illustrates observations about equality in religious freedom in Vietnam, which are based on scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, and comparison. The research results confirm that the equal solution has proved consistent with the characteristics of the Vietnamese socialist state and Vietnamese culture tolerance and posed challenges to recognizing religious organizations’ legal status in Vietnam.