Effect of the series "Journey to find the truth about the Hoang Thien Long heresy"

(Baonghean) - After Nghe An newspaper published a series of articles "Journey to find the truth about the Hoang Thien Long cult", local authorities and functional forces have stepped in to review, inspect, and handle the case. Many people have clearly recognized the nature of the Hoang Thien Long cult and have abandoned it, but there are still many people who are still fascinated by this cult.

Immediately after Nghe An newspaper reported on the Hoang Thien Long cult, Vinh City Police deployed to grasp the situation in the wards and communes. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Cong Thang - Head of the Vinh City Police Security Team said: As reported by Nghe An newspaper, Tran Thi Thuy is the person who spreads the Hoang Thien Long cult in Nghe An. Thuy has a relative, Mrs. Pham Thi Thuan, in K1, Trung Do Ward (Vinh City). Mrs. Thuan has a terminal illness,When she heard that Thuy's mentally ill husband had recovered from the religion, she joined and then encouraged others to join.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Cong Thang - Head of the Vinh City Police Security Team talks with reporters about the Hoang Thien Long cult.

Up to now, the City Police have collected a lot of information about the Hoang Thien Long cult, established a monitoring file and reported to the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and the Chairman of the City People's Committee. According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Cong Thang, the Hoang Thien Long cult violated Decree 92/2012 on Regulations on details and measures for implementing the Ordinance on Religion and Belief by not registering its activities; taking advantage of the prestige of its leaders to deceive the people. In addition, this organization also causes instability in security and order; negatively affects the traditions and customs of the Vietnamese people and takes advantage of the blindness of some people for personal gain... "We request that Nghe An Newspaper and other press agencies continue to take action to inform officials and people to understand and boycott this cult. At the same time, authorities at all levels also need to take action more actively..." - Lieutenant Colonel Thang said.

In Trung Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), where Tran Thi Thuy once temporarily resided to spread the cult, the commune Party Secretary, Mr. Tran Thuong Hoang, said that many clans knew about this incident but did not dare to react strongly. After the newspaper published this series of articles, from the newspapers in the hamlet party cells, people made many copies and passed them to each other to read and had a fuller understanding of this cult. "There is nothing wrong with worshiping Uncle Ho, but reading sutras, curing diseases... are nonsense" - Mr. Hoang said.

Lieutenant Colonel Doan Van Tac and Major Nguyen Cong Du - Security Team of Yen Thanh District Police added that Ms. Thuy is originally from Trung Thanh Commune, has permanent residence in Rang Dong Town, Nghia Hung District, Nam Dinh Province, and is temporarily residing in Hamlet 7, Doi Cung, Trung Thanh Commune. Thuy has been propagating heresy since around 2009. Initially, Thuy mobilized some relatives, then spread to some communes in the district. On April 17, 2013, the District Police sent a report to the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and the Chairman of the District People's Committee on this issue, stating that the heresy taking advantage of the worship of President Ho Chi Minh and martyrs to engage in superstitious activities is something that needs to be eliminated soon. At the same time, it is recommended to strengthen state management of heresy, organize propaganda among the people, detect and denounce the activities of the subjects and create consensus and unity among the people to resolve and handle violations.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Doan Van Tac, after Nghe An newspaper reported on the Hoang Thien Long cult, many families in Yen Thanh district have realized and left the cult, but there are still some families in neighboring communes who are following it. As for Tran Thi Thuy, she has not been seen in the area recently. The district police are coordinating with local authorities to direct the commune police force to focus on solving the problem...

Mr. Ha Van Vinh - Deputy Director of the Kim Lien Relic Site Management Board said: On the occasion of Uncle Ho's death anniversary (July 21st of the lunar calendar), or the end of September - October (AL), followers of the Hoang Thien Long cult flocked to the Kim Lien Relic Site to pray for Uncle Ho's "spirit" to bless them. They often gathered at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan and Uncle Ho's Memorial House to read prayers, some even went into trance, cried, and begged, leaving an unpleasant image for groups of tourists visiting Uncle Ho's hometown... Many times, the police and security forces had to take them out; they dispersed to areas in the relic site and chanted prayers in hushed tones. "In my opinion, to solve this problem, localities and establishments need to actively intervene and propagate to people so that they can abandon the cult..." - Mr. Vinh said.

Through discussion, officials of the Institute for Research and Application of Human Potential said that the authorities at all levels need to organize propaganda to enlighten people so that they have the right awareness, thereby giving up and not believing in the Hoang Thien Long cult is the best solution. In addition, there must be strict handling of those who participate in luring people to follow the cult such as "Miss" Thuy, "Miss" Nguyet, Mr. Lieu... Mr. Dang Anh Dung - Standing Deputy Secretary of Thanh Chuong District Party Committee said: The province should have specific instructions to handle the Hoang Thien Long cult and other unrecognized cults.

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