Recently, the issue of incorrect information on social networks, taking advantage of organizing superstitious festivals and festivals to profit, and causing discontent among the people has received a lot of attention from readers.
For example, readers Hoang Chien (Phuc Tho, Hanoi) suggested that in the case of dignitaries, officials, and monks speaking and preaching on social networking sites that are not in accordance with doctrine, canon law, and tradition. Buddhist culture needs measures to check, verify, and clarify.
Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs also received opinions from voters in Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province regarding this issue. Voters in Ho Chi Minh City proposed that the Ministry of Home Affairs have solutions to manage religious establishments, ensuring the correct principles and purposes of religion.
Responding to this opinion, on the Electronic Information Portal, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that it also received feedback from citizens about some dignitaries, officials, and religious monks speaking and preaching. in cyberspace is not in accordance with the teachings and canons of religious organizations, takes advantage of organizing superstitious ceremonies and festivals for profit, and causes discontent among the people.
To well implement state management of beliefs and religions, the Ministry of Home Affairs has coordinated with the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information; The Department of Foreign Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) strengthens state management of beliefs and religions in cyberspace, promoting propaganda on the situation of beliefs and religions in Vietnam, to counter organizations and individuals who take advantage of cyberspace to spread false information about the situation of beliefs and religions in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Home Affairs coordinates with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop regulations on coordination in state management of beliefs to strengthen state management of belief and religious festivals; Strengthen inspection and examination of organizations and individuals who take advantage of belief and religious festivals to practice " superstition " and profiteering.
For cases where dignitaries, officials, or monks speak or preach on social networking sites that are inconsistent with the teachings, canons, cultural traditions of Buddhism and the history of the Vietnamese people , the Ministry of Home Affairs assigned the Government Committee for Religious Affairs to work with the Standing Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha to request the investigation, verification, and clarification of violations of one of the above contents.
As a result, the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has disciplined a number of dignitaries and monks who violated canon law and requested the removal of all sermons with content that causes confusion in public opinion. .
