Tag: religious
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Oroville cult leader found guilty, sentencing set for April
A Butte County jury has found a local cult leader guilty of molesting four young girls and raping two women, all followers of his religious movement. Sansue Bee Vang now … Full story: https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/oroville-cult-leader-found-guilty-sentencing-set-for-april/article_f6e05366-2194-4485-8bc3-76eaba6f5771.html
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‘I felt hopeless’: Hmong refugee stranded in Texas after release from ICE detention
Thi Dua Vang, a Hmong refugee fleeing religious persecution, was arrested by ICE. When a judge ordered her release, she was left alone outside the detention center. Her story isn’t rare, experts say. Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/ice-detainees-stranded-after-release/
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Oroville area religious services
Oroville First United Methodist Church: Combined Hmong and English Service 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Tom Cota. Coffee and treats after. facebook.com/orofumc or YouTube @1stumcoforovilleca45 or contact … Full story: https://www.chicoer.com/2025/09/13/oroville-area-religious-services-8/
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Oroville area religious services
Worship 8:45 a.m. All are welcome. A traditional church where the Gospel is proclaimed. 10 Concordia Lane. 530-533-5017. calvarylutheranoroville.org. Christian … Full story: https://www.chicoer.com/2025/09/06/oroville-area-religious-services-7/
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Religious leader faces additional sexual assault charges, 4 new accusers emerge in Fresno
A former Fresno man who moved to northern california to create a new religous organization… Is now facing sexual assault charges…And tonight… We’re learni … Full story: https://kmph.com/news/local/religious-leader-faces-additional-sexual-assault-charges-4-new-accusers-emerge-in-fresno
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Jehovah’s Witnesses resume doordoor ministry
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers … Read Full Article
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Knock, knock: Jehovah’s Witnesses resume doordoor work
Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers … Read Full Article
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USCIRF Report: Afghanistan, Other Countries See Worrisome Religious Freedom Trends
USCIRF is a bipartisan federal commission that advises Congress and the U.S. government and investigates religious freedom violations around the world … Read Full Article
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Afghanistan, other countries see worrisome religious freedom trends, USCIRF warns
Afghanistan and four other countries should be added to the ten countries already recognized by the U.S. State Department for having particular religious freedom problems, the U.S. Commission on … Read Full Article
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First UU Church of Wausau donates children’s books to Merrill Little Free Diverse Library
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Back in November 2020, Julie Trombley, former Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau (First UU), had an idea for an Anti-Racism … Read Full Article
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Hmong village boy takes first vows as Oblate religious
At the chapel of Mai Thien Loc Theologate of the Oblates of Mary of Immaculate Conception (OMI), the superior of the Vietnam Mission received the vows of eight novices, including Brother Joseph Tinh A … Read Full Article
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Colonel vowed Hmong veterans would be remembered. Now he’s one honored at Fresno funeral
He was honored in Fresno at the Faith Community Religious Facility, while simultaneously recognized at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA [email protected] … Read Full Article
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10 Best Practices for Improving Religious Freedom in Complicated Countries
Lessons we learned from helping Vietnam become the first country to be peaceably removed from the United States’ blacklist of the worst persecutors of Christians and other believers. Read Full Article
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The History of Hmong Americans Explains why they Might Decide the Election
Hmong Refugee Resettlement and the Practice of American Religious Pluralism, will be published by Harvard University Press. As Election Day nears, all eyes are on the Upper Midwest, where a trio of … Read Full Article
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USCIRF Encourages Vietnam’s Religious Freedom Progress
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a press release on September 3rd calling on Vietnam’s government to improve religious freedom. USCIRF also noted and … Read Full Article
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The rising cost of religious freedom in Vietnam
The ongoing violations of religious freedom and detention of Nguyen Bac Truyen prevent a closer bond between the United States and Vietnam. Mr. Truyen’s release is an important goalpost for a … Read Full Article
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Minnesota seeks to help immigrant residents cope with COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic upends life across Minnesota, government agencies, community outreach groups and religious leaders are scrambling to distribute information to more than 100,000 state … Read Full Article
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EU Should Not Ignore Human Rights Of Religious Minorities In Vietnam Trade Deal
Whole sections of society are functionally stateless simply because of their religion, as seen with the Montagnard and Hmong Christians. The rights of these minorities must never be sacrificed to … Read Full Article