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...million adherents, who communicate with spirits via s?ances. Communist leaders replaced the church's ruling hierarchy with a government-supervised council after the fall of Saigon in 1975, but the faith endures for millions of Vietnamese. "God teaches us that everyone is equal and there are many paths," says Doan Tuong Minh, 77, who has followed Caodaism since she was 18. "If you open your heart, your third eye will open, and God will give you peace." In the halls of the Holy See, it seems to make sense. Then again, maybe it's all those pink lotuses...
...Doan said he is hopeful that advocates of democracy, both inside and outside Vietnam, will unite in order to find a peaceful path toward democratization...
...Doan compared Vietnam to South Korea, which he said has developed increasingly democratic practices throughout the past two decades...
...response to an audience member’s question, Doan called for the adopting of the Human Rights Act for Vietnam, a bill which calls for educational and social exchange...
...bill passed almost unanimously in the House of Representatives, but Doan said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), a Vietnam War veteran, has blocked its progress in the Senate, arguing that there needs to be more economic progress in Vietnam before the U.S. makes such a move...