Vietnam: 'In an unprecedented move, representatives of Vietnam’s house church fellowships delivered a petition in Hanoi on September 27, appealing to Vietnam’s Communist Party leadership to allow for greater religious freedom in Vietnam. Pastors and leaders from over 50 house church and indigenous mission organizations signed the petition on behalf of thousands of Protestant Christians throughout the country. “We are people who have put our whole trust in the living God,” the document states. “It is because of this true faith in God that millions of Vietnamese lives have been transformed to become better, and have contributed significantly to the social and spiritual life of our homeland.” The petition appeals to the government to protect the constitutional rights of Christians, to stop discrimination against house church believers and to create favorable conditions for house church networks to carry out religious practices according to the dictates of their faith.' (Compass Direct)