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This paper contributes to feminist critique of multiculturalism by presenting the complexity of the relationship between the state and religion and women in the context of Vietnam. By taking the Evangelical Church of Vietnam as a case study, the paper argues that the assumption of equal rights and citizenship status of all women in the wider society according to the liberal model of multiculturalism cannot be applied in Vietnam since the state religious policies in this country play a significant role in the double reduction of Christian women?s rights and status in terms of public leadership first in the wider society and second in the religious community itself. Key terms: women leadership, state religious policies, multiculturalism, the Evangelical Church of Vietnam.
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