The State Department's 2023 report on Cambodia describes the constitution naming Buddhism the state religion and the government's Ministry of Cults and Religions funding Buddhist training and education for monks and laypeople in pagodas, including support to the Buddhist Institute, while extending no comparable funding to other religious groups, all of which must still register with the same ministry.
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Citation
AuthorUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
PublisherUS Department of State
URLhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cambodia/
Source TypeGovernment report
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The United States' own State Department annual country report on religious freedom, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's state funding of religious institutions, hence the top tier. Connections
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This source names Cambodia directly: "The State Department's 2023 report on Cambodia describes the constitution naming Buddhism the state religion and the government's Ministry of Cults and Religions funding Buddhist training and..."
Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: CambodiaUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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