In addition, clergy and church members have also been killed trying to defend their church buildings against attacks from ethnic mobs. The churches being targeted belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), which has a long and colorful history in the African nation. Ninety-eight percent of the population claim some kind of religious affiliation, according to the New African Magazine. Yet, the people of Ethiopia continue to long for peace within their own country. According to Christianity Today, at a recent festival in Addis Ababa, celebrating the fourth-century finding of the true cross in the Tewahedo tradition, a half a million people chanted together: "May there be peace, peace, peace for Ethiopia."

Source: Ethiopian News November 05, 2019 21:09 UTC