The attack on the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church & the incessant massacres against its adherents have multiple dimensions.
First, it is political. The Church is the most historic & influential institution in Ethiopia. For centuries, it has given legitimacy to leaders & influenced public consciousness. Weakening it, by massacring its members, dividing it through ethnic based synods, & schism, reduces its capacity to mobilize resistance or serve as a unifying force. For Abiy’s regime diminishing the Church’s institutional strength is politically necessary.
Second, the massacres carry an ethnic dimension. The Church has long been associated with ‘Amhara identity’ & with the traditional Ethiopian state. That historical association has made it a symbolic representation of ‘Amhara heritage.’ Targeting the Church thus functions as an attack on structures perceived to embody that legacy. The motive is dismantling an institution that has been wrongly conflated with Amhara identity.
Third, the Church is civilizational. It represents the continuity of Ethiopian history & tradition. For ideological projects that frame Ethiopia as a ‘contested hundred-year construct,’ the Church’s enduring presence is an obstacle. Abiy’s regime has been deliberately working to dismantle what it sees as the traditional Ethiopian state. This effort includes eroding historical & national symbols & institutions.
The fact that non-Amhara Orthodox Christians are also victims further proves the power & influence of the church. The targeting extends beyond one ethnic group because the Church transcends ethnicity, even if it has been falsely associated with one. Its power lies in its ability to unify, build resistance, preserve history, & exert political influence. That is what makes it a target & why the attack against it persists.
State backed violence on Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia continues daily. When would the world take note? when would baised media outlets and "humanitarian" organizations report on it? @UN@AJEnglish@BBCWorld
Her name is Arsema Yemane, an Orthodox Christian from Tigray.
She was killed inside the church she served in November 2020 in a war led by Abiy Ahmed, the Evangelical PM of Ethiopia, a regime financed by the UAE.
She is one of the faces of Tigray Genocide. Learn about it!
@RealCandaceO will you do a series on how @BillGates is still lab testing with Africans in Ethiopia? It's Fayda Digital ID. Rolled out by Modular Open Source Identity Platform. To have access to pretty much anything you need the iris scanned along with all 10 fingerprints
@60Recce@ValentinaForUSA@FBIDirectorKash@FBI Exactly if they released all the names and they were prosecuted. It would be global financial collapse, and the elites do not want that.