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Holy treasure, unholy theft We stole Ethiopia's most sacred treasures in 1868. Now we should return them, says Sarah-Jane Checkland
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Look but don't touch. One expects that in a museum. But don't do
either? Extraordinary as it seems, this is the case with a group of
objects in our very own British Museum in Bloomsbury. For 20-odd
years they have been hidden under lock and key, with not one curator,
conservator or even a member of the public clapping eyes on them. The
items are 11 wooden tablets, or tabots, from the Ethiopian Orthodox
Church and they are the core of the nation's extensive holdings from
that benighted north-e...
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Split in Ethiopian Church Mars Spirit of Holy Season; Election of Leader Sparked Divisions in Congregations
The Washington Post
; For the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Easter comes tomorrow. But the spiritual renewal of the holy season is dampened by political discord that for months has rocked the church here and abroad. Since the election of a new leader last summer, church members in Washington said, anger and heightened
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Prisoner of history: the Eastern Orthodox Church in Poland in the twentieth century.
Journal of Church and State
; ... legal framework for its existence.(27) When news of the denial reached the Orthodox populace ... this harmonious relationship, although news of the crime was not revealed until the ... in FBISDR-EE, 8 April 1985. (50.) Keston News Service, no. 204, 19 July 1984. (51.) The ...
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NEWS ANALYSIS: The state of Ukraine's Orthodox Church: PART I
Ukrainian Weekly, The
; Jaroslaw Martyniuk Ukrainian Weekly, The 03-06-1994 NEWS ANALYSIS: The state of Ukraine's Orthodox Church: PART I. by Jaroslaw Martyniuk RFE/RL Research Institute The attention that Western ...
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Captive faith: the Polish Orthodox Church, 1945-1989.
East European Quarterly
; ... in FBISDR-EE, 7 April 1985. (41.) Keston News Service, no. 204 (19 July 1984). (42 ... Full details of the incident are in Keston News Service, no. 235 (3 October 1985), The ... Lands, 10 (1982), 2: 214. (46.) Keston News Service, no. 171 (18 April 1983). (47 ...
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Alexander Bogolepov, Toward an American Orthodox Church.(Book Review)
Journal of Ecumenical Studies
; Alexander Bogolepov, Toward an American Orthodox Church. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2001. Pp. 130. $10.95. This book on how independent local Orthodox churches emerge from their parent church is a timely contribution to the ecumenical and inter-Orthodox literature. While the text
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 "The Economist (US)")
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The church is risen indeed. (millenium of Russian Orthodox Church)
The Economist (US)
; ... infringement of believers' legal rights. Prominent among the papers publishing such articles are Literatumaya Gazeta and Moscow News. In Izvestia, the government daily, Mr Konstantin Kharchev, chairman of the Council for Religious Affairs, wrote in January of ...
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Ethiopians in D.C. Region Mourn Archbishop's Death; Leader Nurtured Orthodox Church in Americas
The Washington Post
; Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants gathered at a District church yesterday to mourn Archbishop Abuna Yesehaq Mandefro, who spent decades launching congregations throughout the United States and the Caribbean and is credited with leading thousands of Rastafarians -- including reggae great Bob Marley
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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CONFLICT CASTS SHADOW ON EASTER JOY THOUGHTS TURN TO KOSOVO AT SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; The second-floor sanctuary at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church overlooks a lush field and tall firs, a serene view befitting a house of worship. But inside the church, amid walls covered with gold-framed icons, members lifted up urgent prayers and lighted candles Wednesday evening as thoughts
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God's war: Ukraine. (politically important Eastern Orthodox Church split three ways)
The Economist (US)
; LEGEND has it that the princes of Kievan Rus chose Orthodox Christianity over Judaism and Islam because they were enthralled by the elaborate rituals of the Orthodox church. A millennium later the Orthodox church in Ukraine still presents a spectacle, though more for its politics than its prayers.
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Some Protestants switching to Greek Orthodox Church for more stability. (Originated from Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Author and moviemaker Frank Schaeffer was a Protestant superstar until he shocked his faithful fans in 1990. The author of a handful of acclaimed Christian books, he also produced two popular film series based on the writings of his father, theologian Francis Schaeffer, which inspired many pro-life
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