Archives for: June 2010
Old car tires fuel green shoe revolution (Video)
June 3rd, 2010"Every week CNN's African Voices highlights Africa's most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. This week the show profiles the dynamic founder and owner of the Ethiopian shoe company SoleRebels."
Ezra Literature Online magazine Issue # 005
June 29th, 2010
Ethiopian Filmmaker Yared Shumete Named Grand Finalist in 2010 Democracy Video Challenge ( Video)
June 24th, 2010His short video Democracy is Fair Play depicts two young boys playing a traditional Ethiopian game known variously as Memch or Ezizilosh. The boys toss rocks to see who has to carry the other, good naturedly switching positions when one boy’s rock hits the other’s. Yared said that his film is based on the idea that “even if you are not on top, you are still in the game.”
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus President urged youth to protect their Church from false teaching
June 23rd, 2010"Intruding pace of same sex marriage recognition in the sister churches in Europe and United States of America is at alarming speed, that requires due attention on time."
Rev. Dr. Wakseyoum Idosa President of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY)
African church waivers on homosexuality
June 19th, 2010"This loud warning was seen as a prelude to split from its main financial partner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), which now supports gay rights.
But those strong statements have toned down considerably since the head of the ELCT recently conferred with ELCA officials here.."
Lawyers give final arguments in gay marriage case
June 16th, 2010"Lawyers arguing a landmark federal case involving California's same-sex marriage ban made their final arguments Wednesday, with supporters describing matrimony as an institution intended to promote childbearing and opponents saying the U.S. Supreme Court had recognized it as a fundamental right."
Islamic Police Ridding Streets of Sin and Vice (Video)
June 13th, 2010"Imagine a place where adulterers are stoned to death and for engaging in premarital sex you receive one hundred lashes. In one Islamic province of Indonesia, hundreds of Muslims patrol the streets to guard against these and other so-called vices."
Documentary 'The Prize' to Air During World Cup
June 12th, 2010"Testimonies from world class soccer players Kaka, Edmilson, Chris Klein, Marvin Andrews, Reynaldo Parks, Silvano Espindola, Silas Sandra, Austin Delgado and referee Dario Garcia are included. It follows their discovery that the real prize in life is not found in a ball or a game, but in a new life found in Jesus Christ."
Indonesia's 'Religious Revolution' ( Video)
June 12th, 2010"I think people in other Muslim countries will be shocked and surprised to see this," said 19-year-old student Nindy -- who was wearing shorts in public. "But it's not about what you wear, but what it is in your heart. We should be open and respect each other's opinion."
Tanzanian Lutheran bishops reject aid from supporters of same-sex marriage in the U.S. and Europe
June 10th, 2010"This spring, bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) said it would no longer accept money or help from groups that allow or support the legalization of same-sex marriages."
Ethiopians' Church rises again in new home (Audio)
June 5th, 2010"Ethiopians' spirit wasn't broken after first church burned"
Ancient prayer book returned to Ethiopia
June 3rd, 2010"It took 15 elephants and 200 mules to bring the loot. It was unjustified and even sacrilegious as they were taken from a church," Pankhurst said."
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