Picture of Eritrean religious leaders with Kofi Anann, 3rd of August, 2004 (UN Photo)
In the name of religion, many wars have been waged and many lives lost. Colonialism and slave trade were promoted under the banner of religion. Karl Marx referred to religion as the ‘opium of the people’. Rulers use religious leaders to pursue their goals. You expect religious leaders to be accountable to God, not to the rulers. May God bless Abune Antonios (88) who is under house arrest and Fathers: Mengeteab Tesfamariam, Tomas Osman, Kidane Yeabio and Fegremariam Hagos for speaking the truth. We expect the others to follow suit, better late than never.
Picture of Eritrean religious leaders with Kofi Annan, 3rd of August, 2004. Doesn't he look just like them
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A short biography on Abune Antonios (born 927) who was the third Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church. He was forcefully deposed by the Eritrean government in 2007, still under house arrest:
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