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Dualism (slavery, war, exploitation, ...) was a Roman basic of life. When the Roman Empire
disguised itself as Roman Christian Church, the Roman variant of Christianity of course allowed
slavery. The catholic Encyclopedia writes about dualism: Denotes the religious or theological
system which would explain the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting
principles. Heaven and hell, good and evil, TRUE and FALSE, ...
Unlike the fantasy of European Roman Catholic Church, Christian History learns that at first there were several
Christianities spread all over the world. And what is more important, the crumbling Roman Empire took ethical view
'Christianity' of Paul and Peter as state religion. But it seems that the Latin translation of their common sense message
as written down by St. Mark in Greek was corrupted. (and possibly made after both were crucified). Rome needed
slavery and remained dualist.
Also in Roman times freethinkers realized that slavery ('we VERSUS they'
thinking; dualism) hindered being 'human'. In the first century Seneca wrote :
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole
system of hypocrisy it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its
genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
STOP slavery!
(people all are equal, and war is a waste of time)
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After the Dark Middle Ages during which Roman Catholicism could not get grip on the masses it
took the doctrine 'rationalism' (invented by Descartes) as way of thinking. Particularly after blessing
by the 'fundamentalist' protestant Immanuel Kant use of rational logic did the trick, now a period of
industrialism started AND Roman Catholicism was accepted as leading religion.
The leaders in the Roman Empire unconsciously changed World History by immunizung the
message of original Christianity. Because Christianity started as a revolutionary new political
movement. It threatened the Roman way of life, with NOT AT ALL religious message: STOP
SLAVERY.
Anyway, the split between church and politics or mind-body split is a
Roman Catholic myth. And this way of thinking later allowed European
powers to export slavery all over the world, under the guidance of the
pope. It caused slavery Roman style in the America's, and through the
English and Dutch invaders in South Africa (Apartheid). But in the end the
Roman Catholic doctrine (the heavenly brotherhood of men) became
clever, and hided slavery by using difficult rational terms.
Some influential men of this brotherhood in the Vatican value their
'brotherhood' higher than common sense rules, and have no problem at
all with Nazism, a handfull of other genocides of non catholics, capitalism
and destroying environment.
For them in their virtual 'heaven on earth' slavery of inferior humans is all
in their 'male supremacy' game.
The modern name for slaves became 'laborers', and for their masters 'managers'. Dependend labor for nobles as
found in feudal societies was banned. The egoistic middle class that destroyed nobility (not in terms of authority) had
no problem at all with slavery. In fact slaves in ancient Islam (before Mohammedanism as Roman Christianity in Koran
fit) had more rights than often modern laborers.
[The Joker: The English spelling 'slave', dates from 1538. MAYBE result of keeping such unpaid workers in greedy
middle class.]
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The puzzle for Jesus was, how to spread his message worldwide. He must have realized that he
was quite different from other people. But he also must have realized having as disciples illiterate
man. That's why as apostles he took men with a mix of being brave (the brothers Peter and
Andrew, Thomas and John) and being educated (Paul and especially Mark)
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This former carpenter and original disciple brought the gospel to India. Later European powers
converted practically all of the Christians to Roman Catholic Christianity. After Catholic influences
Syrian Christianity was the inspiration fo Mohammad to write the 'Quran' and create
'Muhammedan Islam'. Also St John is said to have preached in Asia (Artemis)
Ukraine: Ukranian Christianity inspired by St. Andrew
St. Andrew did missionairy work in Ukraine. Later European powers converted practically all of
those Christians to Orthodox (Roman Catholic) Christianity
West Africa: Zoroastrian Christianity stimulated by St. Mark
Mark seems to have remained closest to the original message of Jesus. He brought Christianity to
amongst others Egypt and Ethiopia. In Ethiopia at his time probably already for 5 ages was an
older shape of Christianity, even older than Buddhism (Zoroastrianism is mother of Christianity,
and heavily influenced Chinese Cha'n Buddhism.). Arrived some years after 515 BC in Ethiopia
from Persia, through migrating Jewish people originating from Judah after being set free to leave
Babylon (See World History).
Mark is also said to have been in Rome and to have written the gospel of Paul in Greek. Than the
translation into Latin must have been corrupted. The essence of Mark's view of the message of
Jesus is unity of body and mind, resulting in loving/respecting every being. And TOTALLY
OPPOSING slavery. End of brutal forms of slavery was the very cause of the extreme attraction of
the message of Jesus.
Mark was not 1 of the 12 original disciples (though closely related), but a very respected early
Christian
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is heavily influenced by fugitive Syrian monks in the 4th century, who
rejected the dual nature of Christ as proclaimed in the Council of Chalcedon. And thus ESSENTIALLY
different from Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
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The Roman Empire as Catholic Church annihilated 2 other apostolic versions of Christianity. The
Romans murdered 2 apostles: Paul and Peter. But they didn't succeed fully in destroying
Zoroastrian Christianity. The Catholic Church very easily spoke about other view on life as
'satanic' doctrines. The assistants of 'The Lord' molded the Catholic Church by defending 'The
Truth' and wiping away other views.
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just like Jesus he was a partially extremely gifted human, and deserved 'every inch' of shown love
and respect.
Curious coincidence?: Marcus Garvey lived in the same period as Selassie and was a Jamaicanborn Black Nationalist leader whose Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was the
most prominent Black Power organization of the 1920s. Although himself a Roman Catholic,
Garvey encouraged his followers to imagine Jesus as Black and to organize their own church.
Democracy, Republic:
What do these words signify?
What have they changed in the world?
Have men become better, more loyal,
kinder?
Are the people happier?
All goes on as before, as always.
Illusions, illusions. (The Joker: Illusions are
like bubbles that explode outside the water)
When a whole nation accepts and maintains a government in exile, it means that the nation
recognizes that government.
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One should consider the interests of a nation before subverting it with words. Democracy is
necessary in some cases and we believe some African peoples might adopt it. But in other cases it
is a handful, a mistake.
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We Africans will fight if necessary, and we know we shall win as we are confident in the victory of
good over evil.
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things. The leader has to always stay ahead. He cannot afford to set up a procedure and then fold
his hands and linger lazily watching it work. lie cannot be content merely to see new trends and
take advantage of them. He must keep his imagination vividly alive. so as to originate ideas and
start trends.
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A good leader is devoted to his work and will willingly forgo even the demands of sleep to see its
accomplishment. This does not mean that he is impetuous. On the other hand, he maintains a
balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.
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The art of leadership consists of the ability to make people want to work for you, when they are
under no obligation to do so.
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Flying Menu
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to flee the country; Eritrea establishes its own provisional government pending a referendum on
independence.
1992 - Haile Selassie's remains discovered under a palace toilet.
1993 - Eritrea becomes independent following referendum.
1994 - New constitution divides Ethiopia into ethnically-based regions.
1995 - Negasso Gidada becomes titular president; Meles Zenawi assumes post of prime minister.
1998 - Ethiopian-Eritrean border dispute erupts into armed clashes.
1999 - Ethiopian-Eritrean border clashes turn into a full-scale war.
2000 April - More than eight million Ethiopians face starvation after three successive years of poor
rain and failed harvests.
2000 May - Ethiopia captures the strategic Eritrean town of Barentu.
2000 June - Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a cease-fire agreement which provides for a United Nations
observer force to monitor the cease-fire and supervise the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from
Eritrean territory.
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In the 1800s, ties with Europe led to Italian and British missionaries. Without much succes. There is the cultural belief
that to be Amhara is to be Christian and to be Christian is to be Orthodox (Coptic Christian).
The state of Sheba mentioned in the Old Testament is sometimes believed to have been in
Ethiopia. According to the Kebra Negest (Ethiopian legend) the Queen of Sheba was tricked by
King Solomon into sleeping with him, resulting in a child, named Ebn Melek (later Emperor Menelik
I). When he was of age, Menelik returned to Israel to see his father. The legend that the biblical
Queen of Sheba was a ruler of Ethiopia who visited King Solomon in Jerusalem in ancient Israel is
supported by the 1st century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who identified Solomon's visitor
as a queen of Egypt and Ethiopia.
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