Posts tagged Haile Selassie
Rastafarians Gathering For The 131st Birthday Of Emperor Haile Selassie Are Still Grappling With His Death
Rastafarians Gathering For The 131st Birthday Of Emperor Haile Selassie Are Still Grappling With His Death

(ANALYSIS) Many Christians believe that Jesus Christ was both human and divine, and will return to the Earth to reign over a righteous kingdom of his chosen people. Similarly, Rastafarians are of the view that Emperor Selassie is God, or Jah, who manifested in human form, and that they are God’s chosen people. They borrow generously from the King James Bible, braiding their theology around Black and African identity and culture.

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Analysis, AfricaCharles A. PriceThe Conversation, Charles A. Price, Rastafarian, Christianity, Haile Selassie, African religion, Jamaican religion, News, Secondary FeatureComment
Faith Organizations On The Frontline As Horn Of Africa Faces Famine
Faith Organizations On The Frontline As Horn Of Africa Faces Famine

As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun. Horn of Africa faith-based organizations are increasingly playing a prominent role in responding to potentially massive famine that has received little attention.

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Africa, Primary FeatureJoseph HammondJoseph Hammond, Ethiopia, Zenger News, Zenger, Somalia, Horn of Africa, Salāt al-istisqah, Issa Mohamed Hussien, Qadiriyyah, Salihiyyah, Ahmadiyya, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, World Food Progam, Al-Qaeda, President Barrack Obama, Ambassador Salah S. Hammad, United Nations Human Rights Council, Mohamed Abdi Affey, Addis Ababa, Yohannese Getachew, Haile Selassie, Primary Feature, Secondary FeatureComment