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The U.S. Department of State's report on religious freedom in Ethiopia says, "While the relationship among religions in society is generally amicable, there continued to be pockets of interreligious tension and criticism between followers of evangelical and Pentecostal churches, on the one hand, and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, on the other. During the period covered by this report, a violent conflict broke out between Christians and Muslims."

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article from 2000 about the growth of evangelical churches in Ethiopia, which has caused tensions between evangelicals and the country's ancient Orthodox church.

More CT coverage of Ethiopia includes:

'I Never Thought I'd See Anything Like that Again' | A famine worse than that of 1984 threatens Ethiopia. (May 16, 2003)

Ethiopian Evangelical Killed by Orthodox Church Mob | Local police fail to respond during attack. (Aug. 05, 2002)

Returning a Tabot | Orthodox demand that British give back all looted sacred items. (April 08, 2002)

International Community Has No Excuses in Ethiopia, Says Aid Official | Starvation not widespread, but growing rapidly (May 2, 2000)

Meeting Noah's Other Children | For years our congregation had done short-term missions projects. Then the Afar of Africa expanded our vision. (August 9, 2000)

Our interview with Edwin Yamauchi, author of Africa and the Bible, discusses much biblical history in the region, from Moses' wife to the Ethiopian eunuch, to Haile Selassie, the Ras Tafari.

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June 2005, Vol. 49, No. 6