Mahibere Kidusan (Ge'ez: ማህበረ ቅዱሳን) is a sect of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church formed in 1985 by university students and members of Sunday school with the aim to preserve religious tradition during the Derg era. It emerged as powerful association trained by Zeaway Hammer Berehan St.[1][2] They are actively working with the government offices, including high-ranking political positions. As an educated class, most of Ethiopian diaspora belonged to this group.[3]
| Mahibere Kidusan ማህበረ ቅዱሳን | |
|---|---|
 Mahibere Kidusan logo | |
| Address | 2QQ6+3GH, Sahie Silase St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia, North America |
| Denomination | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church |
| Website | eotcmk |
| History | |
| Founded | 1985 |
Beliefs and practices
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Mahibere Kidusan hold a belief that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church should gain power on the government and often criticized the traditional Orthodox Tewahedo stance for "backwardness" to do this. While the traditional Orthodox Church relatively received less support from the diaspora community, it has gained unanimous support from the Ethiopian government. Mahibere Kidusan controls the official power of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The sect opposes Tehadiso movement, which is detached from the main Orthodox Church teachings.[3] On 21 May 2023, the Ethiopian Media Authority temporarily suspended its television channel called Mahibere Kidusan TV for alleged inciting religious conflict during Holy Synod meeting. The Media Authority refused to lift ban on Mahibere Kidusan TV with appeal.[4]
References
edit- ^ Abbink, Jon; Hagmann, Tobias (2016-04-22). Reconfiguring Ethiopia: The Politics of Authoritarian Reform. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-91604-7.
- ^ "THE CASE OF MAHIBERE KIDUSAN HEAD OFFICE" (PDF). 22 December 2023.
- ^ a b Green, M. Christian (2019-05-19). Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-928314-59-2.
- ^ admin (2023-05-23). "News Update: 'Mahibere Kidusan' disputes decision by Media Authority to temporarily suspend its TV channel". Addis Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-22.