Band Aid's Ignorance
Re: Does Band Aid betray West's ignorance?
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Yes, they probably do.
As stated in the article above:
Ethiopia, as far as I know, was the second country to embrace Christianity after Armenia. Islam has now sadly replaced Christianity as the dominant religion of Ethiopia.
Still, it was a nice 1980s song for a worthy cause, much better in my opinion than "We are the World." I'm not sure how the remake will turn out.
[link via A conservative blog for peace]
Re: Does Band Aid betray West's ignorance?
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Yes, they probably do.
As stated in the article above:
- "The 1984 Band Aid hit raised more than 10 million pounds for famine relief in Ethiopia, where the majority of people were Christian at the time and where Christianity dates back to the fourth century A.D."
Ethiopia, as far as I know, was the second country to embrace Christianity after Armenia. Islam has now sadly replaced Christianity as the dominant religion of Ethiopia.
Still, it was a nice 1980s song for a worthy cause, much better in my opinion than "We are the World." I'm not sure how the remake will turn out.
[link via A conservative blog for peace]
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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