Editor’s Note: The ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church Synodos has unashamedly aligned itself (or more appropriately, it has continued to align itself) with the national agenda of domination of the Amhara and Tigray regions of Abyssinia over the non-Abyssinian regions in Ethiopia. Today, Oromo Orthodox Christians are debating, according to information we have gathered from our sources, whether to continue to be part of the Abyssinian-dominated ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodos, or form an Oromian Orthodox Synodos; after all, even the Amhara and Tigrayan regions of Abyssinia have their own Synodos (each headed by its own Abune). According to sources, many Oromos are thinking of forming an Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church, for starters, in order to spread the gospel of the Bible (following the Orthodox Doctrine) in their own mother-tongue. Oromo Orthodox Christian believers should not have to be silent when the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodoses (whether it’s the exiled Amhara-aligned one, or that which is said to be aligned with the TPLF government) are continuing the Abyssinian national-domination (covered under religion). It’s time that the Diaspora leads in forming Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church; an Oromo person shall not have to be forced to abandon their faith over their rejection of the “national-domination agenda” of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church, or an Oromo person shall not be forced to support the anti-Oromo national agenda of the ‘Ethiopian’ Synodoses in order to sustain their faith. We should hear the good news of the first Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church soon.

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History of the National-Domination and Unchristian of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodos:
Before the 1974 Revolution that ousted the forced assimilation of the colonized nations and nationalities in Ethiopia into the Abyssinian cultural and linguistic fabric, it used be openly preached by the Abyssinian-dominated ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox that “having sex with Galla and Camels are not allowed” – equating the Oromo as ‘beasts’/’animals.’ It’s this Church that has revamped its national-domination agenda over the last decade under the cover of religion. All Oromo nationals, especially Oromo Orthodox believers, should reject this national-domination agenda of the Abyssinian Orthodox Church without having to lose their Orthodox faith. This is one such crime against Oromos (and others) propagated by the Abyssinian Orthodox Church under the disguise of religion. In addition, the Abyssinian Church is using the Holy Baptism to de-Oromonize Oromos by re-naming them in Geez; such baptismal names should be changed to Afan-Oromo.

PHOTO: From “Ra’eye Mariam” religious book of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church (see the front cover of the book below), in which the Abyssinian priests equated the Oromo with camels, donkeys and horses; an Oromo Orthodox believer should not be forced to support such teachings of the Abyssinian Orthodox priests just because they want to continue to be faithful Orthodox believers; it’s possible to continue to be faithful to the Orthodox doctrine by forming an Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church that is clean from such biased and unchristian national-domination agenda.

Gabaasa Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo

Impaayera Itoophiyaa keessatti imaammata dabaa murni Wayyaanee hordofaa jiru irraa kan kahe hoongee fi gogiinsi uumame lubbuu lammiilee fi beeyladaa balaa ulfaataaf saaxilaa jira. Keessumaa ammoo dacheen Oromiyaa jiidhinaa fi badhaadhinaan beekkamtu imaammatuma gartuu abbaa irree kanaatiin ontee fi gogdee lammiileen kumootaan nyaata dhabuun leeccalloo isaaniis hurgufatanii hiraara argaa jiru. Mootummaan Wayyaanee wayta rakkoon kun uumamu ummata nan bulcha jedhuuf birmatee nyaataan dhaqqabuu fi hegereefis akka rakkinichi hin uumamneef hojjechuu mannaa, inumayyuu hammeessaa jiraachuu gabaasaaleen godinaalee Oromiyaa adda addaarraa nu dhaqqaban ni ibsu.

Akka odeessa godinaalee Oromiyaa adda addaa irraa nu gahe kanaatti saamichaa fi manca’iinsa qabeenya bosonaa Wayyaaneen geessiserraa kan kahe dacheen qullaatti haftee rooba dhabuudhaan hoongeen uumame midhaan facaafamee fi beeyladoota miidhaaf saaxileera. Ummannis kanarraa beelaan hubamaa fi qayee dhiisee godaanaa akka jirutu ibsame.

Gabaasni Godinaalee akka Baha Harargee, Horroo-guduruu, Jimmaa, Baalee, Kaaba Shawaa, Baha-Shawaa fi Lixa-Arsiitii nu gahe akka addeesssutti hanga Fulbaana 22 bara 2015tti hanqinni roobaa ummata rakkoof afeeree jira. Keessumaa ammoo Horroo-guduruu, Kaaba Shawaa, Baalee fi Jimmaa keessatti gogiinsi uumame naannichatti lammiilee akkaan miidhaa jira.

Haaluma walfakkaatuun Godina Baha Harargee Onoota 11 keessatti kan argaman gandeen 109 hir’ina roobaatiin kan hubaman yoo tahu, Onoota 5 keessatti ammoo gogiinsi uumame sanyii faca’ee fi beeyladoota gaaga’aa jiraachuutu barame. Onoota kanneen keessatti sanyiin midhaanii facaafame roobni dhabamuu irraa odoo hin biqilin kan hafe yoo tahu, beeyladoonni ammoo soorata dhabuudhaan dhibee ANTIRAAKSII jedhamuun hubamaa akka jiran gabaasni arganne ni addeessa. Ona Cinaaqsan keessatti ammoo rakkinichi haalaan hammaatuudhaan beeyladoonni 21 tahan dhumatuu fi hedduunis gaaga’amaa jiraachuutu ibsame.

Hanqina roobaa fi hongee uumame kanarraa kan kahe horsiisee bultoonni beeyladoota isaanii qabatanii naannawa bishaan dhugaatii fi margi loowwanii argamutti godaanaa jiru. Kana malees ummanni waan nyaatu dhabuu fi qabeenyi beeyladaas duraa dhumatuu irraa jiruun itti hadhaa’ee baadiyyaarraa gara magaalotaatti godaanaa akka jiru dha gabaasni nu dhaqqabe kan addeessu.

Jiraattonni naannolee kanneenii gargaarsa seektaroota Kaatoliikiin ala mootummaa federaalaas tahu naannoo Oromiyaan bulcha kan jedhu OPDO irraa gargaarsa argatan hin qaban.
Ummanni hoongee fi gogiinsa uumameen walqabatee rakkoo midhaan nyaataaf afeeramus sirna Wayyaanee fi ergamtoota isaarraa midhaan nyaataaf oolu fi sooratni lubbuu beeyladoota isaa dhumaatii irraa baraaru amma ammaatti hin kennamneef. Rakkoon geejjibaa akka furamu Wayyaaneedhan waadaan seenamus akkasumatti baroota lakkoofsise ammoo, dhimma rakkoon hawaasichaa akka hin furamne danqaa tahe isa biraa ti.

Gabaasaan Godina Baha Shawaa irraa nu gahe akka addeessutti ammoo Ona Fantaallee Gandoota 16, Ona Boosat gandoota 7, Ona Adaamaa gandoota 6 akkasumas Ona Adaamii-tulluu gandoota 35 keessatti gogiinsa uumameen midhaan lafa heektaara 9884.3 tahu irratti faca’ee ture odoo hin biqilin achumatti hafuudhaan akka deebisanii facaasaniif isaan dirqeera. Kunis lammiileen midhaan nyaataaf hambifatan akka sanyiif oolchan kan dirqe yoo tahu, hoongee jirurraa oomishtummaan akkaan ni hir’ata jedhamee eegama. Naannichatti hawaasni midhaan facaafatee abdatu achumaan hafuu fi kan manaa qabu hurgufatee fixuurraa akkasumas oomishni hin argamu kan jedhuun yaadda’aa jira. Kanatti dabalee ammoo beeyladoonni waan sooratan dhabuun gogaa fi lafee qofatti hafaa fi dhumataa jiraachuurraa, gargaarsa eeggachuuf dirqamaniiru.

Godina Dhiha Arsii Onoota Shaallaa fi Siraarootti ammoo imaammata badaa Wayyaaneen hordofaa jiruun dacheen qullaa taatee hoongee uumameen sanyiin midhaanii lafa Heektaara 11,142 irratti faca’e guutummaatti badeera. Naannawa kanatti ummanni beelaaf saaxilamuudhaan hiraaraa jiraachuun kan ibsame yoo tahu, keessumaa ijoolleen hir’ina nyaataan hubamaa jiru. Loowwan hedduunis balaadhuma hoongee kanaan dhumataa jiru. Qonnaan bultoota naannichaa balaa kanaaf saaxilamaniif gargaarsi sanyii filatamaa fi talaalliin beeyladootaa kennamaa jiru gahaa akka hin taane kan addeessu gabaasaan arganne, sadarkaan rakkoo ummanni keessa jiruu xiyyeeffannaa dhabee xiqqeeffamee ilaalamaa jiraachuu irraa maqaa gargaaraa fi talaallitiin ololuu malee rakkinicha furuudhaaf tattaaffiin gama mootummaa kan hin jirre tahuu hubachiisa.

Dhiha Oromiyaa Godina Jimmaattis roobni kan duriirra xiqqaachuu fi gogiinsi hammaachuurraa oomishni midhaanii hubamuu maddeen ibsaniiru. Onoota godinichaa 16 keessatti dhukkubni midhaanii MAIZE LETAL NEGROIZE jedhamu sanyii Heektaara 52 irratti faca’e miidhuudhaan akka lammata irra deebi’anii facaasaniif dirquutu barame.

Naannichatti sanyii midhaanii dafanii nyaataaf gahan facaasudhaan lammiilee balaarraa dandamachiisuuf ogeeyyiin tattaafataa akka jiran kan ibsan maddeen, mootummaan Wayyaanee fi ergamtuun isaa OPDOn ummata maqaa adda addaatiin saamuu fi ololaan gurra duuchuu malee falli tolchaniif akka hin jirre hubachiisan.

Mootummaan EPRDF/TPLF/OPDO lammiilee biyyattii keessumaa ammoo qonnaan jiraattotaa fi tikfattoota bu’uura jiruu isaanii kan tahe dachee irraa saamuudhaan akkasumas summeessudhaan balaa beelaaf saaxilaa akka turee fi ammas itti jiru ni beekkama. Kanatti dabalees qilleensaa fi lafa faaluu fi manca’iinsa qabeenya bosonaa irraan gahaa jiruun kan kahe haalli qilleensa naannoo jijjiiramee lafti kaleessa rooba gahaa argachaa turte har’a hoongeen hubamaa jirti. Beeyladoonnis dachee gannaa-bona lalistuu tahuun beekkamturraa margaa-bishaan dhabanii kumaatamaan harca’uudhaan jiruu lammiilee Oromoo balaaf affeeraa jiru.

Kun hundumtuu tahees mootummaan Wayyaanees tahee jaleen isaa Oromiyaan bulchaa jira jettu iyya lammiileef gurra laachuu mannaa, ammayyuu olola guddannee oofuudhaan beela, hoongee fi gogiinsa uumame haguuguuf tattaafataa jiru.

Wayta lammiileen biyyattii keessaa miliyoona hedduutti lakkaawaman beelaa fi hoongeen hubamanii gargaarsi akka isaan barbaachisu addunyaanuu lallabaa jirtu kanatti, kan gabaan odeessu gowwaan maatii dhoksa akkuma jedhan Wayyaaneen ammayyuu ololaan rakkoo kana haguuguuf ykn xiqqeessee dhiheessuu itti fufeera.

Rakkoon uumamuu xiqqeessee ibsee, gama kaan ammoo gargaarsaan akka dhaqqaban akkuma amala isaa kadhaaf fiigaa jiraatus itti milkaawaa hin jiru. Arjoomtonnii fi dhaabbileen gargaarsaa adda addaa mootummaan Wayyaanee gargaarsa maqaa lammiilee rakkoon hubamaniitiin argate dantaa siyaasaaf oolfataa jiraachuu kanaan dura ibsaa turanis sirnichi ammas saamicha itti fufeera; arjoomtotni haala amma mul’ataa jiruun yeroon awwaataa akka hin jirres ibsameera.

Imaammata saamichaa gartuu faashistii kanarraa kan kahes lammiileen biyyattii silaa gargaarsaan dhaqqabamuu malan rakkoo caaluuf afeeramaniiru. Hanga mootummaan Wayyaanee adeemsaa fi imaammata dogoggoraa hordofuun hoongee, gogiinsaa fi beela baruma-baraan deddeebi’ee lubbuu lammiilee fi beeyladootaa gaaga’aa jiru hordofu dhabamsiifamutti rakkoon Impaayerattii furmaata hin argatu.

The Oromo Community Organization of Arizona (OCOA) kindly invites all the community members and their families to the upcoming General Assembly meeting, which is scheduled to take place on October 25, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at 1202 W Encanto Blvd (Park), Phoenix, AZ 85007. OCOA’s annual performance report and other pertinent issues will be addressed.

WALGA’II HAWAASAA OROMOO
GUYYAN: DILBATA, OCTOBER 25, 2015
SA’AA: 2:00PM-5:00PM WB
BAKKI WALGA’II: ENCANTO PARK

Haacaaluu Hundessaa’s [Amharic] Interview with SBS:

Namoo Daandii | VOA

WASHINGTON DC – Irreechi Ayyaana Galfannaa Oromoo waggaa waggaatti, xumura gannaa fi itti gala Birraatti ayyaaneffafu. Ayyaanni kun, yeroo ammaa, Oromoo biyyoota alaa jiraatan dabalatee Uummata Oromoo keessatti bakka adda addaatti kan ayyaaneffamu yoo tahu ayyaaneffannaan inni guddaan Dilbata dhufu kana, magaalaa Bishooftuu ka jiru Hara Arsadii irratti ayyaaneffamu. Biyyoota alaa tii garuu, torban dabre kana jalqabe. Dilbata dabre, gaafa Fuulbaana 27 Oromoonni Waashington DC fi naannawa ishee jiraatan kan handaara Waashington, kutaa Maryland keessa jiru Hara Artimesia jedhamutti ayyaaneffatan.

Irreechaa, Hara Artemesia irratti ayyaaneffame irratti, ijoollee xixiqqoo dhaa jalqabee haga maanguddootaatti Oromoota hedduu tu argame. Marti isaanii jechuun ni danda’ama, uffataa fi faayaa aadaa Oromootiin of kuulanii, abaaboo fakkaatanii turan. Yeroo gara malkaatti yaa’an, wallee ani dura isin dhageessise sana faa wallisaa turan. Eega malkaa irra ga’anii booda, maanguddoonni akka aadaatti “as keessaa namni walitti gadde yokaan mufate yoo jiraate, otuu hin irreeffatiin dura waliif dhiisaa” jedhanii gaafatan. Achii booda, dhiiraa fi dubartiin wal-harkaa fuudhaan, galataa fi kadhannaan, abaaboo bishaanitti cuubanii irreefftaa turan.

– VOA

Here are some photos from the Sept. 27, 2015, screening of Gammadoo Jamaal’s Afan Oromo movie “AMAANAA” in Atlanta, Georgia. Director Gammadoo Jamaal has continued his “AMAANAA” Screening Tour in North America: today (Sept. 29, 2015), he arrived in Minneapolis for the October 4, 2015 screening at Pepito’s Parkway Theater – watch photos of the welcoming ceremony below. After Minneapolis, Gammadoo Jamaal will head to Washington, DC, for the Oct. 10, 2015 screening of the movie at the Oromo Community House – the full schedule can be referenced here for more details.

Preview | “AMAANAA”:

Taammanaa Bitimaa irraa***

DURADUBBII
Dubbiftoota barreeffa kanaa jaalatamoo fi kabajamoo, baga nagaa fi nageenyaan naaf turtanii kutaa saddeettaffaa kana duukaa-buu’uuf dhuftani! Akkuma isin amma gara mandhee tanaa dhuftan mee nagaa fi nageenyi, bilisummaa fi walabummaan Oromiyaa teenyaaf haa dhufu!

Kunoo, amma magaalaa Shanoo irraa ka’uun gara mandara Caacaa (1) fi laga Barreessaatti qajeella! Magaalattiin Caacaa tun Laga Caacaa irratti waan hundeeffamteef maqaa kana fudhatte. Lagni Caacaa jalliyaan (itti-yaatuu) Laga Barreessaati. Lagni Barreessaa immoo itti-yaatuu Laga Awaashii guddichaati. Amma mandara Caacaa keessa kunnee Laga Barreessaa isa karaa kanaan daangaa Oromiyaa fi Biyya Amaaraa irratti argamu geenyee jirra. Biyyi Amaaraa inni karaa kanaan jiru Manjii jedhama.

QAAMADUBBII
Magaalaan karaa fuuldara keennyaa argitan kun magaalaa warra Amaaraa isa Dabra-Biraan jedhamu. Innis karaa lixaatiin Laga Barreessaa tuqa. Oromoon Afran Abbichuu inni waggaalee dhibba baay’ee waraana Habashaa ofirraa faccisaa ture sun, laga kana irraa ka’eeti urufaa fi dirree baldhaa keessa qaxxaamuruun naannoo Oromoo Jiddaatti ijjata. Erga waraanni Oromoo Abbichuu ollachiisaan sun bara 1868 keessa Minilikiin moyamee asiiyyi, Habashoonni naannolee fi gosoolii Oromoo tokko tokkoon moyanii gabroomfachuu kan dandayani. Dur naannoo Oromiyaa Waltajji kanatti: “Galaan oggaa torba Abbichuu moye. Abbichuun-immoo oggaa kudhatorba Sidaama moye” jedhamaayyu. Dabalees: “dur gooroo koranii yaa Abbichuu, yaa Abbichuu jedhanii yoo yaaman, Sidaamni waree baqachuun hallayyaa-saatti oldacha’a ture.” Kunoo, Abbichuu fi Galaan faa ollachiisoo sanitu humna meeshaa Oroppaatiin moyamanii hanga hardhaattuu harqoota gabrummaa Habashaa jalatti argamu.

Magaalaa Shanoo irraa ka’uun karaa isa gara Caacaa nama geessuu mitii, isa gara harka bitaa yoo qabattan: magaalaawwanMandiidaa (7) Dannaba (8) keessa baatanii magaalaa Ennawaaree (9) dhaqqabdu. Eekkaa, naannoo Oromoo Abbichuu keessa kuttaniiti naannoo Oromoo Jirruu geessu jechaa dha. Jaato, gandi Abbabaa Biqilaa itti-dhalate, magaalaa Mandiidaa kana irraa wantee (kiilomeetira) 25 qofa fagaatee argama. Abbabaa Biqilaa fiigicha maraatonii-tiin namoota Afrikaa hunda dursuun kan moyate ture. Akkanuma dubartoota Afrikaa irraayyis tan dursitee moote, Oromitittii Faaxumaa Roobaa akka taate ni yaadattu. Dhalawwan Oromoo dhiiraa-dubartiin fiigichaan akka qilleensaatti bararanii moyachuun Toopphiyaa jaraa kan beeksisanii fi ammallee beeksisaatuma kan jiru.

As irratti ergan maqaa Abbabaa Biqilaa kaasee, maqaa jagnicha Oromoo Hayila-Maaram Gamadaa otoo hin kaasin dabrun waan tahuu miti. Inni dhalootaan nama Oromoo Jiddaa-ti. Ijaarsa Oromoo kan hunda dursee Oromoota Oromiyaa guutuu irraa walitti qabuun waldaa seena-qabeessicha: Waldaa Maccaa-Tuulamaa hundeessan keessa isa hangafa. Inni dararama mootummaan Hayila-Sillaasee mana hidhaatti irraan gayeen nama lubbuun isaa dabre. Otoo lubbuun isaa hin bayin, dubbii seena-qabeessa kan barabaraan dhaloota Oromoo maratti dabru dubbatee ture: “Dubbiin Oromoo akka bofa hudduu lixeeti. Bofni huddduu lixe harkifnaan hin cita; gaddhiifnaan hin lixa. Citus, lixus haddhaa isaa gaddhiisera jechaadha!” Dubbiin Oromoo inni jagnichi keenya kun summii bofaa godhee nuuf dabre kun, dubbiibilisummaa fi walabummaa Oromooti. Kunoo akkuma inni jedhe san, dubbiin Oromoo koloneeffattoota Habashaatti summii tahuun ollachiisaa jira. Yaa Oromoo amma dubbii bilisummaa Oromoo fi walabummaa Oromiyaa kana akka haadhaa fi abbaa ofiitti jaalachuun kan sochowaafii jirtu, Dhaloota Qubee miliyoona hedduun kan lakkaawamtu. Oolee-bula malee, dubbiin kun galma isaa dhaqqabuun abadan waan hin hafne!

Mee kunoo, Laga Barreessaa kana gamaa gamana biyya jiru kana, lafa muldhatu kana qalbii fi ijjeen keessaniin walbira madaalatii ilaalaa! Gamanatti biyya Oromoo keessaa Abbichuu, urufnii fi dirreen isaa kaloo fi caffeen jiidhe, garbuu fi qamadii yoo farda yaabatanii keessa bayan malee, miilaan deemnaan keessaa muldhachuun hin dandayamne, sangoolee baroodanii fi korommii bobookkisan, fardeen goodaa keessaa imimsan faa argitu. Gamasitti, garbuu hantuunniyyuu keessaa muldhatu, lafa hallyyaaa fi tabba goggogee daare argitu. Inni gamanaa kun biyya Elemoo Qilxuu fi Waaqoo Guutuu, Taaddasaa Birruu fi Baaroo Tumsaa, Biiftuu Amoosaa fi Warqituu Liiban faa yoo tahu, inni gamasii sunimmoo biyya Minilikii fi Raas Daargee fayi. Maarree, qabeenya Oromoo fi jiidhina Oromiyaa kanatu jarreen harkisee nutti fide-kaa. Hoomishni kan abbaa gixaanee isa hoomishate, qabeenyi kan abbaa dhamayee isa argatee tahuun isaa akka hin oolle, kan Waaqaanis, uummata Oromootinis qaata murteeffame. Kunoo, kanaaf Oromoon qabsoo isaa itti-fufuun kufaa-ka’aa jira!

Waan hundaafuu nuti Oromoota waan taaneef, jarri seera gadaa nu jalaa mancaasus, cobni isaa dhiiga keenya keessatti hafee jiraa, warri Laga Barreessaa kana cewuun Biyya Ammaraa, Dabra-Biraan seenna warri jettan mee haraka baasaa! Silaa isin keessaa kanaan dura miilli keessan dachee Habashaa irra kan ijjate namoota meeqa? Ee, namoota sagal keessaa namoota lama qofaa! Kunoo, nu saglan keessaa namoota torbatu: “ati Biyya Oromoon isin doowwachiisa jettee nu baaftee, ammammoo biyya alagaa nu geessuuf deemta” jechuun didanii jiruu, amma magaalattii Caacaatti deebinee dhiyaana keenya sirriitti nyaannee, haara-baafachuun booda Shagaritti deebina.

Mee sirboota Oromoo kan naannoo Shanoo kana keessaa tokko isaa duwwaa:

“Damee Sagguu kaachise Shanoo laalchisee
Si eeguttan qotiyyoo midhaan nyaachisee!”

Isa kana gurbaa qotiyyoolee tiksu sanitu weeddise. Booda immoo intalli inni weeddiseef sun:

“Nan eeginii qotiyyuma-kee eeggaddhu
Hojjaduree yoon oole qurxii beekkaddhu!”

Finfinnee keenyatti deebinee erga takka bubbullee booda adeemsa keenya itti-fufuun gara biyya adaaamii, Adaamaatti qajeella. Amma yeroon isaa yeroo irreechaa waan taheef, barana gara namoota kitila torbaatu (7 000 000) Waltajjii Irreecha Oromiyaa tan taate , Bishooftuutti walgayaa, karaa dabrinu hin qabnuu, adeemsa keeya san booda taasifanna. Ammoo, gaafa irreechaa adduma-addaan (gurmuu keenya wajjin) deemuun achitti wal haa arginu! Egaa, irreecha nagaa hunda keessanii fi biyya keessaniif haatu!

Itti-fufa —!

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Barreeffata kana kutaalee dabran ilaaluuf mee as tuqaa:

1) Kutaa Duraa

2) Kutaa Lammaffaa

3) Kutaa Sadaffaa

4) Kutaa Afraffaa

5) Kutaa Shanaffaa

6) Kutaa Jahaffaa

7) Kutaa Torbaffaa

8) Kutaa Saddeettaffaa

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*** Taammanaa Bitimaa: gurree@web.de

SBO Fulbaana 27, 2015. Oduu, Irreecha Ilaalchisee Ibsa Qeerroo, Gochaa Yakkaa Godina I/A/Booraatti Ta’e Irratti Gaaffii Fi Deebii Akkasumas G/D Aartiist Ilfinash Qannoo Fi Dura Ta’aa GPLM Kutaa Xummuraa:

SBO Fulbaana 30, 2015. Oduu, Gabaasa Beelaa, Tumsa WBO Konyaa Mul’is Abbaa Gadaa Tooroontoo Kaanaadaa Irratti Qophii Qophaa’ee Fi Sagantaa Afaan Amaaraa.:

Hundreds of Oromo (and friends of the Oromo) Facebook and Twitter users have changed their ‘profile pictures’ to the “Say No” graphic as news broke out earlier on September 30, 2015, that the Tigrean-led Ethiopian government was advancing to finalize the “Addis Ababa Master Plan” through its agent OPDO. The “Addis Ababa Master Plan” aims to evict millions of Oromo farmers from the Oromia Federal State’s localities around Finfinne (Addis Ababa) in order to take the land for Tigrean investors, Tigrean real-estate developers and Tigrean commercial farmers while Oromo farmers will become day-laborers (unskilled workers), guards, housemaids, etc. (i.e. low-wage earners) on the Tigrean investment hub (called “Industrial Zone”) in Central Oromiyaa. In addition to Central Oromiyaa, these Tigrean “Industrial Zones” are to be built all over Oromiyaa near major cities/towns, such as the Dire-Dawa Industrial Zone near Dire-Dawa, the Jimma Industrial Zone near Jimma city, and so on – more details can be read here.

Here’s the “Say No” graphic used for Facebook/Twitter Profile Picture:

Editor’s Note: The ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church Synodos has unashamedly aligned itself (or more appropriately, it has continued to align itself) with the national agenda of domination of the Amhara and Tigray regions of Abyssinia over the non-Abyssinian regions in Ethiopia. Today, Oromo Orthodox Christians are debating, according to information we have gathered from our sources, whether to continue to be part of the Abyssinian-dominated ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodos, or form an Oromian Orthodox Synodos; after all, even the Amhara and Tigrayan regions of Abyssinia have their own Synodos (each headed by its own Abune). According to sources, many Oromos are thinking of forming an Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church, for starters, in order to spread the gospel of the Bible (following the Orthodox Doctrine) in their own mother-tongue. Oromo Orthodox Christian believers should not have to be silent when the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodoses (whether it’s the exiled Amhara-aligned one, or that which is said to be aligned with the TPLF government) are continuing the Abyssinian national-domination (covered under religion). It’s time that the Diaspora leads in forming Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church; an Oromo person shall not have to be forced to abandon their faith over their rejection of the “national-domination agenda” of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church, or an Oromo person shall not be forced to support the anti-Oromo national agenda of the ‘Ethiopian’ Synodoses in order to sustain their faith. We should hear the good news of the first Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church soon.

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– The new book by Luba Balaay Mokonnin, “KIRISTAANUMMAA FI OROMOO DUR IRRAA HANGA AMMAATTI!,” is available on Borofa.com.

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History of the National-Domination and Unchristian of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Synodos:
Before the 1974 Revolution that ousted the forced assimilation of the colonized nations and nationalities in Ethiopia into the Abyssinian cultural and linguistic fabric, it used be openly preached by the Abyssinian-dominated ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox that “having sex with Galla and Camels are not allowed” – equating the Oromo as ‘beasts’/’animals.’ It’s this Church that has revamped its national-domination agenda over the last decade under the cover of religion. All Oromo nationals, especially Oromo Orthodox believers, should reject this national-domination agenda of the Abyssinian Orthodox Church without having to lose their Orthodox faith. This is one such crime against Oromos (and others) propagated by the Abyssinian Orthodox Church under the disguise of religion. In addition, the Abyssinian Church is using the Holy Baptism to de-Oromonize Oromos by re-naming them in Geez; such baptismal names should be changed to Afan-Oromo.

PHOTO: From “Ra’eye Mariam” religious book of the ‘Ethiopian’ Orthodox Church (see the front cover of the book below), in which the Abyssinian priests equated the Oromo with camels, donkeys and horses; an Oromo Orthodox believer should not be forced to support such teachings of the Abyssinian Orthodox priests just because they want to continue to be faithful Orthodox believers; it’s possible to continue to be faithful to the Orthodox doctrine by forming an Afan-Oromo-speaking Orthodox Church that is clean from such biased and unchristian national-domination agenda.

TO SIGN THE PETITION NOW, CLICK HERE: Global Call Upon the BBC to Start an Afan Oromo Radio Program

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Namoo Daandii | VOA

WASHINGTON DC — Korporeeshiniin Tamsaasaa Briteen, BBCn, Afaan Oromootiin sagantaa tamsaasaa akka jalqabu gaafachuudhaan, dulli mallattoo deggersaa walitti-qabuu kuma soddomii shanii ol ga’uuu isaa, qindeessitoota duulichaa keessaa tokko ka ta’an, Dr. Birhaana-Masqal Abbabaa Sanyii Raadiyoo Sagalee Ameerikaaf ibsanii jiran.

BBC-n, afaan biyyoota dimookiraasummaan itti hanqatuu, akka kan Itiyoophiyaa, Ertiraa, Raashiyaa fi Kooriyaa Kaabaatiin sagantaa isaa tamsaasuuf akka qorataa ture ka dubbatan, Dr. Birhaana-Masqal, “deemsa kana keessatti, afaan mootummaa federaalaa Itiyoophiyaa, Afaan Amaaraa, afaan mootummaa Ertiraa, Afaan Tigiree waan ta’een akka afaanneen kanaan jalqabuu malu yaaduudhaan, uummata Itiyoophiyaa keessaa gara walakkaatiin k dubbatamuu fi biyyattii keessatti ka guddaa tokkicha ka ta’e – Afaan Oromoo akka hin dagatamne hubachiisuuf, uummatni Oromoo Itiyoophiyaa keessaa baay’inaan 40% tahu, afaan isaatiin oduu Addunyaa irraa akka dhaga’uuf carraa bal’aa argatu gochuuf gaaffii kana jalqabne,” jedhu.

Sababaa Afaan Oromoo mootummaa Federaalaa keessatti ittiin hin hojjetamneef jecha, ka’imman Oromoo bifa hedduun miidhamaa jiru, manneen hojii federaalaa biyyattii keessaa alatti afanii jiran, carraa sadarkaa federaalaatti kennamu keessaa qoodamaa jiru – jedhanii, rakkoon dhaloota Oromoo mudate kun haala amma jirutti itti fufnaan mirga uummatichi biyyattii keessatti qabaachuu malee fi tokkummaa biyyattiif illee miidhuuf akka qooda guddaa qabu dubbatan. Sababaa kanaa fi ka biroo barbaachisoo ta’an hedduuf jecha, akka Afaan Oromoo, Itiyoophiyaa keessatti afaan Amaaraa biratti afaan hojii federaalaa tahu, gaafachuuf marii fi qophii jalqabnee jirra, jedhu. Kanneen yaada kanatti walii-galanii gaaffii kanatti hirmaatan Oromoo qofa otuu hin taane, saboota Itiyoophiyaa keessa jiran mara irraa ta’uu illee dubbatu.

– VOA