(Thursday, June 23, 2011, USA)- Last week, I woke up to news reports that someone was taken into custody near the Pentagon after a suspicious device was found in his car. Three major thoroughfares were shut down as police investigated.
The initial reports included plenty of errors. For instance, no suspicious device was found in a car! Reports that others fled the scene also washed out.
The device that “looks like a bomb”? Who knows. The “controlled explosion” they were going to do with the car? It didn’t happen.
Early reporting is difficult to do and all of the “officials” spouting nonsense don’t help.
Anyway, since I live not far from the Pentagon, I followed the changing reports throughout the day and the week that followed. Yonathan Melaku, an immigrant from Ethiopia, was the man taken into custody.
There are quite a few Ethiopian immigrants in this area (and we have the best Ethiopian food in the country, in case you’re wondering) and most of them are Christian. Most of the Christians are Ethiopian Orthodox although you’ll also find other Christians in the mix. My Lutheran congregation includes some Ethiopians.
So I was intrigued to find out more about his religious views. The name — Yonathan — certainly sounded Christian but I wanted to learn more.
And that’s been a problem. What is is his religion? Read more »
Source: getreligion.org
The initial reports included plenty of errors. For instance, no suspicious device was found in a car! Reports that others fled the scene also washed out.The device that “looks like a bomb”? Who knows. The “controlled explosion” they were going to do with the car? It didn’t happen.
Early reporting is difficult to do and all of the “officials” spouting nonsense don’t help.
Anyway, since I live not far from the Pentagon, I followed the changing reports throughout the day and the week that followed. Yonathan Melaku, an immigrant from Ethiopia, was the man taken into custody.
There are quite a few Ethiopian immigrants in this area (and we have the best Ethiopian food in the country, in case you’re wondering) and most of them are Christian. Most of the Christians are Ethiopian Orthodox although you’ll also find other Christians in the mix. My Lutheran congregation includes some Ethiopians.
So I was intrigued to find out more about his religious views. The name — Yonathan — certainly sounded Christian but I wanted to learn more.
And that’s been a problem. What is is his religion? Read more »
Source: getreligion.org
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