Once again, by your logic Haile Selassie I and the countless Ethiopian Orthodox Christians that have lived throughout the centuries are misguided and subservient to a Greek/Roman mythology.
Here's a quote of Selassie I regarding paganism (context is Selassie speaking with Archbishop of Canterbury about Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia):
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I will appeal to Mr. Eden that the Foreign Office look into the matter once again.” After this, We begged him not to forget Us through his prayers. “It appears,” he said, “that the wish of all the big powers is to see to it that Ethiopia’s case is forgotten. On my part, while I have no political influence, I have the means of communicating with our officials. Hence, I will constantly remind them not to forget Your Majesty’s case. So much injustice and evil have been irrefutably committed. Yet, the fact that it has not been possible to do something about it is a fact that will continue to pain me for the rest of my life.” By so saying, he expressed his deep regrets to Us. I responded to him: “For the last 3,000 years Ethiopia has been struggling against paganism. Yet, it is a sad commentary that today it is denied its own freedom by another Christian people.” No sooner had I said this, than he said before We took leave, “This is a question which has deeply affected my conscience. I beg you not to rub salt into it.”
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