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The #MiddleAges were a dark time when people considered the Earth to be flat, when the church suppressed enlightenment and when science stagnated as a result of conflict with religious beliefs.
If that sounds similar to your own views of history, then you should probably urgently watch this video by

An afternoon of environmentally themed events centered around “‘Nature’s Sanctuary’: Ethiopian Church Forests and the Interplay of Religion and Ecology.”
The focal point of “Nature’s Sanctuary” is a month-long exhibition of photographs by Scottish non-fiction photographer Kieran Dodds, depicting a story of ecological crisis and of hope, as a local nonprofit partners with communities to preserve some of the last remaining ancient forests of the Ethiopian highlands
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Cantors from the Ethiopian Orthodox church performed poetry and sung prayer that introduced their tradition’s celebration of nature and the spiritual significance of trees.
“Within the landlocked nation of Ethiopia, the mighty Blue Nile emanates from Lake Tana, the country’s largest lake.
Radiating outward from this sacred source, a scattering of forest islands dot the arid highlands, like a handful of emeralds strewn across the parched terrain,” Dodds explained in his audio guide…