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These were Christians. Ethiopia has been Christian for most of the Christian period.

I don't think their conversion, if any of these people were actually personally converted to Christianity, made them abandon their previously barbaric or anti-Christian behavior. It sounds similar to the weird brand of Catholicism that some in Latin America (e.g. Dominican Republic) practice, which fuses pagan witchcraft and the like with Catholic rituals.

Also, to say that "Ethiopia is Christian" is a meaningless statement, just FYI. Being a Christian is about a personal relationship with Christ, not something you inherit because you are born into a "Christian" country. To say Ehtiopia is Christian is like saying Hollywood is Christian.

Faith is sustained through hearing and reading and living by the word of God, not through birth in a tribe labeled as Christian.

Bottom line, these people need the gospel preached to them in their native language, then need education so that they can read the Bible and understand the folly of their ways. This is an ongoing process.

The Ethiopian Church is among the most ancient. They HAVE the gospel preached in their own native language, they HAVE the education and read the bible. What you see hear is due to the shortness of life. How dare you question their religious faith? Ethiopians have been Christians far longer than your ancestors (or mine).

I don't think their conversion, if any of these people were actually personally converted to Christianity, made them abandon their previously barbaric or anti-Christian behavior

'personally converted'? No, they were born Christian, baptised Christians.

"Being a Christian is about a personal relationship with Christ, not something you inherit because you are born into a "Christian" country. To say Ehtiopia is Christian is like saying Hollywood is Christian."

Oh yes, indeed. This is just what Christian Ethopians need after roughly 2000 years as a Christian country...to be taught the Faith according to the Rev. Billy Bob Jeff by white American protestants whose "ecclesial assemblies" have at best an "ancient" maybe 200 year history of constant Biblical revisionism and schism. Good heavens, what presumption!