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smile4kenn (m)
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This is only a rough outline of the religion.
Founder: Marcus Garvey's philosophy is credited as the beginning point.
Founding Date: 1930
Organization Structure: No official church buildings or leaders. Each individual group and person is autonomous.
Unique Terms: Babylon is Jamaica or the establishment. I and I refers to God in all or the brotherhood of mankind
Other Names: Ras Tafari and Rastas
While it is most often associated with dreadlocks, smoking of marijuana and reggae music, the Rastafarian religion is much more than simply a religion of Jamaica. With its beginnings in the Jamaican slums, Rastafarianism has spread throughout the world and currently has a membership of over 700,000 (The Rastafarians: Sounds of Cultural Dissonance, Leonard E. Barrett, Sr., p. viii).
The Rastafarian religion originated in Africa. It is not just a religion, but a way of life. Rastafarians speak out against; poverty, oppression and inequality, not just religious ideas but global problems. Rastafarians will use the Bible for guidence.
One of the more obvious symbols of the Rastafarians are colours. These are red, gold, and green. These colours were taken from the Garvey movement. The colour red stands for the Church Triumphant which is the church of the Rastas. It also symbolises the blood that martyrs have shed in the history of the Rastas. The yellow represents the wealth of the homeland. Green represents the beauty and vegetation of Ethiopia, the promised land. Sometimes black is used to represent the colour of Africans, to whom 98% of the Jamaicans are descended
Ganja, is used for religious purposes for Rastafarians. Its use is written in the Bible in Psalms 104:14, "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the service of man". The use of this herb is very extensive among the Rastas not only for spiritual purposes as in their Nyabingi celebration, but also for medicinal purposes for colds and such. The following are a few of the many Biblical texts that Rasta embrace as reasons Jah, gave for the use of the herb:
". . . thou shalt eat the herb of the field " (Genesis 3:18)
". . . eat every herb of the land " (Exodus 10:12
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Cayon (f)
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Does one have to be a dread to be a rasta?
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Ganjaseed
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@Cayon (f)
No Sister, one does not need to have dreadlocks to be a rasta, its a divine conception of the hart just like every other faithfull believer.
Jah bless !!!
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lucabrasi (m)
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what are rastafarian's views on islam?im a christian but i rarely hear them talk about islam or the muslim way of things
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JayFK (m)
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Rastafarianism is probably one of the funniest religions in my opinion, just a gross misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the bible. But hey whatever floats your boat, at least you're peaceful and your not hurting anyone so its all good, unlike some other religions, MALSI.
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smile4kenn (m)
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Rastafarian is not a funny religion
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bawomolo (m)
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it is a funny religion. a distorted version of the bible is just plain comedy.
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brizmaleti
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LOL, Na wa ooo, bon bon clat rasta
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porkpie (m)
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Me feel lota people don't ovestand wa de dread is all abot! it a symbol of spiritual puirty, ita unite dready with da pawa of Trinity HIM, Elect of God so them se (Ras Selassie) dou me love reggea music never wan de Ras believ because is a confusion in da mind of da fibble. Hey dready repent because RAS SELASIE say imi no God! why ya waste ya time.
YHY GOD loves you IM wan give life eternal. Do I AHEAR YA SE IRIE. Wadada
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porkpie (m)
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Rastafarinsm is not a religion it a life style. it is movement for da emancipaton of the Black race from imperial predator.
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lucabrasi (m)
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Me feel lota people don't ovestand wa de dread is all abot! it a symbol of spiritual puirty, ita unite dready with da pawa of Trinity HIM, Elect of God so them se (Ras Selassie) dou me love reggea music never wan de Ras believ because is a confusion in da mind of da fibble. Hey dready repent because RAS SELASIE say imi no God! why ya waste ya time.
YHY GOD loves you IM wan give life eternal. Do I AHEAR YA SE IRIE. Wadada
rasta wasiu please break it down to our understanding,why don't u leave the whole i and i to jamaican rastas and speak like a rasta based in ;lagos  @topic what are the rasta's views on death and burial and also food,cooking,and feeding generally |
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morpheus24
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What has Being black got to do with Rasta?
If i don' amoke Ganja can i still be a rasta
Why is it only Ganja that is good for smoking, why stop there LSD, Cocaine, All is a plant?
Why are there so many of you in the psych ward at mental hospitals?
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rotimy (m)
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Gangaseed is totally ignorant of Rasta religion! He was only seeing the surface!
The birth of the movement of Rastafari can be officially fixed in Ethiopia during the coronation of the prince Ras Tafari Makonnen (Haile Selassie) on November 2, 1930. This was no ordinary event in Jamaica because a year earlier Marcus Mossiah Garvey had a prophetic vision, seeing a king be crowned in Africa.
After the coronation of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I (Power of the Trinity), several individuals searched the Bible for confirmation and found it in the Psalms: "A Prince shall come out of Egypt, and Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hand unto Jah". The prophecy was fullfilled and these people were the first Rastafarians.
Apart from carrying the legal title "King of Kings, Lord of Lords, conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah" that is written in Revelations, Haile Selassie is the 225th descendant of King Salomon, son of David, and the Queen of Sheba.-source=http://www.earthcultureroots.com/rastafarism.html
On the surface, it looks like a religion but any baby Bible Collage Graduate knows that Rastafarism is a modern CULT. the frist sign of a cult is misquoting the Scriptures to suit their purposes like AMORC,GRAIL,ECKANKAR,RASTAS ETC.
Second sign is the demotion of God. THe third is DEITIFICATION OR DIVININZATION OF MAN which simply means turning a man to a deity or divine person for worship like Olumba Obu,Sat Guru Maharaji, jesus of Oyinbo and of course, Emeperor Halie Selassie whom they worship as Christ and Messiah.
Ganja or marijuana is the strong weed that usually open them up to the spirit world for satanic anointing for music, sex orgy and violence
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lucabrasi (m)
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also i heard cause ethiopia and by extension haile selassie was the only country/nation the colonialists could not defeat,neither were they ever taken in slavery
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morpheus24
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also i heard cause ethiopia and by extension haile selassie was the only country/nation the colonialists could not defeat,neither were they ever taken in slavery
By share luck I might add |
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rotimy (m)
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My advice to any serious Christian or muslim is to stay away from the Rastas! They are using "liberation songs" to cover up their cult's mask which is worship of human being as the Christ and the LORD
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RedHotChic (f)
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Why do you guys worship haille Selassie?
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lucabrasi (m)
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By share luck I might add
hmmn really, @poster would thou please answer my questions above please |
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KarmaMod (f)
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For people who claim to love and respect 'Nubian queens", why can't they ever stick to ONE?
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