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[quote author=cute-ass link=topic=24209.msg972110#msg972110 date=1174261489]@ tafari

how's my guardian angel doing?? [/quote]strong and vigilant as ever

nahhh! i aint gwaan be convinced lai lai!

time will tell.


you're a jah priest do you like perform some certain spiritual ceremony on a certain day?

no spiritual ceremony oooooooooo

am sure you gat a legitimate other day/night job right?

Of course, I have a legitimate job. I work as a drilling engineer in the oil and gas upstream section.

but don't you go through a lot of stereotyping/racist behaivour from people due to your religion and looks?

no. i look like a normal man. pleasant to sight.

ikamefa:
i live in NY i deal with the supposed Real/ fake Rastas everyday!
and on a personal level i have been toying with the idea of having dread-locks in ma hair for a long time but am NOT about to imbibe the rastaferinism beliefs /religion

Conviction is a function of time. I will keep updating you.

Any personal question for me?

@ sisimose, what do you belief in?

It seems you know a lot about rastarianism.

so whatchu saying is you gat a beard too right?  

yeah.


what state are you from in Nigeria?

Osun State.

your words " The full judgment of Nyabinghi is deathto white and black downpressors. It is a fountain of purifying love. Nyabinghican take life or give life at will. "   please explain further!  

don't you think rastafarianism is a rebel religion of the sons of former slaves trying to conform or go back to  their persieved vision of how their forebears used to live back then in Africa?


Socially, Rastafari is a response to racist negation of black people as it was experienced, both in the world as a whole (where Selassie was the only black leader recognised in international circles), and in Jamaica, where in the 1930s black people were at the bottom of the social order, while white people and their way of religion and system of government were at the top. Marcus Garvey's encouragement of black people to take pride in themselves and their African heritage inspired the Rastas to embrace all things African. They teach that they were brainwashed while in captivity to negate all things black and African. They turned the white image of them--as primitive and straight out of the jungle--into a defiant embrace of the African culture they see as having been stolen from them when they were taken from Africa on the slave ships. Africa is associated with Zion. Africa/Zion is the starting place of all human ancestry as well as the original state of mind that can be reached through meditation and the ganja herb.


what is Babylon? what is Zion?

For Rastafarians, Zion is to be found in Africa, and more specifically in Ethiopia, where the term is also in use.  Rastas  represent the Children of Israel in modern times, and the goal is to repatriate to Africa, or to Zion. Rasta reggae music is peppered with references to Zion; among the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs '"Zion Train" and "Iron Lion Zion,

Babylon is Hell.

Seun:
sisimose, did you not enjoy the video?

spoilt, I have never attended Mayflower, but as an atheist I like to associate myself with the name of Tai Solarin.

Mr Admin, What do you believe in? Since you do not believe in God. do you worship idols? how do you edify your soul?

gaybaby _{padi e atata.baba agba}

jaybe _{padi kit}

omo jay

are you Nigerian?

Yes, I am.

if yes why adopt the Rastafarian religion and way of life?

It was thru my love for Reggae music that i got to know rastafari.
I believe so much in Africanism. Rastafarianism provides a medium for acheiving that.

what is Nyabingi celebration?

Nyabinghi is one of the rastafarian sects in Jamaica.
They are the keepers of the faith, inheritors of the"Divine Order of Melchizedek"and masters of the musical and oral traditions of the Nyabinghi Order.
Nyabinghi itself is an abstract philosophicalconcept that embraces the theological foundations of Rastafari and thepropagation of the Rastafari message through its own oral and musical traditions."Nyabinghi is the only indigenous music of Rastafari. It is the only DivineOrder of the Rastafari Movement. The full judgment of Nyabinghi is deathto white and black downpressors. It is a fountain of purifying love. Nyabinghican take life or give life at will. Historically, its musical traditionwas used to send messages from person to person, from country to country.The purpose of Nyabinghi is to resurrect the people from darkness intolight and to set all Black people free. Anyone can be a follower of Rastafaribut the Order of Nyabinghi [exclusively] is intended to liberate all Africanpeople and set them in the ways of truth and right and teach them to loveand live as Jah Rastafari had wished from the beginning."

This seemingly abstruse concept finds its most popular expression in the festivals of the Order, where the Nyabinghi drummersbeat out their infectious, hypnotic rhythms unceasingly in seemingly endless cathartic ceremonies.
The rituals of Rastafari find their fullest expression at the festival of the Nyabinghi where only the pure in heart may escape the judgment meted out to the unfaithful and the disbeliever through the mystic force of the music.

to me Haile Selassie I is just a man how is he a lion? the conquering lion of Judah? why exhalt him to the position of a semi-god?


In the Rastafarian religion, the Lion of Judah is an emblem of Ras Tafari, otherwise known as former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. According to rastafarian belief, Selassie was the Messiah, the second coming of Christ referenced in the Book of Revelation:

"the hair of whose head was like wool, whose feet were like unto burning brass. "

Taken from the heraldic symbol of the biblical Tribe of Judah (from which Selassie is believed to have descended), the lion represents to Rastafarians Selassie as the "King of Kings," as the lion is King; representing the lineage of the King from the Tribes of Israel. The emblem was once worn by the Emperor as a signet.


what is the place of a woman/women in rastafarianism?


The women in Rastafari are normally referred to as Queens. Many of the Rastafarian marriages are informal (common law). Even though things are changing, originally a woman's role in the Rastafarian sect is basically regulated to housekeeping, childrearing and to pleasing her King. A Rastafarian woman is a Queen and must keep different standards than the women in "Babylonial" society or Western culture. Some of the standards include, no make up, no dressing in short skirts and they cannot use chemicals in their hair. Many Rastafarian women cannot use any form of birth control, as it is not natural and also seen as a Euro-centric way to control the African population. Rastafarian women are expected to nurture the community but know her place. The Bobo Shanti order is the strictest when it comes to the role of women, as they adhere to the strict bible principles of the Old Testament. Abortion is also not an option for Rastafarian women as it is seen as murder as in many other world religions. Women play a very secondary role in the sect and are to stand by their King.


is it compulsory all rastas must grow beards? c o s most of em have it!

If you are a rasta in principle and more importantly in practice, it is a must.
The wearing of dreadlocks is very closely associated with the movement, though not universal among (or exclusive to) its adherents. Rastas believe dreadlocks to be supported by Leviticus 21:5 ("They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh." and the Nazarite vow in Numbers 6:5 ("All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow." Part of the reason the hairstyle was adopted, was to contrast the kinky hair of black men with the straighter hair of whites.

blue.



why do u like nairaland?

i did not.


what is your favorite colour?

omo maryland _{did i get it}

no


u?

miss naija

do you like motivational books?

wundia

you gat dread-locks?

Yes I do.
how long is it?
4 inches. just started growing it.
is it a must all Rastafarian's must wear locks?
No. It depends on your conviction. Rastafarians can often be recognised from the way they style their hair. Rastafarians grow their hair long, before coiling it into dreadlocks.

The wearing of hair in dreadlocks by Rastafarians is believed to be spiritual; this is justified in the Bible:

They shall not make baldness upon their head.
Leviticus 21:5.
what is the significance Halie Selassie to your religion
why is he referred to as" the lion of Judah"

One of the most prominent symbols among the Rastafarians is the lion. The lion represents Haile Selassie I, the Conquering Lion of Judah. In Jamaica, it can be viewed on houses, flags, in their tabernacles, and just about any other place where Rastafarians have connections. It even appears in their artwork, in their songs, and in their poetry. The lion represents not only the King of Kings, but the maleness of the movement. The Rastas stimulate the spirit of the lion in the way that they wear their dreadlocks and in the way that they walk. To the general public, the symbol of the lion represents strength, knowledge, and aggression.

do you smoke weed? if yes !
why?

No. I do not smoke weed.
Ganja (marijuana): Contrary to popular belief, pious Rastas do not smoke marijuana recreationally, and some do not use it at all. Most Rastafarian teachers, though, have advocated the controlled ritual smoking of "wisdomweed" for religious reasons or to aid in meditation.47 The use of this herb is very extensive among the Rastas, not only for spiritual reasons as in their Nyabingi celebration, but also for medicinal purposes. The following are a few of the Biblical texts that Rastas embrace as reasons Jah gave for use of the herb:48


", thou shalt eat the herb of the field." (Genesis 3:18)
", eat every herb of the land." (Exodus 10:12)
"Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred there with." (Proverbs 15:17)
"He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the service of man." (Psalms 104:14)

do you eat meat?
are all Rastafarian's vegetarians?

Rastafarians eat strictly I-tal which means natural and clean
Early Rastafarians are unlikely to eat meat, scavengers or shellfish
Rastafarians do not eat pork
Rastafarians regularly eat fish, but will not eat fish more than twelve inches long
Rastafarians eat copious amounts of vegetables, as they are of the earth, and therefore good
Food is prepared without salt, and coconut oil is the most likely form of oil to be utilised
Rastafarians do not drink alcohol
They do not drink milk or coffee, but will drink anything herbal, grown from natural roots, e.g. herbal tea
Rastafarians consume plentiful amounts of fruit and fruit juice


lastly who is jah?
Jah is the rastafarian language for God!

Ask any question about my belief ( Rastafari) and my Personality.


Let JAH be Praised!!!

chelsea

gnite. c-ass

long time


u?

why is this all ladies affair? plz guys come on board.

now.

wwtlt you thought of getting married?

a year ago.

u?

@ omo eko, _{looking profusely for baba kit to come to my aid.} j/k.

today


u?

the crown is for the princess-cuteass

today


wwtlt you went to a nite club?

. _{holding the crown tightly}