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  Rastafarians Gather in Jamaica for Summit

Posted by CN Staff on July 16, 2003 at 14:04:07 PT
By Stevenson Jacobs, Associated Press Writer 
Source: Associated Press 

Hundreds of dreadlocked Rastafarians gathered in Jamaica's capital Wednesday to talk about the future of their faith, including how more followers can be repatriated to Africa and how to convince governments to allow marijuana use.Rastas from the Caribbean, the United States, Europe and Africa gathered for the weeklong meeting in Kingston, where reggae artists like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh gave the religion a world stage in the 1970s through songs promoting peace, nonviolence, legal marijuana and "one love."
Trevor Stewart, a leader from the Bobo Ashanti sect, said the conference will discuss the Rastafarian faith and trying to end global conflict."You can't rule the world with vigor and guns and bullets. It's love that rules the world," Stewart said.Fueled by anger over the colonial oppression of blacks, Rastafarianism emerged in Jamaica during the 1930s and spread throughout the Caribbean. Followers practice a strict oneness with nature, eating only certain foods and growing their hair into long strands called dreadlocks."Everywhere in the world, the movement means liberation," said professor Rex Nettleford, a social scientist who is vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies.About 700,000 people practice the faith worldwide, but their numbers among Jamaica's 2.6 million people are not known.Jamaican Rastas say they still endure discrimination in the birthplace of the religion, maintaining they are looked down upon for their dreadlocks and ritual use of marijuana, or ganja."People always associate us with ganja, but that's not what we're all about," Makeda Hannah said. "We have to educate people and tell that we're about peace and togetherness and family."Others accused government and business leaders of denying them jobs while exploiting Rastafarian images for commercial gain.For example, they said Jamaican travel promotions entice tourists with smiling, dreadlocked locals on beaches, even though few Rastas work in hotels or the service industry."It's a form of terrorism," Ras Astor Black said. "They're exploiting an indigenous group to make money while our people suffer."Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson declined an invitation to speak at the conference because of a scheduling conflict, his office said.Instead, he sent Information Minister Burchell Whiteman, who said Rastas have created "a unique psychological space for people in the Caribbean struggling under colonialism."A prominent issue on this year's agenda is repatriation to Africa, a key tenet of Rastafarianism. Some followers worship the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie - even though he was a despot in his native land - and believe returning to Africa would complete the cycle broken by slavery.Last year, Rastas in Jamaica, a former British colony, unsuccessfully petitioned England's Queen Elizabeth II for free transportation to Africa.One Rasta not interested in that trek is Yvonne Douglas 55, of Red Hill, England, who is studying in Jamaica.Douglas said she was drawn to the faith 11 years ago to achieve a purer lifestyle, not a cultural identity."It's not about back to Africa. It's about protest and looking after the world and making it a better place for our children," Douglas said. "Rastafari has shown me how to value life."Source: Associated PressAuthor: Stevenson Jacobs, Associated Press WriterPublished: Wednesday, July 16, 2003Copyright: 2003 Associated Press Related Articles: Rastafarians Struggle With Discrimination http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread16869.shtmlBill To Legalise Ganja for Private Use Soonhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15824.shtmlThe Illicit Drug Trade and Jamaica http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15818.shtmlJamaica: The Ganja Culture http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread10439.shtml 

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Comment #25 posted by E_Johnson on July 17, 2003 at 15:37:49 PT

I don't buy the Hindu connection, sorry
"Rastafarians have a doctrine of avatar which is very similar to Hinduism. They believe, "God revealed himself in the person of Moses, who was the first avatar or savior. The second avatar was Elijah. The Third avatar was Jesus Christ."Orthodox Jews believe that Jesus, Moses and Elijah were prophets but they don't accept that Jesus was the Messiah.This is the same in Islam as well.I don't understand why people keep pushing this alleged Hindu connection because I don't think the resemblance is anything but pure circumstance. By this same logic, Judaism and Islam are also descendants of Hinduism.Rastafarian theology quite explicitly identifies the origin of the religion in the union of King Solomon of Judea and the Queen of Sheba.Reggae music refers to Zion and Babylon so extensively that people who are Jewish think these are black Jews who are singing.Where in Hindu religion do they refer to the Babylonian captivity and to Zion?By the rivers of Babylon,
Where sat down
and then we cried
and remembered ZionThere were never any Hindus taken into Babylonian captivity.
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Comment #24 posted by goneposthole on July 17, 2003 at 13:43:31 PT

Ras Tafari 
Other doctrines which are more loosely taught and believed by the Rastafarians are the following:1) Rastafarians have a doctrine of avatar which is very similar to Hinduism. They believe, "God revealed himself in the person of Moses, who was the first avatar or savior. The second avatar was Elijah. The Third avatar was Jesus Christ. Now the advent of Ras Tafari is the climax of God's revelation" (The Rastafarians, p. 112). They even teach that Jesus predicted the coming of Haile Selassie (Ibid, p. 106).2) The devil is actually the god of the White man (Ibid, p. 108).3) As with many new religious movements, the Rastafarians only accept the Bible conditionally preferring those passages that can be forced to harmonize with their unique doctrines. "Rastas accept the Bible as their central text with the proviso that much of its original material had been deliberately distorted during its translation into English. It is necessary, therefore, to interpret the Bible as critically as possible and recognize the aspects of it which might have been flushed out, included or altered in meaning." Further, they prefer an allegorical approach to Bible interpretation claiming that the pages of Scripture should be searched for "hidden meanings and directives" (Rastaman, p. 74).http://www.watchman.org/profile/rastapro.htm
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Comment #23 posted by Richard Paul Zuckerm on July 17, 2003 at 11:41:32 PT:

MY LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN PALLONE
Today, Thursday, July 17, 2003, I personally delivered a prepared letter asking for the decriminalization of Marijuana, to the "legislative office" of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., who is the only member from New Jersey of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health. This letter had a heavy duty staple attaching the letter to various documents printed from www.cannabisnews.com, www.cannabisculture.com, www.hightimes.com, on the studies supporting medical Cannabis. AT LEAST I TRY!! I don't simply sit around griping that one vote does not make a difference!! I write and telephone State Legislators and Congresspeople asking:[1] FOR DECRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS;[2] AGAINST FUNDING THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
$100 million which they want to use for militarization of police in the spirit of Operation Garden Plot ["to assist local law enforcement"], to develop non-lethal weapons so they can continue to provoke violence at protests to douse us with non-lethal weapons, while military personnel wait at the hospitals to jot down notes on the harmful effects of the nonlethal weapons, using us as human experiments, an attempt to quash our Right to dissent, to force their corporate agenda down our throats, especially for the Republic National Convention coming to New York City next year;[3] VOTE AGAINST FUNDING THE UNITED NATIONS, which supports "The New World Order", because the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights does not have a freedom of speech [we can't talk about abortion], does not have a Right to keep and bear arms, does not have a Right against unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant, does not have a Right against self-incrimination, DOES NOT HAVE A TRIAL BY JURY. In short, falling under United Nations rule would enslave us![4] To improve the curriculum of government school so that the students are taught the dark side of government, to offer students martial arts and weapons training, so that they become fully informed, competent, citizens upon graduation. See, e.g., www.johntaylorgatto.com; 10 U.S.C. Section 311 [defining the "unorganized milita" as every able bodied male between 17 and 45 years of age].[5] To repeal most of the gun laws, for the reasons stated in www.jpfo.org, e.g.: (a) every genocide of the 20th century began with gun control laws, (b) Adolph Hitler killed more people who were NOT Jewish, (c) most crimes are committed by criminals who obtained firearms under the table, (d) the government is immune from civil liablity for failure to show up at the scene of a crime, (e) drug laws are used to obliterate our Second Amendment Rights.Today, I also e-mailed Senator Biden to thank him for setting the DEA straight on the RAVE Act.Richard Paul Zuckerman, Box 159, Metuchen, N.J., 08840-0159, (Cell telephone number)(908) 403-6990, richardzuckerman2002 yahoo.com.Member of: www.norml.org; www.normlnj.org; www.cannabisculture.com; www.hightimes.com; www.fija.org; www.jpfo.org; www.greenparty.org; www.njlp.org.Diploma in Paralegal, New York University, 2003;Diploma in Truck Driving, Smith & Solomon School of Truck Driving, Edison, N.J., 1995;B.A. in Political Science, Kean University, 1987.
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Comment #22 posted by E_Johnson on July 17, 2003 at 10:13:27 PT

Their history is part of their problem
The Rastas are basically Africanized Egyptianized black Jews. They adhere very strongly to the Old Testament but not to the New Testament. Given that fact, it is not surprising at all that Rastas face much discrimination. The most obvious reason is over marijuana, but a less obvious reason for the discrimination is anti-Semitism.Rastas occupy a cultural and religious position in Jamaica that is similar to what Jews occupied in Europe, in that they very deeply observe the Old Testament but don't accept the New Testament.Historically, Christians have slaughtered people over that little difference.In Jamiaca they refuse to hire them at the post office and make their sacrament illegal.
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Comment #21 posted by E_Johnson on July 17, 2003 at 09:54:56 PT

Rastas have nothing to do with Hinduism
Rastafrians believe they are the offpsring of Solomon and Sheba. The melding together of Judea and Africa. Their god is a combination of the Egyptian god Ra and the Hebrew god Yahweh.That's why the word "Ra" is in there.Their religious practices are very much like Orthodox Jews. Their dreadlocks are like the long curling sideburns of Orthodox Jews, and their dietary restrictions are very similar to Orthodox Jews. Also they require modesty and head coverings from women, again like Orthodox Jews.If you recall your Biblical history then you will realize that the age of Solomon was quite a bit before Jesus came along.
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Comment #20 posted by paulpeterson on July 17, 2003 at 07:21:02 PT

ROOTS OF RASTA'S IN HINDU RELIGION
Christ went to India and studied the ancient cultures. Remember that in the Hindu pantheon, there were three main gods: Krysna, Vishnu & SHIVA (who wore dreadlocks, folks & smoked large quantities of cannabis). Shiva is considered the "destroyer" (Kryna is the "generator" & Vishnu is the "operator" of the system).Shiva is reputed to have drank a "whole ocean of poison" and lived to be venerated for it. Actually, using the "pesher" technique of analysis of ancient texts, one must look for the smallest seed of truth, that gets whipped up into a much larger boast, here, it may have been true that an actual person (elevated to deity status later) dosed himself up with cannabis, now well-known to be a potent neuroprotective agent (the Israeli's learned in 1996 that pot can protect the brain from NERVE GAS) and when he drank some poison, the cannabis helped him survive the insult, you get the picture!The bottom line is, if Christ went to India, studied with the fakirs, learned about all of the fine medical research that had been conducted in India for thousands of years, came back and used this 1) MEDICINE TO HEAL THE COMMON MAN,, 2) DID IT ON SUNDAY & finally, 3) DIDN'T CHARGE FOR HIS TREATMENTS (ie: they couldn't "tax" him, eh?), they had to GET HIM OUTA TOWN FAST!I'm thinking Christ got dosed big time with this pain medication going up the "hill". I'm thinking he expired too quick for a regular cruxifiction death (and when they poked him no blood came out ie: blood pressure and circulation was extremely low due to the seditive nature of the treatment. I'm thinking it might just take a few days for him to come out of his coma (similar to the Indian fakirs that can be BURIED ALIVE FOR DAYS WITHOUT OXYGEN AND SURVIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT!).Now let's go to 325 AD, the council of Nicea(sp:?), where one "iota" of difference in the texts spelled the difference between Christ being "god" or "of god" or on the other side "god-like". The bottom line, if you didn't believe Christ was god, off with your head! (That is the same thing those Rasta's are still arguing about now!).Thank god there are still people that have their brains intact to think about this basic controversy that the "Christians" gave away by edict, some 1700 years ago!Yes, it is important to continually ground yourself in the basic theoretical underpinnings of your belief system, so as not to find, some thousands of years later, that your "political" decisions were dead wrong (like in the 1100's, the Catholic church banned PRIESTS FROM MARRYING AND HAVING KIDS-merely to keep church "fathers" from giving away the cathedral to their kids). Now that franchise has a whole lotta repressed sexuality that causes priests to fuck little boys and girls (just like that POPE did in one of these trails).OK, I'm done for now, and thanks for listening. PAUL
Welcome to the Church of the Tree of Life (where dreadlocks are optional).
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on July 16, 2003 at 20:17:33 PT

SoberStoner
Thanks for understanding. 
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Comment #18 posted by SoberStoner on July 16, 2003 at 20:11:38 PT

Well..ok
That's twice in a week i've had something disappear. The first one is understandable, but what I said this time has been on my mind for a while..I dont know what I missed, but whatever it was, it probably could have been handled a little better.I'll be reading, but i dont think I'll be posting anymore..I've said all I need to say here, and it's time to preach to other people than the choir.I registered on overgrow with the same id if anyone feels like clueing me in they can PM me there.SS
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Comment #17 posted by The GCW on July 16, 2003 at 19:52:44 PT

Historical Reevaluation of the Bible
http://www.slatts.freeserve.co.uk/famous/anointing-oil.htm
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Comment #16 posted by Sam Adams on July 16, 2003 at 19:46:34 PT

on yeah......
sorry, one more post. Anyone interested in Rastafari, reggae, Haile Selassise, and/or Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, etc, should check out this book:"Catch A Fire: The Life of Bob Marley" by Timothy WhiteIt's a great book! It covers not just Bob but Marcus Garvey, the history and growth of Rastafari, reggae music, everything. Highly recommend this one.
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Comment #15 posted by Sam Adams on July 16, 2003 at 19:43:11 PT

the GCW
Of course you're absolutely right about Jesus and how his message has been hijacked by some (not all) of modern Christianity. I hesitate to wade in on religion since I really haven't read that much of the Bible and don't attend church regularly (although I was raised and confirmed in the First Congregational Church).I'm sure you've read some of the research by Chris Bennett about Christ & cannabis, here is the link again for anyone who's interested:http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc11/christ.htmlIt seems like a lot of the original Christian ideas were changed when the Roman empire & the Roman Catholic church took over. This is really some interesting history I would like to explore more.As for the Rastas, they really are an offshoot of Christianity...."Chant a Psalm a Day"
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Comment #14 posted by The GCW on July 16, 2003 at 19:37:31 PT

Culture was considered in Canada...
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL USES OF CANNABIS AND THE CANADIAN "MARIJUANA CLASH"Prepared For The Senate Special Committee On Illegal DrugsLeah SpicerLaw and Government Division12 April 2002LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENThttp://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/ille-e/library-e/Spicer-e.htm(Notice the table of contents.)
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Comment #13 posted by FoM on July 16, 2003 at 19:15:31 PT

A Note
So this stops before it starts I edited comments. If anyone posted while I was editing it gets lost in cyberspace. 
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on July 16, 2003 at 19:03:16 PT

SoberStoner
I don't want to hear anymore about this topic. Thank you.
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Comment #11 posted by SoberStoner on July 16, 2003 at 18:53:16 PT

goneposthole
I've always been intrigued by Rastafari, but never quite felt as if I could call myself a rastafarian. I would like to see a conference for ALL cannabis based religions so we could discuss how to work together to eliminate the persecution of our members, and our sacrament. Only through unity will we be able to defeat the lies and the hate that is so wrongfully directed at our faith. Peace and loveSS
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Comment #10 posted by The GCW on July 16, 2003 at 18:48:10 PT

Kings?
Scythians are a fascinating example of an ancient cannabis using group. Scythians played a very important part in the Ancient World from the 7th - 1st century BC. They were expert horsemen, and were one of the earliest peoples to master the art of riding and using horse-drawn covered wagons. This early high mobility is probably why most scholars credit them with the spread of cannabis knowledge throughout the ancient world. Scythian people travelled and settled extensively throughout Europe, the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and Russia, bringing their knowledge of the spiritual and practical uses for cannabis with them. Cannabis was an integral part of the Scythian cult of the dead, wherein homage was paid to the memory of their departed leaders. After the death and burial of their king, the Scythians would purify themselves by setting up small tepee-like structures which they would enter to inhale the fumes of hemp seeds and resinous flower calyxes thrown onto red-hot stones. In a famous passage written in ca 450 BC, Herodotus describes these funeral rites as follows: "Scythians have taken some seed of this hemp, they creep under the cloths and put the seeds on the red hot stones; but this being put on smokes, and produces such a steam, that no Grecian vapour-bath would surpass it. The Scythians, transported by the vapour, shout aloud."http://www.geocities.com/amuse_amenace/scythia.htm
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Comment #9 posted by The GCW on July 16, 2003 at 17:51:18 PT

Sam Adams
(this is for everyone)There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who obey Christ and those who don't. (And all You must do to obey Him is: believe in Him and love Your brother)Your generalization of Christians is accurate as it relates to disobedient Christians.  Obedient Christians walk like Christ. That means no violent conquest etc. That is not what Christ walked around doing...The Ecologician did walk around trying to tell people about the holy spirit of truth that would come... which is like a communications system where Christ puts His mind inside Your mind!!! and it would bring peace like unknown before... As a planet, We still haven't reached that level of communication with Christ God Our Father, but are moving in that direction.My intentions are to help people realize that the promised new teacher is real. (Read John & 1 John etc...)And the gift of the spirit of truth, includes people that use cannabis. Using cannabis does NOT destroy the spiritual potential that Christ has for Us.The holy spirit of truth may not be available to those who persecute cannabis.Jesus Christ is alive, and will walk and talk with anyone who loves Him. He wants a little of Your time. If You give Him some of Yours He will give You some of His.Obey Him... Love Your brother... let Him bring You comfort and show His mind to Yours.Before there was Christians, there was Christ. Don't follow Christians when You can follow Christ. And as He is alive, You CAN follow Him, instead of Christians.With His love, I love You.The Green Collar Worker within Us, together.
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Comment #8 posted by 312 on July 16, 2003 at 16:32:51 PT

Further info
It seems this Messian Dread character is white and from the Netherlands!"I first encountered the man called Messian Dread while surfing the net in search of information on Rastafari livity. There were a few things that I encountered in "The Dubroom" that ran contrawise to my perception, or misperception, of the Rastafarian way:He was white and from the Netherlands.He seemed to promote an amalgamation of Rastafari and
Christianity."Now I'm confused. Voodoo was recently officially recognised in Haiti, and they mentioned their sacramental use of cannabis, but I feel they were deliberately vague and said something like, "They burn aromatic leaves and go into a trance from the vapours", something which annoyed me quite a bit at the time.
INTERVIEW WITH MESSIAN DREAD
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Comment #7 posted by 312 on July 16, 2003 at 16:16:18 PT

Rasta and Christianity seem to be linked, somewhat
An interesting bit of reading I found. Here are a couple of excerpts."Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Who has revealed Himself in this time in the personality of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie....."This is the official greetings of the Rastafarian Organization 12 tribes of Israel, the biggest congregations of Rastafarians with centers around the world. The founder and leader of the movement has been interviewed by Jamaican Radiostation IRIE FM. This article is a meditation about the utterances by Vernon Carrington, the Prophet Gad! SNIPNo brainwash education As a true Rastafarian group, there is no doctrine pushed upon the members, they are encouraged to find out things for themselves. This has to be done by reading the bible "a chapter a day". So it can be, that some members of the 12 tribes say a different thing than their leader. Until recently it was very hard to get ahold of some of the prophet's teachings. But the prophet Gad, the leader and founder of the organization, was interviewed recently on the Jamaican Radiostation Irie FM. The interview has been transcribed and placed on the Internet, liberating readers like me from the unrealized bondage of ignorance . It is always said, that the prophet believes and teaches, that Haile Selassie is Jesus Christ. Well, this is not the case. He is saying, that Christ is coming to sit upon the throne, he literally "makes a different definition", when it comes to Selassie and Jesus Messiah. It is true, that the King radiates Christ, but he is not Christ. Well, this was a remarkable discovery when I listened to the interview, and spoken with some members of the 12 tribes. No, this is not a recent change of doctrine, I am assured. The prophet has always said this.SNIPIf you go to the home page there is a link to a mix they did entitled, "Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers":A DUB protest against the New World Order and Big Brother who are working hand in hand to enslave the people of the world. Hear the USA threatening to take away the liberty of their own people when they "fit the definition of a terrorist". 
COMMENTS ON THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PROPHET GAD BY MESSIAN DREAD 
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Comment #6 posted by goneposthole on July 16, 2003 at 16:07:40 PT

Jimmy Cliff, too
"I've been licked, washed up for years. But, I can't seem to find my way over the white cliffs of Dover. And, this lonliness won't leave me alone. It's such a drag to be on your own.""I'd rather be a free man in my grave than to live as a puppet 
or a slave. But, I'll keep on fighting for the things I want, for I know that when you're dead, you can't."
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Comment #5 posted by FoM on July 16, 2003 at 15:06:39 PT

Sam
That was a very interesting comment. A Godly religion promotes good qualities ( Kindness, Fairness, Compassion, Forgiveness etc.) That's what a good religion is in my book.
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Comment #4 posted by Sam Adams on July 16, 2003 at 14:55:44 PT

EJ...
You always have all the juicy historical dirt - are you in academia?
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Comment #3 posted by Sam Adams on July 16, 2003 at 14:54:29 PT

Rastas
First of all, I'm not sure that Haile Selassie can fairly be called a "despot". Monarch, yes. Despot? I would like to see the explanation to justify using that term.I've always been fascinated by Rastafari and its emergence and popularization in Jamaica. Reggae music was originally invented and performed by street punks in Trenchtown, Kingston's ghetto shanty-town. What message did all these tough "rude boys" put into their music?  Unity, religious devotion, love, togetherness, peace, and justice. They implored black people to celebrate their African cultural heritage.Contrast that with the rap music invented in US ghettos, which is full of tales glorifying violence, abuse of women, greed, and materialism. Is that a by-product of our consumerist culture? Or was it the cannabis mixed with a little Rastafarian contemplation that produced the reggae philosphy?Rastafari = unity, peace, love, comtemplation, respect for nature, respect for cultural heritage. Music: bass-driven roots reggae.  Prophets: Ethiopian king, Jamaican reggae musician. Sacrement: cannabisChristianity = conquest, violent elimination of other faiths, subjugation of women, exploitation and enslavement of the natural world, arrogance. Music: boring, monotonous hymns and cheesy Christian rock bands. Prophets: Hebrew carpenter, "holy ghost?". Sacrement: Red wine (alcohol)I hope the GCW isn't reading this, 'cause I think I'll choose Rasta! Actually, to be fair, I think many Rastas greatly respect Jesus and follow his teachings as well.
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Comment #2 posted by E_Johnson on July 16, 2003 at 14:40:00 PT

An aside
"Some followers worship the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie - even though he was a despot in his native land"In the 16th century, Pope Leo had a huge party for himself to congratulate himself for being Pope. One of his many lavish rewards to himself for being Pope was a giant cake, out of which jumped a dozen or so naked little boys.Despite this fact, he is still regarded to this day as a Christian and a Catholic and a Pope.So go figure...
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Comment #1 posted by E_Johnson on July 16, 2003 at 14:23:27 PT

Dr.Russo: the next step is interdisciplinary
"Fueled by anger over the colonial oppression of blacks, Rastafarianism emerged in Jamaica during the 1930s and spread throughout the Caribbean. Followers practice a strict oneness with nature, eating only certain foods and growing their hair into long strands called dreadlocks.""Everywhere in the world, the movement means liberation," said professor Rex Nettleford, a social scientist who is vice chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
"Perhaps Dr.Nettleford should meet up with Drs.Musty and Deyo for a discussion of colonialism, cannabis, mice, tails, and liberation from behavioral despair.
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