Rasterfarion?

[HvyFuel]

Religious racists, how novel.

peace

[maryjanemama]

Yeah, Hvy Fuel, you're right, but I'm sure they're not the first. Part of the Rasta religion is breaking free from the white world, which they feel has repressed them since the beginning of slavery. Slavery worldwide, not just US. So, a white person could not truely become a Rasta because they are in fact who the Rasta is trying to escape from. On Nick Rasta's forum, there are whites were raised in Rasta households (due to adoption, so on) but I don't know how they aren't totally confused about who they are.

True Rastas are vegetarians and do not believe in heaven or hell. It's not a religion that you can step right in to because you think smoking cannabis and being superior to your wife would be cool. It would be like trying to become Amish!

[smokey]

i know it is against a rastas religion to not give blood too. cool idea if u ever get a blood drug test

[knottyganjagirl]

I just noticed this thread...

read my thread, if you'd like to learn a bit more...more than myths anyway.
True, Rastafari is a movement of liberation of black ppl. BUT, it is more about the unity of all man-kind. For we are ALL origional desendents of Africa. Africa is the Birthplace of humanity, relgion, culture, science & technology.
It's not about race or color AT ALL!!! H.I.M. Haile Selassie I, proclaimed, "We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ulitmate alligence not to nations, but to our fellow men w/in the human community."

Not only that, but it is against the teachings of H.I.M. Haile Selassie I to question the faith of others. "No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God." These are some of His more famous quotes. You'll find more on my thread, if you are interested...though it is my perspective.

Rasta is about living Ital~
In addition, I don't know many Christians who take everything literal all the time or who follow each & every sentence in every day life....I find more literal truth in the teachings of Haile Selassie I & Baha'u'llah, than the Bible. & about the mistreatment of women....there are always disagreements among members of any given faith as to what the true "way" is...just as there are Rastafarians who do not like white Rastas, because of the tendency for ppl to think of Rasta as merely an "excuse to smoke a shit load of pot"....there will always be ppl who take advantage or take things out of context. However, this IS NOT truely a Rasta principle~ it may be a tendency of some ppl who might happen to be Rasta. It is against Haile Selassie I's teachings to "capture or enslave" mentally or physically, another person, so I don't think mistreatment of women is something that He would promote or condone. I'm sure you'll find sites where Rasta's say all kinds of things!!



"If you have played no part in the capture of enslavement of Africans mentally as well as physically & accepted no benefit there of, then it is only left to consider one's humanity." H.I.M. Haile Selassie I

ONLY THROUGH JAH LOVE~ [BTW~ it's spelt JAH]


Take care, stay safe & be peacefull,
--NKGG

[knottyganjagirl]

"Religious racists"
NO!!!!!!


That is soo wrong!
Read what H.I.M. teaches b4 you prejudge!!

It's about breaking free of SLAVERY & BABYLON~

which happened to be a European White Man creation...Rasta teaches that BABYLON is an evil society...full of bondage, greed, judgement, RACISIM & slavery!! ALL white creations. Not all white ppl are greedy, judgemental or racist...I know none w/ slaves...Rasta is about having a clean, honest, pure heart! & being KIND, working to UNITE all cultures, rather than to DIVIDE them!

Ganja is a sacred herb. It is healing, it heals society. An impt. gift from JAH.


TRY TO BE GENTLE W/ ONE ANOTHER!!
Take care, stay safe & be peacefull!
--NKGG

[HvyFuel]

So you're saying maryjane was wrong and a white man can be a true Rasta?

peace

[maryjanemama]

Knottyganjagirl, I'm glad to meet someone who knows what she's talking about. I'm going by what I've learned by Rastas I've known and what information I've read. But, isn't it true that a white person cannot become a true Rasta? I mean we can follow the religion but why would we want to? Wasn't the whole beginning of Rastafrianism (I'm not sure if that is a word) meant as a revolt against white oppresion? I'm not trying to be disrepectful at all, I am just trying to understand.

[Leftover Crack]

I think a white person can definatly become a true Rasta, it doesnt matter about the colour of your particular skin. The whole belief is based upon getting away from white oppression and the whole white lifestyle. Just becuase you are white doesn't mean you supported slavery or even live the stereotypical white lifestyle. It's what's inside that matters, and i believe whites can become true Rastas.

It's like saying all black people love fried chicken and are ignorant. It's not true. Not all whites act like stereotypical "whites", so you can become Rasta if it is what you truley believe in. The color of your skin shouldn't matter.

[Dauru]

True Rastafari....
http://rastafari.unn13.com

[kingkaya]

first of all,the black nation unlike caucasians have never been predominantly prejudiced, rasta faith is not a faith for races or trybes but a universal community of brethren dedicated to abstaining from and fighting oppression,manipulation and slavery of both the mental and physical state.the early rastas were against thewhite bureaucratic institution people only because of the harm that class inflicted on generation of africans not solely because of skincolor,even in jamaica,native rastafarians oppose an autocratic and oppresive state,a true believer seeks to manifest his inner light and never judges the next man,there are a lot of cultural differences in the practice of rastafarianism,but the universal truth of good and evil,babylon and zion,light and darkness,ital and impure will stand forever,they may apply differently to individuals though, in my sect white,green,yellow,black or red faithfuls are taken into the brotherhood,only conditionality is the joint resolve to be emancipated from babylon and fly to zion,the faith is not all about smokin ganja.[QUOTE]