Quote Originally Posted by dopefiend
rastafarian is a religion, not jamaican, but a lot of jamaicans are part of this religion, so probably 85%.
i should write it now...lol
rastafarians believe that god is a spirit and that this spirit was manifested in king h.i.m. emperor haile selassie I.they believe that jesus was a direct descendant of king david and was black.they believe that the ethiopian solomonic dynasty is a direct representation of king david.they believe that they are the original lost tribes of israel that were once scattered by babylon until the appearance of his imperial majesty emperor haile selassie I.
they believe that God will return them to zion (they refer to ethiopia as zion).
they believe that ethiopia is the promised land and that it is heaven on earth.
the white man took them away from the promised land (ethiopia/zion) as slaves to babylon and a babylonian system. (Please note that some rastafarians will say pink people vs. white people)