question for the fakers out there

Agnosticism is most scientific

 

disagree

religion produces great art

 

teach me.
i've been curious since i was 11 years old.
but lack of information has left me stranded
further back than where i started.
you and your husband are rasta, i assume?
teach me everything. haha.

 

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH oh man thats the greatest paragraphed quote ive ever read makes this dos equis amber taste so much better because im breaking my rasta heritage btw its also the color of the bolivian flag so yeaaaaaaa your wearing a bolivian headband

 

Ahoy Cap, not sure what is even meant by religion now days. On the one hand it can be described as a hierarchical institution, while on the other hand the spiritual essence of a culture. Just within the Anarchist movement which is traditionally anti-religion, now lies a whole new debate relating to the cultural aspect ... which of course raises the issue of every Anarchist being holding a strictly material perspective.

But anyways, if by religion you are referring to a hierarchical structure, one which in my opinion is a control mechanism, the yes I agree with you. However, where I would then disagree, and not specifically with you, is that Rasta is a religion, particularly because the biblical culture that Rasta is linked to precedes religion … in the institutional sense that is.

One Love!

 

How can it precede religion if it's linked to 'biblical culture'?

The prophet was a Christian. The Holy book is the OT. They're linked to the lost tribes of Israel. The hardcore types take the Nazarene vow. Seems pretty religious to me to be tied into Judaism so heavily.

I don't want to seem disrespectful but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna fail when I say that Rastafari seems no different to me than Wiccans who go on about how 'ancient' their religion is.

 

the black jews got the upgrade package and became rasta
like the prepubescent white kids got the upgrade package and became wiccan

 

LOL ... first there was a culture, then many, many years later writings done by peeps from this culture were messed with and compiled as a bible, a religion was then based on these compiled writings, and the peeps that this religion was based on were then referred to as biblical culture.

If you are referring to Yehoshu`a / Jesus here, then what you have said is … off point to be fair. Yehoshu`a was not a Christian and to be more precise, He followed no religion. All that can really be said about His non-material beliefs is that He was a strict follower of the Nazarene Vow and Defender of the House of Jahova / Jehova. To add, Christianity was only conceived of in the years after He walked the Earth

Also, and once again this is if it is Yehoshu`a that you are referring to, To the majority of Rasta He was not ‘The’ prophet, He was ‘A’ prophet. Of the three orders of Ras Tafari … Bobo Ashanti, Niyabinghi and Twelve Tribes … it is only some within the Twelve Tribes that place that much emphasis on Him.

‘The’ original Prophet for Rasta, the King Of Kings, is King David, of which His Majesty is the second coming, Elect Of God. For the majority of Rasta, the bases of the connection between His Majesty and Yehoshu`a is that They both are blood descendents of King David

Hmmm, not really, while the writings that are compiled in bibles are used by religions, Rasta are, well, meant to only utilise the Ethiopian Coptic Church bible and the writings in the Holy Piby.

Only the Twelve Tribes Rasta place that much emphasise on this, which predated King David and the completion of the Temple of Jahrusalem / Jerusalem by His son, King Solomon. During the time of King David and King Solomon, the Twelve Tribes were unified into a single Tribe of Israel.

OK, going on a bit, but it’s best to clarify these things. When it comes to Rasta, it’s pretty much black and white … one is either Rasta or not, and to be Rasta primarily invoices the Vow of the Nazarene … Rasta and the Vow of the Nazarene cannot be separated.

Judaism is a religion that is not actually connected to the original Israelites ... All that Jewish peeps and Israelite peeps have in common is the land they settled on and a linguistic overlap … Jews and Israelites have about as much in common as Israelites and Canaanites.

To be totally honest, I have never heard a Witch or Warlock refer to their practice as a religion … but that’s just the Coven Dwellers that I have met along the way. As far as their respect for Creation and the Devine Mother goes, I think that Rasta and Wiccans have quite a bit in common. After this point, it gets all hazy, especially if a bong is going around …

One Love … Jah Guide!

 

Man, Jesus missed out going the refurbished route.

 

I obviously spend much less time on my spiritual path than ppl on these forums. A hella lot less. Can't believe this was bumped again. lol

 

LOL ... Carpenter's logic, Bro ... the drive to work with what's there, rather than to look for something else that's not.