Rastafari Movement
The Rastafarian movement is an interesting religion movement. The Rastafarians believe in a monotheistic god known as Jah. Although they call their god, Jah they believe in very similar beliefs to Christian beliefs. Even though the Rastafarian movement has, much different views as the modern day Christian they share the same book for teaching. The Rastafarians use the bible for their teaching through their religion, but they have different names for god and the son of god. Rastafarians seem to accept a lot of the bible, but they believe a lot of the bible is miss interpreted and corrupted from human error.
As mentioned before, Rastafarians use the same book as Christians, but have many different beliefs. This is because …show more content…
The pieces of the bible they choose become the core of their religion. For instance, in Psalm 104:14: "He causeth the grass for the cattle and herb for the service of man." Even though this is a small part of scripture it becomes one of the biggest concepts of the religion.
The Rastafarian movement originated from Jamaica. It has many roles of different religions. Marcus Garvey preached black pride and has colored skin to move back from Africa. “The coronation of Haile Selassie filled many colored people with hope for political and economic independence. They even saw him and believe his Gods messenger on Earth” (Gregory 1). Rastafarian movement took the dread locks from the Nazirite vow of the bible. “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.” (Numbers 6:5) They believe that marijuana is a sacrament they believe it will reconnect them with others and their …show more content…
The colors of Rastafari red, green, gold, and black are seen mostly as reggae or Jamaican colors, but they have specific meaning to the Rastafari religion. “Red signifies the blood of those killed for the cause of the black community, throughout Jamaican history. Green represents Jamaica 's vegetation and hope for the eradication of suppression. Gold symbolizes the wealth of Ethiopia. Black signifies the color of the Africans who initiated Rastafari” (Rastafari At a Glance). The lion is seen as the icon of the Rastafari “this represents Haile Selassie I, who is referred to as the 'Conquering Lion of Judah '” (Rastafari At a Glance). Their dreadlocks symbolize the lion 's mane. Rastafarians do not believe in cutting their hair, so they do so by growing dreads. Their dreads mean a lot to them and have other significant aspects of their faith. Rastafarians have found that marijuana is a spiritual plant given by god. Marijuana is used to heal and open your mind. Marijuana is such a big part of their religion that they have two practices involving the use of marijuana. The first is “The Reasoning” this ritual is when a group of people come together and gather in a circle. They will talk with each other while smoking marijuana, but they will also bow their heads and pray short prayers while the ganja is being passed around The Jamaica’s use of Ganja, or marijuana, has changed since
The Rastafarian movement is an interesting religion movement. The Rastafarians believe in a monotheistic god known as Jah. Although they call their god, Jah they believe in very similar beliefs to Christian beliefs. Even though the Rastafarian movement has, much different views as the modern day Christian they share the same book for teaching. The Rastafarians use the bible for their teaching through their religion, but they have different names for god and the son of god. Rastafarians seem to accept a lot of the bible, but they believe a lot of the bible is miss interpreted and corrupted from human error.
As mentioned before, Rastafarians use the same book as Christians, but have many different beliefs. This is because …show more content…
The pieces of the bible they choose become the core of their religion. For instance, in Psalm 104:14: "He causeth the grass for the cattle and herb for the service of man." Even though this is a small part of scripture it becomes one of the biggest concepts of the religion.
The Rastafarian movement originated from Jamaica. It has many roles of different religions. Marcus Garvey preached black pride and has colored skin to move back from Africa. “The coronation of Haile Selassie filled many colored people with hope for political and economic independence. They even saw him and believe his Gods messenger on Earth” (Gregory 1). Rastafarian movement took the dread locks from the Nazirite vow of the bible. “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.” (Numbers 6:5) They believe that marijuana is a sacrament they believe it will reconnect them with others and their …show more content…
The colors of Rastafari red, green, gold, and black are seen mostly as reggae or Jamaican colors, but they have specific meaning to the Rastafari religion. “Red signifies the blood of those killed for the cause of the black community, throughout Jamaican history. Green represents Jamaica 's vegetation and hope for the eradication of suppression. Gold symbolizes the wealth of Ethiopia. Black signifies the color of the Africans who initiated Rastafari” (Rastafari At a Glance). The lion is seen as the icon of the Rastafari “this represents Haile Selassie I, who is referred to as the 'Conquering Lion of Judah '” (Rastafari At a Glance). Their dreadlocks symbolize the lion 's mane. Rastafarians do not believe in cutting their hair, so they do so by growing dreads. Their dreads mean a lot to them and have other significant aspects of their faith. Rastafarians have found that marijuana is a spiritual plant given by god. Marijuana is used to heal and open your mind. Marijuana is such a big part of their religion that they have two practices involving the use of marijuana. The first is “The Reasoning” this ritual is when a group of people come together and gather in a circle. They will talk with each other while smoking marijuana, but they will also bow their heads and pray short prayers while the ganja is being passed around The Jamaica’s use of Ganja, or marijuana, has changed since