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Line 3: − Rastas worship Selassie by, amongst other things, smoking [[cannabis]] in what they call "reasoning" sessions.<ref>Joseph Owens ''Dread, the Rastafaraians of Jamaica''</ref> Selassie was a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and while he was not a Rasta, he never denied or belittled Rastafari, saying that nobody should question the faith of another. Rastas believe that had Selassie claimed divinity, it could have shown him to a be false prophet.<ref>http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/dreadlibrary/cardillo.html</ref>+ + +
Time man of the year. I used to collect historic magazines.
The [[Rastafari Movement]], inspired both by an alleged prophecy by Marcus Garvey and by the articles on his coronation appearing in [[Time Magazine]], sees Selassie as God incarnate, the [[reincarnation]] of [[Jesus]], returned as a great [[king]] and fulfilling the [[Bible|biblical]] prophecies of the [[Book of Revelation]].
The [[Rastafari Movement]], inspired both by an alleged prophecy by Marcus Garvey and by the articles on his coronation appearing in [[Time Magazine]], sees Selassie as God incarnate, the [[reincarnation]] of [[Jesus]], returned as a great [[king]] and fulfilling the [[Bible|biblical]] prophecies of the [[Book of Revelation]].
Rastafarians worship Selassie by, amongst other things, smoking [[cannabis]] in what they call "reasoning" sessions.<ref>Joseph Owens ''Dread, the Rastafaraians of Jamaica''</ref> Selassie was a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and while he was not a Rasta, he never denied or belittled Rastafari, saying that nobody should question the faith of another. Rastas believe that had Selassie claimed divinity, it could have shown him to a be false prophet.<ref>http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/dreadlibrary/cardillo.html</ref>
Rastafarians believe that Selassie was the second coming of [[Jesus Christ]], based on his self-proclaimed lineage to the House of David. They currently are in denial of his death (referred to as "bone lies"), or believe that they are in the end times as foretold in the Book of Revelations.
In 1974, Selassie's government was overthrown by [[Communist]]s, and the dictatorship of [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]] started.<ref>https://www.hrw.org/news/1999/11/24/ethiopian-dictator-mengistu-haile-mariam</ref>
In 1974, Selassie's government was overthrown by [[Communist]]s, and the dictatorship of [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]] started.<ref>https://www.hrw.org/news/1999/11/24/ethiopian-dictator-mengistu-haile-mariam</ref>