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'''Rastafari movement''' members worship [[Haile Selassie I]] as the one true living [[God]]. They praise Him by smoking [[marijuana]].
'''Rastafari movement''' members worship [[Haile Selassie I]] as an incarnation of the one true living [[God]], following a syncretism of Judeo-Christian values and pagan practices.
Rastafarians meet on a weekly basis for a time of worship and prayers, though they do not have a specific holy day for such services. Part of the service often consists of smoking [[marijuana]], a plant with great spiritual significance to them. They support the legalization of marijuana, citing in their defense several Bible verses:
: "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the services of man." - Psalm 104:14
: "...eat every herb of the land." - Exodus 10:12
: "Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." - Proverbs 15:17
They also regard hair styles as having religious significance, citing the Mosaic law:
: "They shall not make baldness upon their head." - Leviticus 21:5
Rastafarians also eat only [[kosher]] food and abstain from [[alcohol]], [[milk]], [[coffee]], and preparing food with [[salt]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/rastafari/customs/customs_1.shtml]