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'''Rastafari movement''' members worship [[Haile Selassie I]] as an incarnation of the one true living [[God]], following a syncretism of Judeo-Christian values and African practices.  

'''Rastafari movement''' members worship [[Haile Selassie I]] as an incarnation of the one true living [[God]], following a syncretism of Judeo-Christian values and African 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. As [[Lincoln Thompson]] sang: Sunday morning, the heathen running to the temple, during the week they are the devil's disciple."<ref>Lincoln Thompson, Rootsman Blues, 1983</ref>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:

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. As [[Lincoln Thompson]] sang: Sunday morning, the heathen running to the temple, during the week they are the devil's disciple."<ref>Lincoln Thompson, Rootsman Blues, 1983</ref>Part of the service often consists of smoking ganja ([[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

: "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the services of man." - Psalm 104:14

: "Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." - Proverbs 15:17

: "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 also regard hair styles as having religious significance, citing the Mosaic law: