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| − | '''Rastafari movement''' members worship [[Haile Selassie I]] as the one true living [[God]]. | + | '''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. |
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| + | 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: | ||
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| + | : "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the services of man." - Psalm 104:14 | ||
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| + | : "...eat every herb of the land." - Exodus 10:12 | ||
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| + | : "Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." - Proverbs 15:17 | ||
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| + | They also regard hair styles as having religious significance, citing the Mosaic law: | ||
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| + | : "They shall not make baldness upon their head." - Leviticus 21:5 | ||
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| + | 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] | ||
Revision as of 08:15, March 18, 2007
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. [1]