Mark Mohr, in his many descriptions of his "Being a
Rasta", says that his Rastafarianity consisted out
of "sacramentally smoking marijuana". Further
research led to the overstanding that he means with
this: "smoking a joint while saying the words jah
rastafari in surf session" (really).
He CLAIMS:
I began praising "Jah Rastafari" in my
daily surf sessions and attempting to justify my daily
sacrament of weed with the Scriptures
Now in interviews he said he hated reggae at first and
it was only because it "justified marijuana"
that he started to "like" it. He had to
develop a love for Reggae, it wasn't in him as a natural
fact.
It was a root of another kind that first attracted
Mohr to reggae. "From a musical perspective, I
hated reggae at first," he admits. "What
really drew me to it was that it justified using
marijuana. But, as I listened more, I started to like
it."
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That is heard the minute you put on christafari music.
Only the dubsoundpower CD comes a little bit in the area
of true Reggae. Thank you, JIM FOX! The rest is all
commercial nonsense or not even reggae at all. One can't
deny that.
Christafari's "reggae" is as authentic as
christafari's description of "rasta"!
It's not the real thing, christafari, it is the
commercial thing.
Why is this important?
For Mark Mohr, smoking marijuana was the reason why he
played reggae music. He said "it justified my
smoking". Reggae is his connection to marihuana.
Whenever he listens to it, or plays it, he is doing a
surrogate weedsmoke. It's his way of smoking weed
without smoking weed.
At first it was his way of smoking weed and be a
christian (he calls that "Rasta"), now it is
his way of being a christian still smoking, without
actually smoking it (he calls that "Mission
Trip").
I know a Rasta who doesn't smoke herb. I know this Rasta
for many years and have reasoned with him many times in
private since 2002 or so. Mark Mohr also knows this
Rasta. He has planted a church with this Rasta in
Trinidad. The fact that this Rasta doesn't smoke herb is
more important for Mark Mohr then the fact that he is a
Rasta.
Now why would Mark Mohr plant a church with a Rasta, who
makes no secret about how he is going to start the
"Rasta House Of The Messianic Order"? Why does
Mark Mohr have no problem with that? For only one
reason: this Rasta does not smoke herb.
I'm not talking about the drama's in Trinidad, I'm not
talking about the fact that the members of the Gathering
were quite happy to see Mark Mohr leave Trinidad (after
all, he exploited Trinidad Artists among other things),
I'm not talking about the fact that Mark Mohr
"gave" the church to that Rasta and has
nothing to do with it anymore (although still boasting
in the press about it).
I am talking about the mere fact that Mark Mohr has no
problem planting a church with a Rasta. Being a Rasta is
not the problem, smoking weed is the problem!
You know, that is how Mark Mohr sees Messian Dread. He
knows that Messian Dread is a free man. He knows Messian
Dread is not caught in the cage of the christian
industry. He knows Messian Dread.... smokes marijuana!
Everytime Mark Mohr thinks about me, he sees a big fat
joint. When he listens to my music, he smells the
superskunk coming out of his speakers. He sees me having
no problem in smoking marijuana, still praising JAH.
In his mind-set, that alone makes me a Rasta. This is
Mark Mohr: "when you believe in JAH and call upon
His NAME, and when you smoke weed or when I say you
smoke weed, you are a Rasta of the worst kind: the
ganja-smoking kind."
Everytime Mark Mohr sees a Yesus Dread or a Rasta who
smokes weed, he considers it a "Rastafarian Who
Sacramentally Smokes Marijuana".
For him, you can't be a Christian and smoke weed. Those
who smoke weed, are not to be considered "true
christian".
It's all about the weed.....
Now let's take a closer look to the other gospel
which is "preached".
Let's apply his standards to the market called "lionofzion
webstore". You won't find any self-proclaimed
Rastas there. Self-proclaimed in the sense of
"calling one's self a Rasta". And you won't
find anyone there that publicly smokes weed.
Now, this says a lot.
not only does it reveal the double standard, where it is
obvious how much more care is put in the sales
techniques then in the "church planting" (and
i wonder what should be more important).
It says much more.
Mark Mohr sells his "gospel" with words like
these:
Christ alone is the Lord of my life. So when I
listen to a reggae song that praises Rastafari, giving
worship to Selassie, I get convicted. My spirit does not
agree with this. I then have to ask myself this
question: if Shadrach, and his brothers refused to bow
to the false god when the music played, why would they
then go out and buy a CD full of this same music and
listen to it daily? They wouldn't!
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But what about Christian Dub artists? Besides
Christafari's one release (DUB Sound&Power) and the
ever enigmatic Yabby You and Messian Dread, many have
searched long and hard for a true Christian roots artist
that is devoted to DUB 100% of the time. Search no
longer: introducing Solomon Jabby, AKA "The Dub
Revelator."
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I would ask: "Who is Christ to you?"
"Who is Selassie to you?" and: "Do you
smoke ganja?" How he answered those questions would
determine whether or no I would label him a "gospel
artist" and add him to our webstore.
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Mark Mohr explained how the "enigma's" Yabby
You and Messian Dread are not considered gospel artists.
Instead he ABUSES other artists who the personally have
to write to me that they do not agree with mark mohr.
He's selling them with arguments like: "forget
about the ones we don't sell, here is a true christian".
So how can one possible not see how here we have several
gospels?
Let's suppose it's a good and a bad gospel he has.
I personally state that the two gospels he brings
are both corrupt, but let's assume mark mohr sells his
reggae-gospel and preaches a true "jesus"-gospel.
His standards concerning the Jesus Gospel are different
then the Reggae Gospel. That in itself is another
indication of the presence of SEVERAL gospels.
He plants a church with a Rasta but claims elsewhere
that Sadrach Mesach and Abednego would surely not buy
the latest CD from that "Rasta". With one
exception: selling exceprts of the Haile Selassie
interview that can be downloaded for Free at Ras
Tafari Sound Archive but is SOLD
at christafri marketplace for the incredible price of 10
dollars. When people point out to that in the loz-boards,
that they can get the interview for free, this is
deleted.
So the gospel they say they preach, the "great
witness tool" must be sold and bought. It can not
be given for free for that is deleted by loz. People
will only get info and all that through loz. and they
have to pay money for it.
They call that "plugging gaps". It is:
creating monopoly in the market.
The Holy Spirit convinces him not to go to a different
store then the lion of zion store (that is the obvious
message in his little selling prohecy) but the Holy
Spirit doesn't convince him of this same "herecy"
when he's "church planting"?
Much more effort in keeping the webstore
"sanctified" then a "church"..
Two standards, for two gospels...
And it's not so, that the Holy Spirit convinces him
not to buy Rasta music because of any "sinfull
nature" of that music, obviously.
For Mark Mohr has no problem sitting on the front seat,
enjoying the music and lyrics of one named Amy Grant.
she is a "gospel" singer who recently left hur
husband to dive in bed with the next man, while in the
meantime recording a "gospel" album for which
she receives many gospel industry awards.
This is a photo of the man who claims to be the Elect of
God to be the leader of "Christian Reggae
You know, he speaks about
"slackness" and all that. But what Amy Grant
does, is adultry! Yet he has no problem with that. No
problem in wanting to be on the first row when the false
christians give eachother praises and awards for
corrupting the true Gospel of Yesus Kristos.
And impatiently waiting for his turn to be on the stage,
reaching the "dove" awards. Did you know
Semirames (the wife of nimrod, the founder of babylon)
means "dove"?
No, you say probably. The Holy Spirit is the Dove.
Oh, really?
If the Gospel which is preached needs award ceremonies
to worship the most fruitfull preachers of that
particular Gospel, and when those awards are then named
after the Holy Spirit, you better tell me where in the
Bible it says that preachers of the Gospel have to big
themselves up in rituals where the farisees give each
other their wages...
No, you might point out to the Gathering. That's the
true gospel, after all. Planting Churches where people
can come together to praise Messiah Yahoshuah. Yes?
Now here's the catch.
You see Mark Mohr applying all kinds of things
supposedly about the Gospel and the Holy Spirit and no
sins in music and all that, pretending to be the holy
man in that gospel. the sales gospel. the industry. He
even claims to be the elect of god to be the leader of
what he calls "christian reggae".
You see Mark Mohr NOT applying these things when it
comes to the gospel he DOESN't sell, namely that of the
"stop calling on JAH and start calling on
"god" gospel.
So not only has he two gospels of which one can
argueably be seen as the true Gospel, he applies all
these things to his sales gospel which he should apply
to his church gospel. And he doesn't care about the
"church" he planted anymore.
After all, the members of that Church have been
exploited by this "dread" from amerika. This
"gathering CD" was created without the consent
of the local artists. And they didn't like it....
So in short: Mark Mohr has two gospels. He sells one and
use the other to disguise his true aims, which are
carnal not spiritual.
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