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| 10.
THE COLOR OF DEATH IS PURPLE |
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| 12.
"NO BORDER, NO NATION..." |
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| 11.
BORN AGAIN RASTA(?) |
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I reason with either Rastafarians or
Christians, I come to realize something
again and again. In the vision of many
people the two seem to exclude each other.
But when I meditate over these things, I can
see how definitions are being used,
definitions of which you can not say that
they cover the truth completely. They are
merely an expression of a certain
interpretation, driven by personal
experiences, yet presented as a standard.
These are the kind of things that I hear a
lot of times: |
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used to be a born again Christian, but now I
am a Rasta" |
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used to be a Rasta, but now I am a Born
Again Christian". |
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is it, that makes people want to say things
like that? What is the reason for this
mutual exclusion? Ironically, they are the
same for the "Anti Christian
Rasta" and the "Anti Rastafarian
Christian", so to speak. It comes from
a certain definition of Rastafari. What is
this definition, or should I perhaps say
"Identification", of Rastafari? |
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this: |
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| "Rastafari
is a movement of people who worship Haile
Selassie as God" |
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if this definition was a true one and
covering the believe of all Rastafarians, it
would be very easy to see how Christianity
and Rastafari would have to exclude each
other. For Christians believe in the Tri-une
God, Father Son and Spirit, mystically One
and Three. We believe that Yesus Kristos is
God Incarnated in the flesh, to come to die
to save the lost. Like in every monotheistic
faith, there is no other God. But is
Selassie really being worshipped as God by
all Rastafarians? And what about those who
believe that Selassie is the return of Yesus
Kristos? |
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| Since
Haile Selassie has left the visible
spectrum, some say he died and others say he
didn't, the movement of Rastafari is divided
into two main streams. Two streams divided
by a difference in meditation about the
person(ality) of His Imperial Majesty, Haile
Selassie I. And it's a difference which, in
a growing degree, grows further and further
away from that definition of Rasta I gave
earlier. Where most Rastas used to believe
in His Majesty as the return of Christ, or
simply as God, Selassie's disappearance did
cause many to re-define their ways. Simply
put, there are now two, or three,
mainstreams within Rastafari. |
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first stream says, more or less, that Haile
Selassie came to show us "the Christ
consciousness". This is a term which
comes from ancient Gnostic writings and is
currently being used by the New age Movement
to describe a spiritual state of mind. In
this stream you can also hear a lot of
"Fire Bun Geezus". |
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second stream says, also more or less, that
Haile Selassie is not Christ, but was a
representant of Christ. In essence, this
stream is Christian. Gadman, the head of the
12 Tribes of Israel, is one of the leading
figures in this thing. But you can also see
Yabby You, the I-riginal Jesus Dread in here
as well, although Yabby doesn't call himself
a Rasta. |
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third stream (still) sees Selassie as God
the Father, or Christ (God the Son)
returned. |
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| Although
the first two streams are gradually becoming
the two main streams within Rastafari, the
third stream is (still) being seen as
representative for the movement of Rastafari
as a whole. I remember this conversation
with a Christian who had written a piece on
Rastafari, saying that the definition of
Rastafari was the worship of Selassie as
God. I pointed him out to the fact that the
definition he had given wasn't quite
covering the believes of all Rastafarians
and could therefore not be used as he did.
Although this Christian did acknowledge that
I was right in my observation, and even
quoted me from another publication in which
he did acknowledge this, he refused to
change his writings nevertheless. The reason
for this that he said his meditation was
mainly aimed at those Rastafarians who sight
Selassie as God. I was shocked to see how
truth and reality is apparently not a
relevant issue for some, in their zeal to
break down a movement they don't care what's
happening in it. A serious thing. |
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| Equally,
I see many Rastafarians whose Rastafarianity
expresses itself mainly as a coming from an
anti-Christian point of view. When you enter
with a Yesus Meditation they start to scorn
at you. To "Fire Bun Jesus Christ"
is a current trend within certain factions.
Christianity is unconditionally being
portrayed as a babylonian movement, Jesus
Christ as the god of the enslavers. These
Rastafarians in my view are totally ignoring
the fact that His Imperial Majesty Haile
Selassie I was a devout Christian, his works
gave him the title "Defender of the
Christian Orthodox Faith". And by
ignoring HIM's Christianity, they are also
denying the existence of a Christianity
without babylon. And that is also a very
serious thing. |
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is obvious and clear for many, that
manipulation seems to be part of the game
for some of them. They are obviously not
taking heed into the truth, and they hold on
to a definition of Rastafari that might be
good for maintaining the status quo but is
definitely not in harmony with the current
runnings within Rastafari. Does the truth
need manipulation? I think that the use of
caricatures are very dangerous when they are
portrayed as the truth. They are negatively
influencing the development of people. It
was Christ, Who taught us to speak the
Truth, it was Rastafari that rightfully
pointed out again, that the truth have to be
told. And now, when only half the story is
told, yet presented as the "whole
truth", one can say, that there is some
manipulation going on. and manipulation to
make people believe some thing is a serious
thing. |
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| Many
have found their Identity within the
movement of Rastafari. Some because they
have seen the babylon system and how
babylonian Christianity is being used by
this same system to keep (black) people
down. Some because they have seen King
Selassie. An African King of Solomonic
Descent proving that Jah thinks different
about Africa then babylon system. And many
also see, that Yesus Kristos is the Saviour
and they want to be redeemed by the Blood of
Christ, as Gadman of the 12 Tribes describes
it. Are they then "Born Again
Rasta"? Perhaps. |
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it really matter, I hear some people ask. I
think, it matters a lot. I can see some
immediate results from upholding a
definition like the one I am describing in
this Itation. One of these results I can see
in the feedback that I'm getting on my
Itations. Fortunately, a lot of people feel
blessed after reading the Itations. I don't
know how many times I've heard:
"Finally, I thought I was the only
one". But each time I do, I get very
happy and realize again and again what a
blessing it is to see Jah works! But it is a
fact, that a wrong definition make many
people feel confused, because inwardly they
know something, and the establishment is
denying this. |
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result is the sometimes very negative
response, coming mainly from Christian
brethren and sistren. They have been trained
(or they are training others) to see
Rastafari as another religion, apart from
Christianity. The word
"misleading" has been put on my
Itations. But when you ask, what is the
misleading aspect, it is, that I am not
following their definition of Rastafari. A
definition, which isn't quite up-to-date
with the current runnings in the movement. |
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Jah knows how many people are currently
finding themselves in a situation, in which
the establishment is telling them, that they
cannot believe what they do. Because it
doesn't fit into the definitions. But
although they say, that you can't be a
Christian and also a Rasta, or vice versa,
reality has proven otherwise. There is not a
proper definition of Rastafari that would
clearly show this. |
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