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hey, my name is ike and i've been looking into rastafarianism.
as many of us know, the rastafari movement is very appealing to many "outsiders", especially white youth, and i wanted to clarify a few things. i am interested in rastafarianism, and i'd love to learn more about it. i'm beginning to migrate from americanized messenjahs such as marley to more rasta-centric artists like burro banton.
my question is unique to all others. while i'm very interested in this movement, and considering memebership, i have a few "setbacks." i am white, which i know is not a huge problem in being rastafarian. however, i'm also an atheist, that is, i don't believe in god/jah. so while many aspects of rastafari appeal to me, such as one love and fighting to create the same opportunities for non-whites, i don't believe in jah.
would i be accepted by jamaica and rastafari since i am becoming more knowledgeable in the culture and history, however don't believe in the same religious entity?
Answers:
From: ...
no in order to be a rastafarian you must praise jah da creator it is da soul porpose of rastafari
From: LILLA
buoy! you ah hediot? how comes you no believe in jah? dem rasta buoys woulda bus you rass.
From: atheist nonrasta
lilla's correct. you have to basically believe da atheists are stupid an worthy of a nass-busin', and not the way no batty-bwoys be gettin the rass bused.
jus' be content in not believin' in fairy tales an nonsense like bibles and korans. ya seem to have sense anyhow.
From: ditto
athiest? but like rasta ideals?
ditto.
then again, you could just be what i regard myself as, a chilled out neo-hippy atheist humanist.
dreadlocks optional...
From: Erba
same here ike. i love the culture/music/happiness but, i am so over the idea of a god or gods. i am very grateful to rastafari and how it has taught me to love more than i already did, but i can't believe in a god/jah myself... i'm past the point. i do believe in the cosmos and love though... so why can't a be accepted? soul purpose of rasta is to love not hate. don't hate the ones like ike and i just because we don't believe in jah... we still love those who do and dont criticize. live and let live equally.
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