Quote Originally Posted by trini_gsr
yeah...well that too. i mean, rastas consider themselves nazirites just like samson was. i was just giving the historical/political influence on the dreadlocks thing as well.

lol...a lot of rastas i have come across haven't even read the books i mentioned. so they might not even be aware of the revolutionary/anti-colonial roots of their religion/lifestyle. but it is what it is...
+1 for all the insight you put in the thread.

Yeah from what I've heard from people in the islands the TRUE rastas have to know the bible (old testament) inside and out, and they are always witnessing to people too.

Some do take it as a lifestyle that just partake in the ganja and have locks. lol

But the more I read on it, the more intrigued I am. Alot of similarities and ties to Christianity that you cannot ignore are there, and then some parts they just take out of proportion I think.

The book of Leviticus, is where they get most of the hair things but they also replace "Israel" with "black people my most peculiar devine creation"

I'm white and have had dreadlocks so people assume I'm rastafarian, which is a religion that came out of oppressed black peoples desire to punish the evil white man for his sins. lol Yeah I'm a member of that group. Where do I sign up?