So, can someone who practices Rastafari explain the basic tenets and premise of the religion to me?

Pure curiosity. Exploring, I guess. I believe in God, but I believe that God's not as condemning as most modern, mainstream religions attest that He/She/It is. If God exists, God created sin as well as indulgence, and I can't see a God wanting us to suffer throughout life without indulging. I don't believe in a definite, inherent good or a bad, but I do have a benevolent, cautious, humanistic view on the world. If God is not a figure or deity, I feel that we are all connected through a collective unconscious, that we are connected through one mind or spiritual vein that tends to sway us towards a perceived right or wrong without being told, experiencing all possibilities simultaneously through various perspectives.

In any case, I did want to learn about certain taboo or underground-like religions, such as Haitian Voodoo, Rastafari, Santeria, and other more Heathen or Pagan religions as well. Any input will be helpful. Clowning is kind of expected to be par for the course.

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I guess it's more that I'd rather hear from practitioners than doctrine, really. Like, what it means to them.

Olive Drab Green said:

I guess it's more that I'd rather hear from practitioners than doctrine, really. Like, what it means to them.

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ya i moved your thread to the proper area for this discussion. toke n talk is just not for religious or political topics
when you use the subforums try to pick best area of topic and youll get the best crowd for responses.

sunni said:

ya i moved your thread to the proper area for this discussion. toke n talk is just not for religious or political topics
when you use the subforums try to pick best area of topic and youll get the best crowd for responses.

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Apologies.

Olive Drab Green said:

Apologies.

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no need im just here trying to help you get answers lol

do not practice anything but i do alot of ? asking reading
from what i understand it is a mixed role of nature worship and some hindu ideas of karma ..........mixed in with local traditions
yaway is the name of god for them

i do know if u are in jail it does not matter they will not supply weed for church
tried did not work ....and they will still arrest u if u say u are and taken it home for religions reason to get closer to god