Greetings Chantdown,
Its one thing to speak of tolerance, respect, and knowledge of one and one's beleifs and take on Rastafari. Honestly, Iman thrive upon these wide ranges of beleifs. But Nyahkween whether she knew it or not was being disrespectful. No matter what people say, the bearing of the dread is the covenant between God and man, a physical symbol of the promise to separate oneself from the hedonism of Babylon. How can that be ugly? To say that the Bible has nothing to do with Ourstory is a gross assumption based upon intellectual discourse as oppose to knowledge of self. True, one does not have to read in order to know and live the wisdom of the bible. The foundation of the Bible is based upon the trod of the African-Edenic or Hebrew people and their belief in ONE GOD tha created all things. Kemet has had an influence on the stories and teachings of the Bible, but InI people are set apart because InI do not put InI faith in thousands of different gods to represent different aspects of life. In this Iwah, Jah Rastafari!! is the calling. Yahshua is Iman saviour and pure Ivine source. Emperor Haile Selassie I is the guide to that source. What is point of identifying oneself as a Rastaman or Rastawoman but does not identify with H.I.M. teachings, speeches, and beliefs?