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To: NKP_Vet; All

I recently stumbled upon the origin of the Rastafarian religion. It’s ridiculous.

They believe that the king of Kenya (circa the 1950’s) is the Messiah, Jesus returned, and he is called the Lion of Judah. When he landed in Jamaica in the sixties for a tour, his plane was swarmed and he could not leave. He had also promised Jamaicans land and sanctuary in Kenya, which was doing fairly well at the time. He had denounced the idea on several occasions that he was the Messiah, but was not believed.

Very strange. I don’t think modern Rastas adhere to this version.


37 posted on 06/29/2019 4:13:50 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: Tacrolimus1mg

I much prefer the Pastafarians & their worship of the Flying Spaghetti Monster while wearing collanders on their heads.

Atheists with a sense of humor are quite rare.


38 posted on 06/29/2019 4:42:43 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Tacrolimus1mg
They believe that the king of Kenya (circa the 1950’s) is the Messiah.

No.

Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was Jah.

#Irie


42 posted on 06/29/2019 5:45:36 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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