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26 Aug 2010, 5:03 pm

Religiously induced hysteria.

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17 Apr 2011, 2:46 am

Quartz11 wrote:
PunkyKat wrote:
Avarice wrote:
PunkyKat wrote:
I knew people who would do this. It was scary and humorious at the same time. You would have thought a cat was having a seziure. I was mercilessly bullied by Christians on church grounds and as a result they leave a bad taste in my mouth. I am extremly distrustful of anyone who calls themself a Christian. I believe in God and Jesus but I don't call myself a Christian. I am a closet rastafarian.


So, in other words, you're a Christian but due to issues with other Christians you give yourself another name that reminds me of nothing but the FSM. Even if FSM is the immitation...

Edit: Spelling failure, probably the Devils fault.


Yes and I idenify with a lot of Rastafarian pricipals but not all of them. Rastafarins do believe in God and are therefore Christians. I'm not a true rastafarians and I'm not a true Christian. I'm somewhere in between. I don't really idenify 100% with any religion or branch of faith. Saint Francis of Asissi had some Rastafarin beliefs as well. He wouldn't let anyone tear down trees because it would interfear with what God had designined. Rastafarins grow dreadlocks because they believe that combing hair is messing with God's design. I don't like combing my hair because it changes it from it's natural way. If their was a magic cure for autism, curing it would conflict with God's plan.


1. I wouldn't call a Rasta a Christian, simply because - Christians stop with Jesus and he was the end of the line which God sent. But Rastas believe Selassie was the reincarnation and God, which any non-Rasta Christian would disagree with.
2. If you don't believe Selassie is God reincarnated - then you aren't a Rasta, even if you agree with some of the things they do.


1. Rastas are christian whither or not you like it. People don't agree that the trinity are 3 seperate concious beings but mormons are still qualified as christian despite that difference.
2. Rasta is way better described as a way of life than as a religion. Personally I believe Selassie is god, reincarnated... but I've heard of well respected rastas who believe otherwise so it's not a must.