Meetings may also include large feasts. Marijuana Marijuana plants in a greenhouse Marijuana is regarded as a herb of religious significance. The latter name is used because Rastafarians believe that marijuana use is sacred, following biblical texts justifying its use: He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the services of man. Psalm Genesis 3.
Exodus Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs Dreadlocks and food Dreadlocks Rastafarians can often be recognised from the way they style their hair. The wearing of hair in dreadlocks by Rastafarians is believed to be spiritual; this is justified in the Bible: They shall not make baldness upon their head.
Leviticus Find out more Rites of passage Nyabingi and music Top. See also. Religion and Ethics home Interfaith calendar Ethics guides. BBC World Service - plants of power. Could smoking marijuana not be classified fairly accurately as a self-destructive pleasure as well?
Some studies have shown that diagnoses of schizophrenia or psychosis are over three times more common in African American people ; if this is correct then the detrimental side-effects of smoking marijuana could be exacerbated further. Robert Pfeifer MSW, founder of Sober College rehab center , says that the dangers of marijuana are hugely underestimated. Memory issues, attention, concentration and coordination issues and cognitive impairments are just some of the by-products of their use.
This article is hogwash, and supposes a racial link to schizophrenia instead of the obvious and recognized links with poverty and disenfranchised. As well the links between cannabis and schizophrenia have long been rulled out by serious science, there are no no rising rates of schizophrenia coinciding with rising rates of cannabis use.
Also the amount of Rastas that do not use cannabis, is a small fraction, much smaller than say the amount of Christians who do use cannabis. How absurd! And I say that as someone who thinks it should be fully legalized. Thanks Emily, I thought this was interesting. Thanks for your comments, and thanks for reading Points.
You can see that in many of our previous posts where we show how these negative phenomenons have evolved, and how we work to expose the racist historical underpinnings of our current situation. Her primary citation on the harms of cannabis is from someone whose rehab college profits by the perpetuation of drug addiction, and treating cannabis users as addicts is clearly profitable in a couple dubious ways:.
There are still even religious books being written today about holy events currently happening. Religion tends to be beliefs based on historical events.. Ethiopia also holds thousands of un translated stone tablets from the times of jesus. This is similar to the passing around of a communion cup by some Christian denominations. Marijuana is not the only plant or herb used by Rastafarians.
They use a wide variety of herbs, plants for medicinal and dietary purposes, however, ganja is the most popular. The word Jah Contrary to what you may read in many patois dictionaries or Jamaican related books, the word Jah is not derived from the word Jehovah.
It can be found in Psalm 68 vs 4 and can also be found in other verses depending on the Bible translations. In some translations Jah Jehovah is used. This name for God has been popularized by Rastafarians and is now used by many in the mainstream Jamaican populations. Its use has become somewhat of a marketing ploy, as many use the term in songs and language to appeal to the general public because it can be portrayed as either the God of Rastafarians or Christianity.
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