Blessed Love Idren
Jessep86, Bless up. I man give thanks for the I posting a quote from Marcus Garvey’s UNIA Istitution.
In I man’s response, I want InI to acknowledge HIM Haile Selassie I teach InI to be impartial and nonpolitical in all InI actions. I think the I is fully aware, not trying to pretend education. I start with this because I think InI should check that our emotions do not play an overwhelming role when reasoning about the law or transgressions. I man think it is important to reason based in facts. Not trying to admonish the I for showing emotion, saying I man sight babylon effectively utilizes InI emotions to sow division and confusion into InI reasoning and relations.
If InI scrutinize any group of people, InI might be able to find many valid reasons why I didn’t agree or support their views. I think it is important to look at the broad picture of what that group stands for and works towards, before InI pass judgement for or against that group’s position as an ally of Rastafari, or for that group’s views as a whole.
When I man reference the Law, I like to sight the Fetha Nagast. This is the Law of Ithiopia that was enforced when HIM Haile Selassie I became Emperor. This is -before- HIM granted the people of Ithiopia a modern Istitution to govern and modernize their laws, and share the power of individuals to shape the government and Law that rules them as a people. Personally I man sight that as a similarity to how Jesus or Yeshua changed some of the definitions of the Law of Moshe or Moses, as InI are reasoning elsewhere on this forum. but that is a tangent.
If any of InI are not familiar with the Fetha Nagast I would be happy to include direct quotes and citations, but if InI can reference that as sort of “the most harsh” punishments for transgressions against the Most High, InI can see the stated punishments due for specific transgressions.
Fornicators in general are to have their noses cut off and beaten. The law goes into all the different definitions of what is a fornicator and the varied punishments for each crime. Quite a ways down the list, InI can find reference to a fornicator who commit’s the “sins of Gomorrah” is punishable by the sword. InI can sight from modern biblical scholars that Gomorrah could reference either all homosexuality, or an excess of, and unhealthy sexual desire including rape and other non-consensual acts. That is up for InI to investigate and reason on for Iself. Lets say it includes all homosexuals or any homosexual act. The Fetha Nagast also teaches InI to act with mercy and patience and forgiveness and to be careful and humble and calm and good, among many other peaceful and justice minded virtues. It mentions the “sins of Gomorrah” one more time later in the text in reference to those people should “stay with those who beg forgiveness all their life”. I would say that alludes to their punishment being less than death.
As for abortion, the Fetha Nagast only uses that term for “if a man makes a woman abort with poison and lies with her”. Later in the same paragraph it makes reference to if “women who commit adultery, kill their children, and hide their death” and the punishment for that was for that woman to be excommunicated from the community for ten years. I could see the argument that the words “killing her children” could relate to abortion, but why not use the words “abort her children” if they just used that word earlier in the paragraph? So to me they are talking about a woman who kills her children who are living outside her womb, and they don’t even reference a woman making the incredibly difficult decision of aborting the child inside her womb, or the automatic legal punishments that should go along with that.
The reason why I bring these examples up, is because I think these two topics are perfect examples of how babylon divides InI based on political stances that don’t really relate to the law. They do incite people’s emotions, and they use that to pretend there is difference worthy of division. InI Rastafari can see InI need to work on the world’s problems together in Inity. I man NEVER want to promote abortion. The process of getting an abortion safely should not be something that the law denies to a wombyn that has to make that decision. InI bredren will NEVER overstand what that decision feels like.
Another reason why I use these examples specifically is because the I questions if they teach African ways. It is a european idea that the Most High hates homosexuals or abortion. Check it Rasta: The idea of a genderless Almighty comes from Africa. Ancient Egyptian “gods” and Pharaohs were often depicted as androgynous. Matriarchal societies come from Africa. InI really think early stage abortion wouldn’t be legal in a matriarchal society? Pre-genocide and even in traditions today, Native American Nations honor the few who are BORN as “two spirit”, who’s body doesn’t represent the gender they are. I know Native women knew herbal medicine and used a form of birth control.These are only two limited areas of knowledge I have on these subjects, but I man trying to say that the european christian mindset perpetuates the hatred of homosexuals and abortion. I think all to protect the necessity in that culture of obtaining a male heir, but that definitely leads to a different discussion.
I man not trying to discredit the sacredness of the combination of man and wombyn, or the creation of life, or the sacredness of family. I agree, the benefits of having a mother and father is indispensable to a child. I man is lucky to be one of the privileged ones that had the guidance and influence of a mother and father in I upbringing. I sight that I may be unable to see the extent of how that benefitted I. Still, I man say InI can promote and live all those things, including InI not hating others for transgressions of the law that are really not that big of an issue (but are amplified by babylon to incite an emotional response and create division).
I don’t really support the notion that somehow the youth are going to be tricked into choosing the wrong gender simply because InI don’t prosecute the minority of children or adults that tell InI they feel different. Seen? This isn’t about allowing or promoting any form of non-consensual acts perpetrated on the youth. This is about if I try to remember back when I was a real little youth, learning about I self and I interests, if someone taught me in school that I could be a girl if I wanted, I probably would have just laughed and thought “no thanks, I like cars so I know I’m a boy.” That is because like all InI, I knew how I felt. If I was sitting there as one of the few little youth who was confused why it didn’t make sense why I liked playing with dolls more than cars, and everyone around me told me it was a sin to express a different gender than what I body “showed” the world, I might get all sorts of confused about what is right and wrong as I developed and live in the world. I might even hate myself and want to die. Should that really be the punishment that goes along with the “act” of expressing one’s gender? And remember, we live in a modern society where the Law is allowed to be reasoned and decided upon by righteous Idren that promote Love.
Lets talk about transgressions of the law that are punishable by death. Someone killing a person for instance. Stealing is punishable by death, especially when that includes kidnapping. Now, last I checked that is the entire legacy of white nationalism and white supremacy and the legacy of amerikkka and the modern system of militarized police forces, among many other overt or covert programs that are working against InI. If a random ass white person chooses to deny (not even argue against) white privilege by not working to educate themselves, they are actively engaging with the shytstem on their own behalf for their own benefit. They are choosing to look past the transgressions of all the individual slave owners and kidnappers that devised the amerikkkan program that perpetuates to today. Then they have the audacity to work division among InI for a supposed transgression based on fringe biblical laws and issues. Seen I? babylon rejoicing when InI denounce BLM because they support LGBTQ rights.
The quote the I selected from Marcus Garvey’s UNIA Istitution even proclaims ”Let justice be done to all mankind, realizing that if the strong oppresses the weak, confusion and discontent will ever mark the path of man but with love, faith and charity towards all the reign of peace and plenty will be heralded into the world and the generations of men shall be called Blessed." I don’t see how that couldn’t relate to the message of BLM or even LGBTQ for that matter. Lets not forget that ancient babylon had sex cults that pale in comparison to today’s hyper-sexualized society. I don’t think I need to support this with more detail. I man not saying InI should abandon dignity or promote conmiscuity and excess fornication. I man making the argument that InI conveniently avoiding many more serious transgressions if InI criticize BLM and deny them as an ally because their movement chose to include the fight for LGBTQ rights.
I still don’t want any of this reasoning to take away from the fight that needs to be InI priority, which is to rid InI world of racism and downpression of black people and all people of color.
HIM HAILE SELASSIE I IMPARTIAL
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