JAH - To all those claiming a white man can't be Rasta

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To all those claiming a white man can't be Rasta

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Messenger: ras93

Sent: 10/27/2013 6:18:09 PM

People evolved it, Bob Marley evolved it (whose father was white).. It is a global spiritual connection. And I wont spend any more energy talking about racial differences, that is childish. Wise Up!

Blessed love

Messenger: GARVEYS AFRICA

Sent: 10/27/2013 6:50:08 PM

Bob Marley was not the only rasta. And he clearly defined himself as African.
So dem evolve rasta from Black. What a judgment

Messenger: ras93

Sent: 10/27/2013 6:52:50 PM

But so what bredren? OK, he is African, so? I see you as my equal, as a human and that is all. If you don't agree with me then there is no point in convincing you otherwise.

Blessed love,
Jah Rastafari

Messenger: GARVEYS AFRICA

Sent: 10/27/2013 7:44:07 PM

Iman sight u as equal human same way, thats not what we were talking about.

Messenger: ras93

Sent: 10/27/2013 7:46:57 PM

Whatever, I will not continue wasting time on this argument which, to me, is irrelevant. Wish you all the best.

Messenger: Iyah Oats

Sent: 10/28/2013 11:09:42 PM

ras93,

Brethren, you jumped in the fiya and got burned. I'm not trying to make fun, just want to point out why it happened.

You came wanting to burn fiya on racism within the movement; however look at the way you started post: you said, "you are wrong and the ONLY ones that ''can't'' be Rasta. Yes i am white and telling you 'black' Rastas that you are NOT rasta."

Words like that will only receive fiya every time.

With that being said; if it was your intention to burnout racism, check yourself, in this case your words, and make sure that what you say is not racist.

JAH guide you,
Wise Up and Bless Up,
Iyah Oats

Messenger: ras93

Sent: 10/29/2013 2:15:10 PM

You obviously didnt get the context of my message bredren. What I said was not directed to anyone based on their skin colour, I said that anyone who advocates any form of segregation or division based on race or any other segment, is not Rasta because he doesnt follow the teachings of H.I.M seen? All im saying is we are one people under one and the same God, no matter our petty differences, seen?

Blessed love bredren,
Selassie I

Messenger: Iyah Oats

Sent: 10/29/2013 9:58:46 PM

I overstand what you tried to say.

But again I say check your words. Now you say: "What I said was not directed to anyone based on their skin colourour"

What you said was most definitely directed to Rastas based on their skin color.

Your subject title is "To all those claiming a white man can't be Rasta"

Then you go on to say, "Yes i am white and telling you 'black' Rastas that you are NOT rasta." This is directed at Rastas that are black skinned.

Now you say to me: "All im saying is we are one people under one and the same God, no matter our petty differences, seen?"

Do you see? All I'm saying is that your words were poorly chosen if your message was that we are one people.

I won't say anymore about it.

Bless

Messenger: ras93

Sent: 10/30/2013 10:06:49 AM

Bredren, PLEASE overstand my words and the context implied. Iman didn't use the terms 'black' or 'white' in terms of intentional division. I used it to emphasize what some other bredrens are saying e.g ''No white Ras allowed'' or 'white rastas are fake' and so on. I use the terms against them to imply only that these labels shouldn't be used, sseen? I intentionally used the 'white ras telling black ras' part simply to state that although some bredrens say as a white i cant be Rastafari, i tell them that theirs is the false and wrong ideology due to these divisions over colour and race, seen?

Blessed love

Messenger: Matthew

Sent: 11/1/2013 2:58:40 PM