In Feb, 2013, On the BBC 4 Radio Show 'Beyond belief' brother Ras Tony Tafari of Rastafari Global council was asked "Can a person be Rasta without believing that Haile Selassie is God?" He responded "No, he can't".
Well Tony brother I am a Rasta and I do not believe Haile Selassie was God or is God.
What makes me a Rasta?
I recognize and submit to the person of His Majesty as my earthly King. Just as the Israelite's once submitted to Moses, David, Solomon etc. I recognize that these men were given a position of leadership over God's people.
I hold that King Rastafari was blessed by God to hold the highest level of human consciousness, a consciousness of love, righteous livity, African Identity, justice and equality.
Various Rastafari manifest this consciousness in different ways, I personally manifest this consciousness by joining and embracing the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which his Majesty himself was part of and head of and defender of the Church.
The concept of being deified by mankind was foreign to his Majesty, rather than crush the inspiration of the children in exile, he lovingly and patiently sent the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Faith to the children in exile, calling for the Rastafari people to be baptized and follow the Faith of the Church. Can a man reject what H.I.M has accepted? Can a man walk a different path to his master?
The church recognizes Haile Selassie as a created man, born of a mother and father without divinity, a Christian king who was coronated by the Church to serve God and the people. Even as a lesser messiah who was the hope of those in physical bondage, who came and defeated Italy by God's help and release the colonial choke hold Babylon had put upon African people. He brought to remembrance the Line of Judah. Awakened the children in exile and began firstly a spiritual movement towards Christ, and secondly a physical movement towards repatriation back to Africa which lives on in I n I today. He spread this consciousness around the earth. We Rasta seek to embody and uphold this consciousness.
I embrace the Lord and God to whom Haile Selassie submitted himself, to Eyesus Christos, Son of God, who was born of Virgin St. Mariam without Father, because he is not created in time, but he is from all eternity, begotten of the Holy Father in unspeakable mystery.
Hail Rastafari!
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. One God. AMEN
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