The Rastafarian's purpose is to draw in the fans of the reggae music, causing the impressionable youth to convert to Rastafarianism, and with the help of the likes of Bob Marley, they have accomplished just that! Now we have a band posing as "Christians" that are decieving the young into a Rastafarian mentality without most even knowing it - sounds to me like 'Wolves in Sheeps Clothing' - The band I am talking about is POD! 

The word "reggae"  is Latin for "to the  king".   But who is their king, because it's NOT Jesus!  Marley has done far more than any other person to evangelize Rastafarianism and bring in Rasta converts through his music, Here are two examples:

"Indeed, Marley and his fellow musicians regard themselves as missionaries, dedicated to spreading the truth of Jah Rastafari. It was a crusade, it was a mission.' Remembers Judy Mowatt [one of Marley's I-Threes backup singers]. We were like sentinels, like lights. On tour the shows were like church; Bob delivering the sermon. . . " (Sean Dolan, Bob Marley, p. 95) http://www.av1611.org/crock/pod_conf.html 

    "The growth of the Rastafarian movement from the late 1970s to 1981 was largely due to the charismatic personality of Robert Nesta Marley [Bob Marley]. . . some have even called him the Charles Wesley of Rastafarianism."  (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 213)

The following quotes are from Bob Marley, which continue to show his character:

"The Devil come and me shake hands with the Devil! Devil have his part to play. Devils a good friend too" -Bob Marley (Stephen Davis, Bob Marley, p. 148)

"He was dancing in the spirit now, said the I-Threes*, who had long been convinced that when Marley was onstage he became entranced, virtually possessed." (Sean Dolan, Bob Marley, p. 101)

"Set Your Eyes To Zion, the album's token roots number, is the worst offender, a High School bar band tribute to Bob Marley Lite, so intent on hitting the beat that it forgets that reggae needs soul as well."

Review of P.O.D.'s Fundamental Elements of Southtown
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"Next they [POD] played an incredibly moving version of "Set Your Eyes to Zion" in the spirit of Bob Marley Sonny actually sounded just like him when he held some of the higher notes."
From Hard Rock Café (www.hardrock.com)

"The other name reverenced in the movement is Jah."
(Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 83)

In Rastaman Bob Marley's concerts, it was full of references to the name of their god 'Jah':

"With raised hands, in true Rastafarian style, he [Bob Marley] psyched the audiences with his familiar yell, 'Jah!' The audience responded ,'Jah!'
(Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 195)

". . . he never changed from his trademark introduction of 'Hail Jah Rastafari!' which was an opening prayer to Jah, the Rasta name for God."
Bob Marley, in concert
(Don Taylor, Marley and Me, p. 75)

"On different occasions and in different interviews, Bob often said, 'If Jah hadn't given me a song to sing, I wouldn't have a song to sing. The song comes from Jah, all the time."
(Don Taylor, Marley and Me, p. 156)

The only religion that refers to the name of their god as 'Jah' are the Rastafarians - SO WHY ARE SO CALLED 'Christians' referring to others religious name for a false god?  This would be like Christians starting to refer to the name of Buddah, or Allah as our other names for God!

When POD uses the words 'Jah Jah People' in the above song, keep in mind, that is not original, in fact, Bob Marley had the same exact words in many of his songs!  He is quoted MANY times as referring to 'Jah Jah children' and 'Jah Jah People' and known for the Jah People Movement, where One Religion, One Music, One Love is proudly declared.

Words Used in Rastafarian Beliefs

• Babylon

Babylon is the Rastafarian term for anyone not Rastafarian being referred to as Babylon, especially America, and the white race of people.

Here is what Bob Marley said in an interview:  "Exodus means coming together...the movement of Afrika, of Black people. Exodus from Babylon, we're in Babylon [referring to America, because he was currently in America at this time], and then a physical exodus to Home[Etheopia]."   http://previewnet.com/safari/reggae2.htm

"Rastas believe that Africans once ruled the world in a state of Eden, and that they wronged Jah in some way, causing their expulsion to Babylon in the form of America and the Caribbean, and the oppression of Africans by the Europeans who so often ruled over the Africans unfairly. Rastas further believe that through their years of suffering, they have returned to Jah's favor and thus should inherit the earth that was once theirs."  http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/8718/Issue3/3b.html

"Despite the obvious progress, the movement still holds to its millenarian psychology by defining non-Rastafarians as 'Babylon'".
(Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p.243)

• Zion/Promise Land

The Rasta's don't refer to Heaven, instead they call their Heaven 'Zion', which they believe is the land of Ethiopia, "The Promised Land" which they feel is going to raise up to take over eventually.

"Ethiopia, specifically, Africa in general, is considered the Rastas' heaven on earth."  http://www.aspects.net/~nick/religion.htm

• Lion Of Judea

According to the Rasta's, the Lion is a very important symbol to them, it representing Halle Salassie. The Etheopian Motto is "The Lion of Judea has Prevailed"

"The Lion of Judah represents Haile Selassie, the Conqueror.  It represents the King of Kings as a lion is the king of all beasts.  Selassie wore a Lion of Judah ring that was given to Bob Marley at the time of Selassie's death."  http://www.aspects.net/~nick/religion.htm

• Jah

Jah is Rastafarians reference to their 'Jesus' and 'god', which they believe is Halle Selassie or Ras Tafari

• I and I

This is another term that the Rasta's use as a reference instead of using 'You and I' - they use this because according to their beliefs, they are all bound together by the one god,which is Jah.

• Tribal

Rastafarians believe the black race is the reincarnation of the ancient tribes of Israel.

Now here is one example of a song by POD, where all the Rastafarian terms mentioned above are used:

Set Your Eyes To Zion

Take me to the promised land.
Where I and I is free,
Jah set my mind my mind at ease. . .
Stick to the track and don't be trapped by Babylon.. . .
Set your eyes to Zion
Jah Jah people ride on....

Rastafari is a movement of Black people who know Africa as the birthplace of Mankind and the throne of Emperor Haile Selassie I -- a 20th Century Manifestation of God who has lighted our pathway towards righteousness, and is therefore worthy of reverence. http://www.swagga.com/rasta.htm

• Jah is Haile Selassie. 

Rastafarians teach Ras Tafari is Jah. Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, (also named Ras Tafari) who died in 1975, was Almighty God in the flesh!  Jesus Christ of the Bible is NOT Jah.  Rastafarians worship Haile Selassie, or Ras Tafari, as Jah, their god.  Jah is not Jehovah, nor Jesus Christ, but a false messiah, like Muhammad or Buddha.

• Haile Sellasie is THEIR true god. 

 "All true Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, is the true and living god," (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 104)

• Jesus Christ is Haile Selassie. 

They believe that Jesus Christ and Haile Selassie are one in the same: 

"Jesus Christ was manifested in his second coming in the person of Jah Rastafari, Haile Sellassie I. Thus Jesus Christ and Haile Selassie are used interchangeably."  (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 229)

Rastas False Jesus Christ  = Haile Sellassie = Jah = Their god

• They deny the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ and Believe in reincarnation. 

"On the subject of reincarnation the Rastafarians have a unique teaching akin to Hinduism. They believe that God revealed himself many ages ago in various forms. To the Hebrews, God revealed himself in the person of Moses, who was the first avatar* or savior . . .The second avatar* was Elijah, . . . The third avatar* was Jesus Christ,. . . Now the advent of Ras Tafari is the climax of God's revelation."  (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 112)               

*Avatar: a descent or the act descending from heaven;
particularly applied to the incarnations of the hindu deities, or their
appearance in some manifest shape upon the earth.   . 

• They call Jesus Christ the Devil!

"The Whites' god [Jesus] is actually the devil, the instigator of all evils that have come upon the world, the god of hate, blood, oppression, and war, the Black god is a god of "Peace and Love"." (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p.108) 

• They say "Christian Preachers are deceivers". 

"It follows that the Christian preachers of the White god [Jesus], especially Black clergy, are the greatest deceivers" (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, p. 108)

    "The Rastafarians reject Christianity and firmly believe in Haile Selassie as the returned Messiah and Ethiopia as the promised land of all Black people."  (Barret, Leonard E., The Rastafarians, Preface, xi)

• Dreadlocks. 

Rasta's wear their hair in dreadlocks because it symbolizes their Rasta roots and their rebellion. From a Rasta webpage they tell why they wear dreads, notice how they twist the Bible verses:

"The dreadlocks on a Rasta's head symbolizes the Rastas roots,
contrasting the straight, blond look of the white man and establishment. It not only shows their roots, but it is supported in the Bible: Leviticus 21:5,
"They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh". The way the hair grows comes to represent the symbol of the Lion of Judah. This has also come to symbolize rebellion of the system and the "proper" way to wear hair."
    (http://www.rasta-man.co.uk/religion.htm)

P.O.D.'s Sonny, Wuv and Traa, also wear dreads, showing their Rasta roots.

• Smoking Marijuana To Experience god. 

Rastafarianism teaches the religious use of marijuana, also referred to as kaya, ganja, or the "holy herb".  Rastas openly declare their beliefs from their web page:
 
"For the Rastafarians, however, whose beliefs are not only a religion, but a way of life, the smoking of the herb symbolizes much more than an attempt by the movement to "show its freedom from the laws of the 'Babylon'." Rather, it is an intensely religious experience,

• the key to a new understanding of the self, the universe, and God.
• According to a leading Rastafarian: Man basically is god but this insight can only come to man with the use of the herb.
• When you use the herb, you experience yourself as god.
  With the use of the herb, you can exist in this dismal state of reality that now exists in Jamaica. You cannot change man, but you can change yourself by the use of the herb.
• When you are God you deal or relate to people like a god. In this way you let your light shine, and when each of use lets his light shine, we are creating a god-like culture and this is the cosmic unity that we try to achieve in the Rastafarian community." 

"For the Rastafarians, then, the smoking of the herb is both a reactionary device to society, freeing the follower from the establishment, and a religious sacrament, enabling the Rastafarian a oneness with both God and himself. Today, however, as he or she recites the prayer preceding the lighting of the herb: 

"Glory be to the Father and to the maker of creation As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be World without end: Jah Rastafari: Eternal God Selassie I."  (http://www.swagga.com/ganga.htm)

This is why "reefer" or marijuana smoke would ascend when P.O.D.'s music begins ... because the Rasta Jesus or Haile Selassie says "Man basically is god but this insight can only come to man with the use of the herb. When you use the herb, you experience yourself as god." 

This sounds like the age-old serpenty lie spoken thousands of years in the Garden:

"For God knows that in the day that you eat [of this tree of knowledge of good and evil] YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD". (Gen.3:5)