"I have a great amout of raspect for those who first saw the light of Rastafari. I also have a great amout of raspect for brother Bob, and all others who have helped to spread the message of Rastafari. Bob Marley is a wise soul. He chose to drop the word "black" from that saying for a reason. He knew then, as I know now, that Rasta has to evolve. A religion that excludes will always be weak. Rastafari is strong."

* You say Bob dropped the word for a reason. You think you know that reason and it must fit in with your interpretation of Rastafari. What about the pressures of marketing to cater to a white audience where the $ is? Did you not read Ras Marcus's reasoning as to the re-interpretation of the original saying of One Black Love to One Love? Why has Rastafari become about "evolving" to cater to the interests of non-black people? Why cannot non-black people evolve to IT?

Rastafari has run into the same issues that confront any livity once it expands outside the realm of its original manifestation. internationalization is not synonamous with addressing the needs of black people. why cannot the struggle for self-determination be what is internationalized instead of the fire being watered down and transmuted? i say it is a matter of approach.