Bob Marley and the wailers, the popular Rastafarian reggae band at the time provided a voice for poor blacks to speak out against oppression that they faced under the Babylon System. ... The Rastafarian movement uses alternative means to liberate themselves from Babylon's religious, social and political systems with great help from the reggae community, who spreads the Rastafarians beliefs. ... They were not atheists; they believe in God but they claim that there is a mistranslation of the Bible and refuse to follow those falsely customs and beliefs that Babylon interpreted the Bible to ...

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Beliefs and Practices From what we have read so far, the idea being brought forth is of Rastafarians doing away with European religion and the authority of the colonial state which is oppressive, that is why they refer to Jamaica as Babylon (some say it is hell). ... The conviction is that it cleans the body and mind thus advancing the mental handicapping brought about by Babylon.9 Rastafarians believe that the herb brings them closer to Jah and they often burn it when they need Jah's perception or comprehension. ...

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