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originally posted by: enlightenedservant
In fact, some of the major Rastafarian leaders were also Freemasons (including the guy who started the movement, if I'm not mistaken).
originally posted by: Mannegishi
a reply to: network dude
isnt it better for people to believe ?
Freemasonry also has a belief system..
We teach morality, brotherly love, and charity.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
In fact, some of the major Rastafarian leaders were also Freemasons (including the guy who started the movement, if I'm not mistaken).
Are you referring to Haile Selassie? If so, I am fairly certain there is no documentation that he was a Mason.
Haile Selassie I was a member of the following Orders:
Chief Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia - 1909
Grand Cordon of the Order of Solomon - 1930
Riband of the Three Military Orders Of Christ
Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation - 1928
Order of the Elephant - 1954
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau of Luxembourg - 1924
Collar of the Order of the Seraphim - 1954
Maha Chakri - 1954
Order of Suvorov 1st class of USSR - 1959
Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali of Egypt - 1930
Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur - 1924
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit - 1945
Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi - 1964
Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle - 1954
Royal Victorian Chain (RVC) - 1930
Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) - 1954
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) - 1924
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) - 1917
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) - 1924
Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum-1956 (Grand Cordon-1930)
Order of St James of the Sword of Portugal
Order of the Liberator San Martin of Argentina
Order of the Nile of Egypt
Order of Pius IX of the Vatican - 1970
Order of Idris I of Libya
Order of Independence of Tunisia
Order of Hussein ibn Ali of the Jordan
Order of Muhammad of Morocco
Chain of Honor of the Sudan
Grand Order of the Hashemites of Iraq
Order of the Crown of Italy - 1917
Order of Leopold (Belgium) - 1924
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus - 1924
Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal - 1925
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of William - 1954
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion - 1930
Order of the White Eagle of Poland - 1930
Collar of the Order of St Olav of Norway - 1949
Collar of the Order of Charles III of Spain
Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam- 1958
Order of Truth of Burma - 1958
Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross of Brazil - 1958
Collar of the Order of the Leopard of Zaire
Order of the Lion of Senegal
Order of the Lion of Malawi
Order of Valor of Cameroon
Order of the Sun of Peru
Collar of the Order of the Bust of the Liberator Simon Bolivar of Venezuela
Order of the Condor of the Andes of Bolivia
Special Grade of the Order of the Propitious Clouds of China
Order of Oummaya of Syria
Order of Mono of Togo
Order of Congolese Merit of the Republic of the Congo
Order of the Leopard of Somalia - 1960
Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon
Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Order of the Source of the Nile of Uganda
Order of the Eagle of Zambia
Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - 1954
Collar of the Order of the Republic of Italy - 1955
National orders of Lebanon, Chile, Central Africa,Upper Volta, Chad, Benin, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania, Guinea and Niger.
Collar of the National Order of Honor and Merit of Haiti - 1966
Knight Grand Band of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia
Grand Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya
Grand Star of the Decoration of Honor for Merit of Austria - 1954
Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class - 1958
Raja of the Order of Sikatuna of the Philippines
Commander of the Order of the Shield and Spears of Uganda - 1964
Order of the Yugoslavian Grand Star - 1954
Order of Pakistan, 1st Class - 1958
Order of the State Crown of Malaysia - 1968
Order of King Abdul Aziz, 1st Class, of Saudi Arabia
Order of the Star of Ghana - 1970
Banner of the People's Republic of Hungary, 1st Class with Diamonds - 1964
Military Medal of France - 1954
Honorary citizen of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - 1972
Honorary citizen of Belgrade - 1954
Honors:
* Chief Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia – 1909
* Grand Cordon of the Order of Solomon (Ethiopia) – 1930
* Grand Collar of the Order of the Seal of Solomon (Ethiopia)
* Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia)
* Grand Cordon of the Order of The Holy Trinity (Ethiopia)
* Grand Cordon of the Order of Menelik II (Ethiopia)
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) – 1917
* Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) – 1924
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) – 1924
* Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) – 1954
* Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation – 1928
* Royal Victorian Chain – 1930
* Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum – 1930
* Order of the Elephant – 1954
* Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau – (25 May 1924)
* Collar of the Order of the Seraphim – 1954
* Order of Merit for National Foundation (Order of the Republic of Korea) – 1955
* Order of the Maha Chakri – 1958
* Order of Suvorov 1st class – 1959
* Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali – 1930
* Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur – 1924
* Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit – 1945
* Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlevi – 1964
* Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle – 1954
* Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum-1956
* Order of the Liberator San Martin
* Order of the Nile (22 May 1963)
* Order of Pius IX – 1970
* Order of Idris I of Libya
* Order of Independence
* Order of Hussein ibn Ali
* Order of Muhammad
* Chain of Honor
* Grand Order of the Hashemites
* Order of the Crown of Italy – 1917
* Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus – 1924
* Order of the Redeemer (19 August 1924)
* Order of Leopold (Belgium) – 1924
* Riband of the Three Military Orders Of Christ, Benedict of Aviz, and St.James of the Sword (1959)
* Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal – 1925
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of William – 1954
* Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Dutch Lion – 1930
* Order of the White Eagle of Poland – 1930
* Collar of the Order of St. Olav of Norway – 1949
* Collar of the Order of Charles III (1954)
* Collar of the Order of the White Rose
* Medal of Military Merit 1st class (28 October 1954)
* Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam- 1958
* Order of Truth – 1958
* Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross – 1958
* Collar of the Order of the Leopard
* Order of the Lion
* Order of the Lion
* Order of Valour of Cameroon
* Order of the Sun of Peru
* Collar of the Order of the Bust of the Liberator Simon Bolivar
* Order of the Condor of the Andes
* Special Grade of the Order of the Propitious Clouds
* Polonia Restituta of Poland (1967)
* Order of Umayyad
* Order of Mono of Togo
* Order of Congolese Merit
* Order of the Leopard of Somalia – 1960
* Order of the Equatorial Star
* Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
* Order of the Source of the Nile
* Order of the Eagle of Zambia
* Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – 1954
* Collar of the Order of the Republic of Italy – 1955
* Collar of the National Order of Honour and Merit – 1966
* Knight Grand Band of the Order of the Pioneers
* Grand Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart
* Grand Star of the Decoration of Honor for Merit of Austria – 1954
* Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class – 1958
* Raja of the Order of Sikatuna of the Philippines
* Commander of the Order of the Shield and Spears of Uganda – 1964
* Order of the Yugoslav Great Star – 1954
* Hilal-i-Pakistan, 1st Class – 1958
* Star of the People's Republic of Romania (1964)
* Order of the State Crown of Malaysia (DMN) – (21 May 1968)
* Order of King Abdul Aziz, 1st Class, of Saudi Arabia
* Order of the Star of Ghana – 1970
* Order of the White Lion 1st class with collar
* Banner of the People's Republic of Hungary, 1st Class with Diamonds – 1964
* Military Medal of France – 1954
* Jamaica Kings House Honouree, Jamaica – 1966
* Necklace of the Order of Jean-Jacques Dessalines the Great – 1966Elizabeth Abbott, Haiti: An insider's history of the rise and fall of the Duvaliers. Simon & Schuster (1988), p.139
* National order of Lebanon
* National order of Central African Republic
* National order of Chile
* National order of Chad
* National order of Benin
* National order of Mali
* National order of Madagascar
* National order of Mauritania
* National order of Guinea
* National order of Republic of Upper Volta
* Honorary citizen of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – 1972Odluka o proglašenju Njegovog Carskog Veličanstva Cara Etiopije Haila Selasija Prvog za počasnog građanina SFRJ ("Službeni list SFRJ", br. 319–655
* Honorary citizen of Belgrade – 1954
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
In fact, some of the major Rastafarian leaders were also Freemasons (including the guy who started the movement, if I'm not mistaken).
Are you referring to Haile Selassie? If so, I am fairly certain there is no documentation that he was a Mason.
2. Rastafarianism originated from the teachings of the Freemason Leonard Howell (he's commonly labled as the very first Rasta). Rastafarians believe that His Majesty is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ; Christ in his "Kingly Character" which contradicts in the Bible (Revelaion 5). Anyways the movement grew, also reggae music which was promoted by Mortimer Planno as the way to spread the message, then Bob Marley's international success spread it far and wide... His Majesty sent an Abuna (patriarch) to Jamaica so that both faiths could learn from each other, Orthodox churches were established and many Rastas converted to Christianity including Bob Marley.
originally posted by: Spider879
a reply to: enlightenedservant
Yes it makes sense they would pic up aspects of the craft, although I doubt that most went through the actual ritual connected to Freemason as we know it, but since Haile Selassie was the last king of the "Solomonic dynasty" make sense they would be so influenced.
originally posted by: Sahabi
Do you think there is a probability that Haile Selassie I's lineage to Solomon entitled him to some degree of select and/or secret conferment?