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It's a principal issue: do Reggae artists have to
leave Reggae Culture when they are
Christian?
Yes, says the "Gospel Reggae
Industry".
This rather new branch of the Christian
Industrial Complex was founded in the mid 1990's
by an organization called "Christafari".
They currently have their Head Quarters near
Hollywood California, from where they cultivate
and sell what they call "sanctified"
Reggae.
Big business it is: when you know how to speak
Christianese, you can wrap yourself up in a fancy
Hollywood styled "Rasta Image" and
become a "Gospel Reggae Star". However,
you have to separate yourself from Reggae Culture,
not to mention Rastafari Livity and Spirituality,
in order get there.
Obviously, this an open and clear attempt by
what is usually called Babylon System to break
Reggae Culture and Rastafari Livity. And since it
is done in the name of "Jesus" or
"Christianity", the principal question
on top of this review needs to be asked again.
It's a principal issue: do Reggae artists have to
leave Reggae Culture when they are
Christian?
Yes, says the "Gospel Reggae
Industry".
NO!, says Stitchie. In an interview, he was
quoted as saying:
First of all, I need to make this very lucid
that these artistes are all my friends and
I’ve not lose contact with them because I’m
now a born again Christian, if anything, I’m
now enjoying even closer friendship with them. I
freely received love from Jesus Christ so I’m
giving it freely to everyone. This is the motive
behind the concept of the video as it is of
vital significance that as an Ambassador of
Christ I demonstrate the love of Christ to all
my fellow dancehall artistes and musicians. (SOURCE)
Whatever you may think of Stitchies personal
Christian faith, doesn't really matter. It's a
matter of natural fact, that Rasta's and
Christians and those who are both have had a
prominent place within Reggae Music from the very
foundation in the 1960's until this present day in
2007 and it's not about to stop anywhere close.
"Fast and Pray" is a very strong
track by Stitchie, in which he appears together
with some other "secular" dancehall
artists, including the legendary King Yellowman
himself. He tells them, that he will fast and pray
for them and they give thanks for the
blessing.
Enjoy!
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