Religion News Blog » Rastafarianism http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Rastafarian wins appeal against conviction in marijuana case in Italy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21746/rastafarian-marijuana http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21746/rastafarian-marijuana#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:07:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21746 Rastafarianism Italy's highest criminal court has ruled that the fact Rastafarians consider marijuana use a religious sacrament should be taken into account if they are tried on trafficking charges, lawyers in a recent case and news reports said Friday.

The Court of Cassation threw out the drug trafficking conviction of a 44-year-old Italian Rastafarian, ruling that the amount he possessed was in line with the heavy use that comes with his religious beliefs.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21746/rastafarian-marijuana/feed Judge Doesn’t Buy That Marijuana Is A ‘God-Given Right’ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19906/rastafarianism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19906/rastafarianism#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:53:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19906/rastafarianism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19906/rastafarianism/feed For Ethiopia’s Rastafarians, a promise still not fully kept http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18808/rastafarians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18808/rastafarians#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:07:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18808/rastafarians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18808/rastafarians/feed Pay up for raid on Rasta temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18252/rasta-temple-raid http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18252/rasta-temple-raid#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 19:00:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18252/rasta-temple-raid http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18252/rasta-temple-raid/feed London police raid Rastafarian temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17942/london-police-raid-rastafarian-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17942/london-police-raid-rastafarian-temple#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:55:31 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17942/london-police-raid-rastafarian-temple http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17942/london-police-raid-rastafarian-temple/feed Rastafarian rips treatment at county jail http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17084/rastafarian-rips-treatment-at-county-jail http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17084/rastafarian-rips-treatment-at-county-jail#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:44:14 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17084/rastafarian-rips-treatment-at-county-jail http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17084/rastafarian-rips-treatment-at-county-jail/feed Rastafarian files beard bias suit against UPS http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14271/rastafarian-files-beard-bias-suit-against-ups http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14271/rastafarian-files-beard-bias-suit-against-ups#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14271/rastafarian-files-beard-bias-suit-against-ups/feed Large congregation pays last tribute to Rastafarian patriarch, Mortimo Planno http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14127/large-congregation-pays-last-tribute-to-rastafarian-patriarch-mortimo-planno http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14127/large-congregation-pays-last-tribute-to-rastafarian-patriarch-mortimo-planno#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14127/large-congregation-pays-last-tribute-to-rastafarian-patriarch-mortimo-planno/feed Founder of Rastafarianism, Mortimo Planno, dies http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14126/founder-of-rastafarianism-mortimo-planno-dies http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14126/founder-of-rastafarianism-mortimo-planno-dies#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/14126/founder-of-rastafarianism-mortimo-planno-dies/feed Rasta man ‘dreadlocked’ about two wives http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13519/rasta-man-dreadlocked-about-two-wives http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13519/rasta-man-dreadlocked-about-two-wives#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13519/rasta-man-dreadlocked-about-two-wives/feed