Rastafarian Reflection

In this final reflection paper I will go over the various similarities, and differences in the Rastafarian, Raelian, and the Jediism religious movements. I myself have never heard of two of these movements. I was shocked to finds that in my research they did in fact have similarities to religions that were studied in this class. Rastafarian was a movement that I was familiar with. The Rastafarian’s have beliefs from the Old Testament. They mainly focus their beliefs on the books of revelations. This is one of the main reasons that Rasta’s have dreadlocks. They don’t believe in cutting their hair. They worship a single God that is called Jah. This religious group maintains mostly a vegetarian diet while some may eat certain types of seafood. …show more content…
It was one that I had never heard of at all. I was very interested in my research with this one mainly because it sounded so absurd at first. The Raelian’s do not believe in a God’s existence or that there is an afterlife. From what I gathered they believe that humans were created and put on earth by aliens. We have not been formally introduced to the aliens because we as a human race are not ready for that yet. Raelian’s believe in love and peace. They are a non-violent group. There are many rituals and ceremonies that are performed by this group. One of the things that stuck out to me the most was that they meditate to just enjoy life. This is similar to Buddhism. To the Raelian’s you are just preparing for another meeting with Aliens. They truly feel like when you die you end up just starting a new life on another planet. Elohim is the creator of mankind to the Raelin’s. This group is more of a Philosophy than a religion. There is not God to worship and there is no afterlife. The way of life is just based on peace and living your life to the fullest. Being happy is the main …show more content…
The fact that it was based on the Star Wars movies almost makes you think it must be a joke. I found that it is a very real religious movement that could become bigger in the future. The Jediism is similar to Buddhism and Daoism. They believe that through training of the mind and body that all things are attainable. They are a peaceful group as well as a very positive movement. Jediism for sure is totally based on the Star Wars movies. Somethings are omitted but for the most part they follow the teachings. The dark side and the force are just a couple of the things from the movies that play a part in their beliefs. Eternal life is something that they also believe in. I feel like Jediism is a philosophy as