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Check LKJ. A conscious atheist reggae artist...

what about this? lots of reggae artist that were deeply religious in the seventies than turned to slackness in the eighties....beeing religios was rather a trend than a real spiritual thing I guess. Lots of DJs for example just repeated to same religious statemtens that everybody else did. I dont see a lot of personal religous experience in that.

this is true,a trend and opposition and expression. after all anyone with a brain and a level of introspection will qn faith.
the words are musical alone, jah rastafari, praise jah and so on.
slack style is something i deplore,nothing there for me

Wise words pudpud, so wise.

In real life I am probably closest to what can be defined as "Atheist", meaning that I do not presume to have some knowledge of God/Gods or afterlife, or divine order of the cosmos.

To me, I enjoy the spiritual message of roots reggae. I identify with the themes of struggle, and overcoming adversity.

I do not believe that Selassie is Jesus, or that he is still alive. I do not believe that anyone will not die. I do not believe that Jesus was black, or Moses, or even that they existed, or even that they are significant outside the context of reggae music.

To me these are all metaphors. I believe in a Righteousness that comes from within. To me Roots reggae is a vehicle to promote those positive attitudes for living, though fleeting as life may be. I prefer to live as though I will always live, rather than cower from the prospect of death as a weak heart man.

There are some details within the movement of Rastafari that to me are nothing more than modern day scholasticism, such as how to pronounce certain words, or where precisely Zion is located. To me, this is the "religious" part that I can do without.

Even so, the spiritual part does resonate with me, and I find it important to realize that no particular religion has a copyright on goodness.

I recall Vybz Kartel saying in an interview, years ago, that he doesn't believe in God. That raised my eyebrow as it was the first time i ever heard of a Jamaican saying such a thing.

Although it's quite possible he only said it to piss off Mavado and Bounty Killer. Cause it pissed them off big time.

this might interest you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc0ABN8S ... re=related

I am an irreligious reggfae artist, find my music at http://soundcloud.com/son-of-man-2

I find Peter Tosh somewhat irreligious, at times, and quite a socialist too overall.