An explanation of the various Rastafarian beliefs, and how they are interpreted in recent times. There is no formal Rastafari creed and there are slight differences in the views of different groups.

When Louisiana prison guards told a newly arrived Rastafarian inmate named Damon Landor that he was required to cut off the knee-length dreadlocks that he had been growing for decades as part of his ...

PAARL, South Africa – Against the craggy grey-blue Haweqwa mountain range surrounding the wine-growing area of South Africa's Western Cape, a distinctive wooden structure has risen. Wood planks have ...

Michael Wilson sits in his cell at his rural Lawrence home on a recent day. Wilson spends time in the reconfigured shed, studying and contemplating his faith. The 55-year-old Lawrence man has ...

JARRATT, Va. | Kendall Gibson would seem to be one of Virginia’s most dangerous prisoners. For more than 10 years, he has lived in segregation at the Greensville Correctional Center, spending at least ...

Tyrone Iras Marhguy had to make a difficult decision after being accepted to the high school of his choice: his faith or his education. An official at the academically elite Achimota School in Ghana ...

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. >> THIS ONE HERE IS THE ONE I LIKE THE BEST TODAY. >> TO MOST PEOPLE, IT IS MARIJUANA, BUT JESSE SCHWORCK CONSIDERS IT A RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT, PART OF THE WORSHIP AT THIS RASTAFARIAN ...

The tops came off, and the wallets came out. A Yuba County strip club, feeling particularly philanthropic, used its abundant assets — topless ladies — in a weekend carwash to raise money for two ...

The former first daughter talks about family time at their Crawford ranch What does former First Lady Laura Bush have on her iPod? The answer may surprise you. “My mom’s a secret Rastafarian,” her ...