The little known story of Bob Marley's conversion to Christianity

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The reggae superstar and populariser of Rastafarianism became a Christian shortly before his death in 1981. Tony Cummings reports 

Yesterday marked 78 years since Bob Marley was born. Four decades after his death, the star is revered and remembered by millions.

In the much-praised book Bob Marley: The Untold Story author Chris Selewicz wrote, “The late Bob Marley continues to personify Jamaica, embodying the soul of what the world knows as the odd, apparently paradoxical religion of Rastafari, the only faith uncritically accepted globally as an integral aspect of popular music.”

Unfortunately, one story that isn’t told in Selewicz’ book is Marley’s late rejection of Rastafari and his conversion to Christianity. 

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