tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post1159894013880447910..comments2024-01-04T07:28:40.043-05:00Comments on God is a myth!: Pentecostalism is chaotic!Chatpilothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550924322118366351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-56003260482087600732012-08-02T20:24:32.506-04:002012-08-02T20:24:32.506-04:00My boyfriend who grew up in the church said it was...My boyfriend who grew up in the church said it was a matter of pride. Parents praised their children when they received the gift of speaking in tongues, while those who did not were seen as lacking faith. To some people in the church it was not only a matter of being accepted by peers, but by family. Mass hypnosis, bowing to peer pressure and bullying really.jamiessmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150972137054126110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-39807925982473881172012-07-31T18:24:31.696-04:002012-07-31T18:24:31.696-04:00I agree, I have seen that done myself when I was i...I agree, I have seen that done myself when I was in the ministry. There were occasions where I would visit other churches and witness exactly what you are speaking of. It is not always like that though there are exceptions. For instance if you are convinced of the doctrine that is being taught then you will long and seek for those very same spiritual experiences. You will as I did believe that they are a confirmation of Gods' favor. <br /><br />I actually believed that I was spiritually endowed with the gift of tongues. But my way of obtaining it was very different than what you describe. I sought it through lots of prayer and fasting and I believed that eventually God would give it to me if it was his will.Chatpilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550924322118366351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6211409678921393693.post-24413787697529639782012-07-31T16:44:00.115-04:002012-07-31T16:44:00.115-04:00I read a book by Mike Taiabi's son a year ago ...I read a book by Mike Taiabi's son a year ago where he went to a charasmatic church and played along. Many of the congregants admitted there was peer pressure to roll around in the aisle and become overcome, and speak in tongues. <br /><br />He was encourage to do the same by his "co-congregants", given instruction on how to make the gutteral sounds. Seems it's all about being part of accepted by the community.Dromedary Humphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165566701791663057noreply@blogger.com