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i thought this was from the onion... but no...
The Assemblies of God, one of the nation's largest Pentecostal denominations with 3 million members, has 66 million members worldwide. Assemblies officials worried about the decline in messages in tongues — or spirit baptism — at a general council meeting this month. The practice decreased by about 3 percent to fewer than 82,000, the lowest total since 1995, according to statistics released by the Assemblies of God.
"This is a long-developing phenomenon," said Harvey Cox, an expert in Pentecostalism and professor of religion at the Harvard Divinity School. "They don't want what appears to be objectionable to stick out or be viewed with suspicion."
wowzers!! that church keeps count of it's jibberish speakers...
After the service, Farone placed his right hand on his forehead and began to speak again. This time, the words were impossible to understand, streaming out in a long, rambling string of sound. He had just spoken in tongues, he said later.
"This is our power," he added, acknowledging he was unsure of what he had just said. "We shouldn't be ashamed."
http://news.yahoo.com/messages-tongues-down-among-pentecostals-135423497.html
look... if the only special power your god gave you was speaking in incoherent grunts after a lifetime of devoted service you might want to rethink your "game winning strategy"...
The Assemblies of God, one of the nation's largest Pentecostal denominations with 3 million members, has 66 million members worldwide. Assemblies officials worried about the decline in messages in tongues — or spirit baptism — at a general council meeting this month. The practice decreased by about 3 percent to fewer than 82,000, the lowest total since 1995, according to statistics released by the Assemblies of God.
"This is a long-developing phenomenon," said Harvey Cox, an expert in Pentecostalism and professor of religion at the Harvard Divinity School. "They don't want what appears to be objectionable to stick out or be viewed with suspicion."
wowzers!! that church keeps count of it's jibberish speakers...
After the service, Farone placed his right hand on his forehead and began to speak again. This time, the words were impossible to understand, streaming out in a long, rambling string of sound. He had just spoken in tongues, he said later.
"This is our power," he added, acknowledging he was unsure of what he had just said. "We shouldn't be ashamed."
http://news.yahoo.com/messages-tongues-down-among-pentecostals-135423497.html
look... if the only special power your god gave you was speaking in incoherent grunts after a lifetime of devoted service you might want to rethink your "game winning strategy"...
