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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] Occasionally I have spoken in tongues. In my case, the spelling would (especially recently) be rendered "AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!" Some speaking in tongues is intended to be translated by others. If you know for a fact that person A does not have a working knowledge of language B, yet you hear person A speak in language B (which you [i]do[/i] know), this is evidence (though not necessarily proof) that something out of the ordinary is occurring. I was also, for a time, a member of a Charismatic church. A Charismatic church is kind of like the Pentecostals (though I'm not precisely sure what the difference is) or like the holy rollers (without the rolling [IMG]http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif[/IMG]). One way tongues was used would be for one person to pray in tongues. Then another person would receive the translation. These were generally prophetic or instructional (generally the latter) exhortations, given by the holy spirit. It's been a while since I attended that church (over 20 years), so I can't recite any specific examples. Another way tongues is expressed is in private prayer. What happens when I pray that way is that I just utter nonsense syllables (privately, of course -- I understand it would definitely give someone an inaccurate impression -- I'm weird, just not the way that this would imply [IMG]http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif[/IMG]). I figure that God knows what my problems are and what I need -- let [i]Him[/i] sort it out. When you were an infant (before you could speak) and had needs, you would cry out to your mother -- she probably had a pretty good idea what your problem was. That's pretty much how that form of tongues works. As far as the rest of the above is concerned, bryce had something interesting and exciting happen to him, of a religious nature, and he wanted to share this experience with his friends. If he'd been a native American telling about his vision quest, you would have asked questions and listened respectfully, if not credulously, or possibbly ignored this thread. As it turns out, he practices a religion you perceive as being filled with charlatans and their idiot-child followers, so you heckle him and call him three kinds of idiot. Infinite diversity in infinite combination? Well, maybe, but not if you're a Christian. Had he been telling you all how much better he was than the rest of you because of his experience, I'dve been in the front row throwing overripe tomatoes. As it stands, I'm a bit disgusted. --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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