FYI, I'm Catholic but I don't care if you make fun of Catholicism! My favorite is Pentacostalism, with their speaking in tongues, and weird services.
2007-05-29 17:50:45 · 13 answers · asked by papadego 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As a fellow Catholic I do not think that a question that promotes the public belittling of fellow Christians to be very appropriate. Perhaps you meant nothing by it, but I can see that it may end up causing offense to other Christians and scandal to Catholics.
Please consider removing it.
Cheers :-)
2007-05-29 18:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by chekeir 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Pentecostal services are weird to you only because they are very different from what you are used to.
Messianic Jewish people after they become Christians are very comfortable in Pentecostal worship since its very similar to how Jewish worship occured in Old Testament times.
I was raised Lutheran and thought Pentecostals were weird at first myself but then after studying the Bible I realized that they are worshipping the way it was done in the New Testament time period.
When people are healed in services that are full of the Holy Spirit everyone rejoices.
Back in the 60's and 70's, Notre Dame's football stadium filled up many time each summer full of Charismatic Catholics whose services would be considered weird by many.
I've attended Promise Keepers events in the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and in Solder Field in Chicago and those were pretty neat too.
I don't know if I'd call any denomination crazy.
I do know that some follow the Bible more and some follow the Bible less than others.
The most weird service I can recall attending was when a Bapist pastor spent ten minutes reading lists of all their people who were sick and in the hospital asking people to pray for them.
Then he preached a sermon explaining why God no longer heals today.
Well no wonder so many in his congregation were sick!
If God didn't heal why did he waste so much time asking people to pray for those who were sick?
Pastor Art
2007-05-30 01:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Catholic, and have visited many other types of Christian churches, and don't necessarily think of any of them as "crazy". I've been to quite a few Pentecostal services, and actually admire their freedom of worship and emphasis upon the Holy Spirit. I'd say none of them, for risk of being offensive (and untruthful, because I honestly don't think they're crazy). I personally respect other denominations.
However, there are some churches I'd definitely never go back to. There's one church that I was practically thrown out of for the offense of trying to visit them one Sunday. They couldn't hustle me out the door fast enough, and it definitely left me wondering what they were doing in there. They wouldn't let me attend their services. When I walked in, there were children lined up in rows, lying face-down on the floor with their hands over their heads and praying. I had a definite sense that something was off. I won't mention the denomination, because I know they were atypical.
2007-05-30 00:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by solarius 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Im Non Denominational And I Speak In Tounges
Praise Jesus
2007-05-30 01:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That wacky Phelps family. I dont know what denomination they are..heck, I wouldn't even group them with any denomination because they are a whole new brand of crazy.
Can't believe I got a thumbs down for that one. Someone here must be a Phelps member!
2007-05-30 00:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by J R 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Catholics are far and away the craziest. They are the most similar to islam. They are not allowed to think or to question, but blindly follow orders from old farts who don't even live in the real world.
2007-05-30 02:43:10 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Either Mormonism or Jehovah's Witnesses. Did you know that Mormons believe that the Book of Mormon was written by Ancient Israelites that came to America 1000 years BC? Sounds kinda crazy to me.
2007-05-30 00:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Pentacosts....hahahaha...cuz they think that clicking your tongue is Aramaic...when the language has been dead for thousands of years. and when they dance!!! hahaha omg i gotta stop
2007-05-30 00:57:45 · answer #8 · answered by jlcrit 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses are a toss up, I truly don't understand their thinking. And it insults me that they call themselves Christians.
2007-05-30 00:57:51 · answer #9 · answered by the shiz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know the name of it, but that religion where they play w/poisonous snakes to prove their faith!!
2007-05-30 01:24:54 · answer #10 · answered by NativeAtlantean 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋