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Taverner

(55,476 posts) Mon Jul 9, 2012, 05:13 PM Jul 2012

Why do some people think it's wrong to make fun of speakin' in tongues? [View all]

To me, it is incredibly hilarious - and so OBVIOUSLY fake. Some of these fools actually convince themselves that they are speaking some long dead language, but neuroscientists are pretty sure the speaker is just making up random noises.

I could see being kind of this were some kind of tic, like Tourettes, where they can't control themselves. But the fact that it often happens in churches leads me to believe they know EXACTLY what they are doing.

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Why do some people think it's wrong to make fun of speakin' in tongues? [View all] Taverner Jul 2012 OP

I try not to make fun of anyone's religious beliefs, Downwinder Jul 2012 #1

Are there any religious beliefs you consider laughable? DavidDvorkin Jul 2012 #2

Have to admit, Downwinder Jul 2012 #6

So why not laugh at such beliefs? DavidDvorkin Jul 2012 #12

To me it is a bit like laughing at a cripple. Downwinder Jul 2012 #13

Bad analogy dude EvolveOrConvolve Jul 2012 #14

My father always said he was not handicapped,he was a cripple. Downwinder Jul 2012 #17

When someone becomes an adult, I start treating them like one EvolveOrConvolve Jul 2012 #18

I kind of see what Downwinder is trying to say. Neoma Jul 2012 #20

Point taken EvolveOrConvolve Jul 2012 #24

Who are you to say they are wrong? Taverner Jul 2012 #15

Other than skepticscott Jul 2012 #8

Or cannibals standing in line to drink blood. Downwinder Jul 2012 #9

That at least skepticscott Jul 2012 #10

What about eating poop? Taverner Jul 2012 #16

Well, you're missing out on a whole lot of hilarity. mr blur Jul 2012 #4

Oddly "speaking is tongues" is something I've done for years intaglio Jul 2012 #3

It's echolalic babbling Warpy Jul 2012 #5

Yep. And not only that, your brain goes into a kind of sleep state. Taverner Jul 2012 #7

There are people who are offended by just about anything. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #11

It's the slippery slope. Iggo Jul 2012 #19

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #21

tsk,tsk Taverner, you shouldn't make fun of people speaking Klingon BlueJazz Jul 2012 #22

I asked someone who claimed to speak in tongues... cynatnite Jul 2012 #23

Why do some people think it's wrong to make fun of speakin' in tongues? AlbertCat Jul 2012 #25

Speaking in tongues Ron Obvious Jul 2012 #26

I think it's hilarious! frogmarch Jul 2012 #27

Off to greatest with you! And I sure don't think it's wrong. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #28

Ever stopped yourself from swearing someplace you thought it might not be appropriate? Kennah Jul 2012 #29

Back when I attended an SBC church ... Kennah Jul 2012 #30

dut-dut-dut-UM-dut-DEET-dut-dut, lindysalsagal Jul 2012 #31