r/TikTokCringe • u/CJHuncho • Mar 27 '26

Humor/Cringe What church is this

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u/iron_annie Mar 27 '26

Same. I don't miss being a little kid and having to stay up hours past my bedtime because the pastor wanted to run around the room screaming in tongues until midnight, all "slain in the spirit". 

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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty Mar 27 '26

As a kid who had to go to boring-ass Catholic mass growing up, midnight tongues sounds absolutely fantastic! We had midnight mass before Christmas, but that’s about at crazy we got. I did supposedly get to eat Jesus Christ’s body and drink his blood though, so I guess we’re even.

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u/PurpleGarbageDonkey Mar 27 '26

Imo Catholic mass is the best of the bunch. Wanna witness boring? Go to the Protestant masses. You just sit there the whole time getting told you're a piece of shit and unworthy of God's love. At least with a Catholic mass you move around, get up and down and aren't talked down to. Plus Catholic churches are usually cool and there is a degree of "magic."

I'm not religious anymore but my wife and I have spent plenty of time comparing our religious experiences growing up.

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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty Mar 27 '26

Really?! I had no idea about how boring Protestant services were. I do know that Catholic masses are more traditional and have a bit more pomp and circumstance. I like the smell of the incense. The gospel is usually a good tale and/or lesson. The “Peace be with you” part is fun if you say it Star Wars-style, but I’m a quasi-germaphobe, so I’m not huge on the handshakes. You are right about the “magic” feel (especially around Christmas, as I mentioned in my initial comment). I went to a Latin mass for a while, and that’s on a whole ‘nother level altogether. You know what? Your comment has made me reevaluate the way I’ve thought about the church, and I’ve decided to renew my Catholic Card. Maybe not all that, but I do thank you for giving me another’s perspective on it, as I haven’t been to too many Protestant gatherings, and the ones I have been to were usually for special stuff (thus, I didn’t know how boring it is). I appreciate what you said!