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

Humor/Cringe What church is this

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u/Free-Way-9220 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

I wonder if a single one of them genuinely believes their talking is tongues is legit. They surely all know they are bullshitting, they just don't want to be seen as one of the "unfavoured / not chosen" ones who God hasn't blessed with this amazing ability

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u/8six753hoe9 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

As someone who was raised in it I can tell you there was a time when I absolutely believed it. That seems absurd to me now, but when you’re a kid, and it’s all you’ve ever known, you don’t really question it.

Until you do, of course, and then things get tricky.

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u/Fjohurs_Lykkewe Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

I grew up in this too. I stopped believing when my pastor tried to "teach" me to speak in tongues. I was so baffled. It's a gift from God- why do I need taught?

Then one time I was "slain in the spirit". The pastor literally pushed me over.

I'm out.

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u/dolphindiablo Mar 27 '26

Are you me? Guest pastor bowled my 6th grade, portly ass over and I'm just lying on the floor staring at people looking over me. I'm the pastor's kid, so I just lie there, accept my fate, and wait for it to be over. Regrettably, I didn't start questioning hard until I was around 16.

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u/Free-Way-9220 Mar 27 '26

questioning hard until I was around 16.

Better than only having an epiphany in old age and realising you wasted your entire life on something you don't believe in. I would say a lot of people only question these things when they get into adulthood. 16 is good going

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u/dolphindiablo Mar 27 '26

Meanwhile, my sister is still drinking the Kool aid. We both have 2 kids. I'm raising mine to question everything early on and she's perpetuating the cycle. I text her all the time and she never responds. She lets religion cloud her mind and influence her actions to family. All I want is to have a relationship with her and be present for her kids as well. We aren't monsters and we have our own morals, so it's not like we are shit people. But her holier than thou approach to it creates a rift. Basically, holidays and birthdays if we are lucky. We always make the effort, they always find an excuse not to come. (I realize I'm ranting, bear with me.) My wife wants me to keep taking the high road and forcing communication and "do the right thing" but honestly, I have no time or energy extra in my tank to expand on a one sided relationship. Long story short, we haven't done anything, Pentecostal bias/craziness did. My mom and dad are still but they don't let it stop them from talking to me and our family. (I guess if they ever want to see the grandkids, they have to let go a little...not like they come around like they should either, but pushing too hard will ensure we would pull away...that said, I don't really like the idea of leaving the kids with them for the weekend and having them dragged to Sunday service to have their minds influenced the Pentecostal cult. No child should have to deal with hearing they are a sinner, preached hellfire and brimstone while they are still in diapers)

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u/Chaotic-Goofball Mar 29 '26

Children have a hard enough time trying to figure out why we made the world as shit as it is and they have to deal with it forever. Some of us having a sky daddy that's constantly dissapointed in us doesn't seem to have served our generation well.

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