My Dad, says weird stuff (Assemblies of God)

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I am unaware of any such teaching or documents, though on some issues the Church has been relatively silent until she was obliged to defend something or correct an error. That wasn’t my point, a call to charity was, and I’m sorry if that wasn’t clear or appropriate.
 
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Madness which drives people away from Christianity should be mocked and opposed.

Does this look like ridiculous madness to you, or does it look like the Work of God?

Do you honestly picture St. Peter being a buffoon like this?


The gift of glossolia is speaking in an actual tongue which one doesn’t know, not spewing baby talk gibberish.

An English person who knows no latin and says “gloria dei Iesum et Mariam” may be being blessed with the gift of Tongues.

An English person saying “babboosh bagaga? Gaga goo goo! Ga ba doodoo!” is not experiencing an outpouring of the Spirit - they are embarrasing themselves and being hysterical.
 
I don’t disagree with your understanding of the gift of tongues. I don’t believe that your mockery is helpful, charitable, or necessary. Scripture says we will be known as Christians by our love. What you are doing doesn’t look like love to me.
 
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Tradition is full of Saints mocking heretical beliefs.

St. Jerome actually lost friends because he was so vehemently polemical and constantly mocked heretica beliefs.

I could find examples of other Saints mocking evil, and things which turn people away from Christ and his Church.

Therefore, it is truly right and just to call out, deride, mock, and trample under foot the blasphemous heresies like “speaking in gibberish”
 
I strongly recommend you read this article by Father Dwight Longenecker about St. Jerome:

"From his cave he continued his intellectual battles: he argued with Heldivius and Jovinian’s ideas that the Blessed Virgin had other children by Joseph. He combatted a monk Vigilantius who was down on the veneration of relics and celibacy and even crossed swords with Augustine.

Maybe it is the monk in me, the recluse, the bookish hermit in me that would also like to retire to a cave somewhere, but Jerome reminds us that “the church of nice” isn’t the only way. Jerome rightly warns us against worldliness, sentimentality, intellectual shallowness and cowardice. He reminds us to fight the good fight with all our might, and if he descended into sarcasm and satire, he was also always aware of his own weakness, temptation and soiled humanity.

The fact that Jerome is plonked down right there between the angels, Therese and Francis reminds us that the army of saints needs little flowers and holy friars who preach to birdies, but it also needs saints with True Grit.

We need some Rooster Cogburn Catholics as well as the sweet little girls, the angels and the beautiful foolish dreamers."

Full article: Why We Need the Great Saint of Grumpiness |
 
I’ll agree to disagree and be finished with this aside to the regular thread. I don’t see hammer strokes winning hearts, but perhaps within the context of iron-sharpening-iron? Real love tells the truth and sets boundaries. Real love isn’t always hearts, flowers, and sunshine, but I don’t see how going out of one’s way to be antagonistic should be a preferred response.
 
It just gets me worked up thinking of how so many people are deceived and don’t realize it.
 
Thank you for all the wisdoms - and I’ll certainly step up my prayer game.
 
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