Christianity’s very own carnival sideshow: Speaking in tongues!
No, Christians on speaking terms with mental health (or wearing fabrics that aren’t petroleum based) don’t tend to flop about on church floors, babbling nonsense and snagging stockings on cracked linoleum. But as the video above so vividly illustrates, the peer pressure to make a complete ass of yourself for the Lord can be rather potent — even if you don’t have your own television show. Yes, there are Christians who actually believe that the Holy Spirit is such a gimmicky prankster that the only indication that The Bird is in the neighborhood is when humans either start acting like drunken fools or molest reptiles. If you should encounter such outlandish behavior, here is handy guide to help you translate any tongues:
TONGUES: “ooooosha boomalala!”
ENGLISH: “Look at me! Look at me!”
TONGUES: “salama orinika faboooma!”
ENGLISH: “Look at me! Look at me!”
HOLY HYSTERIA:“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha”
ENGLISH: “Look at me! Look at me!”
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.