This is a genuine bonafide conversation I overheard yesteday in our vicar school. Bare in mind that this is theological college in Cambridge and the two people were speaking were speaking in The Queen's English and were both wearing Marks and Spencers jumpers.
Trainee Vicar One: "Well yes, of course I believe that the Charismatic expression of faith is vital for the diversity of the Anglican Church, but I'm not sure how ready our ecclesiastical structures are in place to deal with it in the wider church"
Trainee Vicar Two: "Certainly, I agree that we simply couldn't cope with such a large change among worship styles in the church as it currently stands, retaining the parish system and without degenerating into a case of consumerist churches"
TV1: "Quite. For example what would happen to corporate worship if we all spoke in tongues at every church service?"
TV2: "I speak in tongues. Quite frequently actually, probably about once or twice a month really"
TV1: "I say"
(8) Giles typing
It always worries me when I haven't spoken in tongues for a while. When I'm particularly concerned, I tend to sing along to a bit of The Mars Volta.
Right Now
(8) Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt - The Mars Volta
The call of "Let's do tongues" could be misinterpreted quite easily
and we mustn't forget that however much Pentecostals try and convince us otherwise, we shouldn't "do tongues" on the first date!
mars volta rocks....not only do they speak in tongues but they *play* in tongues....now that's a skill!
"Let's do tongues" is my second favourite chat up line, after "Let's do kissing", and before "I lost my phone number...Can I have yours?"
All you budding Casanovas and Casablancas, feel free to use those!
I liked the "bare in mind" bit. Maybe that's 'cos I thought of the oh-so-similar phrase "naked on the inside", and I'm childish.
Also, has the debate about Christian chat-up-lines not already happened somewhere on this website..?
Oh, and pentecostal chubby bunnies is funniest... Easy to win, too - just with "well YOU don't have the gift of interpretation, OBVIOUSLY!"...
Haha!
"Is your name Grace? Because you're irresistible!"
Sometimes it is no suprise to me that you boys are single.
If I told you you were beautiful, would you hold your body against me?
Just thought I'd point out that TV is also a shortening of transvestite! and the link's broken......
I understood every word of that conversation...
My future wife is currently working for the CoE. It's really odd, she works two doors down from "the bish" (as we've nicknamed him) and he frequently puts out lots of rubbish. "Female bishops are good, go vote them in!" etc. etc.
Most charismatic churches I've been to HAVE used tounges as corporate worship. Read Romans people! (or is Corinthians?)
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O Tally Ho good chap!