No, she didn't fall asleep at the keyboard. Pentecostal televangelist, author and gospel singer Juanita Bynum has been raising eyebrows in the Christian community and beyond with her most recent use of technology to spread her message: She's been speaking (or, rather, typing) in tongues in messages to her Facebook fans. An example:
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GIRD THEM UP IN THE SPIRITโฆGIVE THEM A MIND TO PRAY LIKE NEVER BEFOREโฆ.WE CALL ON YOU JESUSโฆ.YOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPE!!!!!!!!NDHDIUBGUGTRUCGNRT
UGTIGRTIGRGBNRDRGNGGJNRIC YOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPEโฆ.RFSCNGUGHURGVHKTGHDKUN
HSTNSVHGN YOU GODโฆโฆYOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPE!!!!!! OUR HOPE IS IN YOU FATHERโฆโฆOUR STRENGTH FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS IS IN YOU FATHERโฆโฆHELP US NOWโฆโฆLORD WE DONT ASK FOR HELP FOR JUST THEMโฆ.THIS IS USโฆ.THIS IS A PART OF OUR OWN BODYโฆ..ย
Some religious bloggers are up in arms, emphasizing Scriptures that say, "Speak in tongues," not "write," and fretting about the fate of the church. Others โ hundreds on each post, in fact โ have communicated with a simple "like" that they appreciate (and perhaps understand?) the unconventional messages. Some have even responded with comments mirroring the style of the self-proclaimed "prophetess."
Can anyone translate?
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