Juanita Bynum Types in Tongues on Facebook

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: Suggested Reading…

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 SPIRITโ€ฆGIVE THEM A MIND TO PRAY LIKE NEVER BEFOREโ€ฆ.WE CALL ON YOU JESUSโ€ฆ.YOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPE!!!!!!!!NDHDIUBGUGTRUCGNRT

UGTIGRTIGRGBNRDRGNGGJNRIC YOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPEโ€ฆ.RFSCNGUGHURGVHKTGHDKUN

HSTNSVHGN YOU GODโ€ฆโ€ฆYOU ARE OUR HELP AND OUR HOPE!!!!!! OUR HOPE IS IN YOU FATHERโ€ฆโ€ฆOUR STRENGTH FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS IS IN YOU FATHERโ€ฆโ€ฆHELP US NOWโ€ฆโ€ฆLORD WE DONT ASK FOR HELP FOR JUST THEMโ€ฆ.THIS IS USโ€ฆ.THIS IS A PART OF OUR OWN BODYโ€ฆ..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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