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Nirthers Never Go Away, They Just Get Crazier

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doppelganglander8/24/2009 10:14:42 am PDT

re: #120 Desert Dog

It looks like a mainline Protestant church. I even listened to one of the sermons. Jeremiah Wright would not be happy with it, but I am guessing the parishioners gained something from it.

Assemblies of God are not considered mainline Protestant churches. They’re part of the Pentecostal movement of the early 20th century, whose distinguishing feature is a belief that the gifts seen in the book of Acts (prophesying, speaking in tongues, etc.) can be manifested in present-day believers. AG churches are also not known for having the best-educated clergy, as they have only one graduate-level theological seminary and have no minimum educational requirements for ordination.