“Howling? REally? or just noisy in prayer?”
Howling.
Keith, I was raised in a Pentecostal environment, and howling is not something I was around. Some of the whackos out there introduce odd things - I’ve seen it - but then again, I’ve not been around this type of worship for many years.
They are, for the most part, good people who love God, and do not act weird. Yes, they pray aloud in concert, and in tongues, and frankly, it’s something I miss. I go to a quiet church now, and it’s difficult to engage myself in a whisper.
But I’ve heard that there are strange things going on these days - perhaps the doctrine has been hijacked as well.
There are a lot of charlatans around - and I think they are in greater numbers in a pentecostal environment, because we are taught to be permissive in the way God could/would speak to us.
If I lived where you live, I would be annoyed as well, and very put off.
I googled the howling thing. Feeling really sorry for you now.