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To: Texan5

The Charismatic movement in the Church peaked in the 70’s and 80’s, and was never more than a fairly small minority in most places, but the Church is big enough that “small minority” can number in the millions in the U.S. and tens of millions world wide.


37 posted on 09/22/2020 5:16:33 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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To: Hieronymus

I had two co-workers who claimed to be charismatic Catholics in the early 80’s-they were a bit different than my family and I in how they worshipped but no speaking in tongues, passing out, etc-none of that stuff mentioned at all...


50 posted on 09/22/2020 5:24:38 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Hieronymus
I am a Pentecostal myself, and the term charismata is simply the Greek word for gifts.

There was once a very strong movement of people that referred to themselves as Charismatic. That term isn’t used quite as often as it was a few decades ago. One thing about charismatic believers is that most using the label were in an independent non-denominational church.

Doctrinally, the charismatic, Pentecostal, Church of God and Assemblies of God are pretty much the same thing. The charismatic churches had a lot less tradition and opted in most cases for more upbeat music. As the years have passed, the denominations I mentioned have incorporated a lot of the charismatic worship styles into their services, but a lot of the traditional things still exist. The movement has been going strong since about 1915, due to the Azusa Street Revival.

62 posted on 09/22/2020 5:34:56 PM PDT by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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