***Some folks that evening got gold fillings, others silver and others evidently white porcelain.***
There was a man I worked with. He had a mentally retarded daughter that his tongues and signs and wonders church claimed they would heal her with prayer. They prayed, prayed, prayed. Nothing happened.
So, they called on a bigger "healing" preacher to come and heal her. He came and prayed, prayed, prayed.
Nothing happened.
Because they could NOT heal her, he lost his faith and now is a full blown atheist.
Again, the tongues are merely people who speak foreign languages and need a translator.
Certainly I'm all for decently and in order.
The experiences you cite are gravely unfortunate.
They detract not a microgram's worth from the authentic.
Dreadful things occur in all groups and denominations.