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Good article! I agree that the so-called Charismatic Movement has spawned more and more false teachers and false doctrine as the years go by. It almost seems impossible some of the things these self-described anoint-eds have come up with and the thousands of ignorant of God's word followers that chase them from town to town. A church I used to attend a number of years ago had a few couples who were really into the "holy laughter" ministry of Rodney Howard-Browne. If anyone dared to speak against anything he said, their answer was a stern, "Touch not God's anointed!". You are right, the discernment God expects us to learn is dumped in favor of following teachers with "itching ears" who seem to desire money more than seeking God's true will for them.

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A church I used to attend a number of years ago had a few couples who were really into the "holy laughter" ministry of Rodney Howard-Browne. If anyone dared to speak against anything he said, their answer was a stern, "Touch not God's anointed!".

That kind of reaction right there is a red flag that something is wrong. When the knee jerk reaction is to turn around and attack the person questioning someone or some teaching, there IS a problem.

The appropriate reaction would be to thank the person for their concern and prayerfully consider whether they have a point or not and see something you missed.

Scriptural support would go a lot further than a rebuke. That rebuke smacks of a manipulation technique used to make people back off by intimidating them.

FWIW, I don't see ANY Scriptural support for the holy laughter kind of movement so don't consider it legitimate, as with any other of these *movements*, including the *Toronto Blessing*. I've heard enough about that to know that I don't like it.