The "Holy" Movements—Are they from God?

Sweeping our land like a whirlwind are new "movements" within the Christian church.

For many years now there has been the "holy laughing" movement, which has caught the attention of people across the world, including the international news media.

The "holy laughing" movement is not without its critics. Many have adequately shown that this so-called holy laughing movement is without biblical support.

However, a lack of biblical support notwithstanding, many leaders and Christian people still subscribe to the movement in hopes of getting "a blessing."

Other lesser-known "holy" movements are afoot even as you read this letter. Most of them haven't caught national attention yet, so the movements are remaining fairly small but no less silly.

Let me give you a small sampling of those that I have been made aware of.

From Casper, Wyoming

A farmer from Casper, Wyoming, is preaching yet another "holy" movement said to be from God. Of course, like the others, it has no basis in Scripture, but it is causing quite a stir (though limited to the Casper area). What is this "new movement"? It is called the Holy Cow movement. People are instructed by this farmer-turned-preacher to walk on all fours, eat grass and moo like a cow. The Casper farmer/preacher says that even though he has no scripture, God instructed him to lead others into this "holy cow" movement.

From Monterey, California

A fisherman from Monterey, California is holding church services on his fishing boat just off Monterey Bay. Other boaters and fishermen take their boats, dinghies, rafts and what have you to hear the latest "holy" movement: Holy Mackerel !

When questioned, this fisherman/ preacher supported his new "holy" movement with quotes from the book of Jonah (you know, swallowed by a big fish).

From Acapulco, Mexico

Down South in the tourist resort town of Acapulco, Mexico, a Mexican Evangelist preaches yet another of the "holy" movements: Holy Guacamole . He would not respond to requests for interviews, so we are not sure if he believes that his movement has scriptural support or not.

It isn't Funny

It isn't so funny that as you read this article, you are asking yourself, "Is this true, or is he making this stuff up?" The mere fact that many readers are asking themselves this question proves that the church is in serious need of getting back on track.

The Holy Bible

Perhaps we should get back to the "Holy" Bible. If we would simply spend more quality time in the Bible, we wouldn't be so easily led astray by all of these so-called "holy" movements.