Comments on: Molokan Jumpers and WOFF? (Video)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:31:09 +0000

Hi John, I was raised a Molokan and it wasn’t until I was an adult that my husband’s (then boyfriend) mother use the word cult that I realized that, that is indeed what it is. I witnessed jumping more times than I count and used to pray to get the holy spirit so I would be made to jump as well. It’s been a long hard road distancing myself from that religion and the people. Thanks for posting about your experience.
L

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:32:30 +0000

The video was a hoot! These people are in need of some serious help.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:28:56 +0000

I visited this Cult in January and was amazed to see the entire church in sync with each other jumping for 45 minutes without stopping. I wasn’t the intense worship that bothered me it was however, the lack of genuine spirit in this place. I didn’t feel the presence of God there. I think that all of this is a well choreographed show. We could go to the movies or Broadway and see the same thing. There would be the same lack of God as was felt in Word of Faith? We live in a sad world when people are hurting themselves because they are being forced to participate in these activities. I can only speak for myself but, I think that pushing people past their personal limits to have self-gratification is as sick as anything that I have ever heard of. I was raised to believe that we all have different experiences with God because we all have different needs at different times. To see all of the members of this place try to feel something because they are being forced to is sad. The children in this place seemed to be in misery. None of them smiled and they were even covering their ears during parts of the singing event. It didn’t seem like something that they wanted to be doing. I’m thankful to my God that I have the freedom that I have been born with. Nobody has the right to dictate our lives. Thank you, John, for sharing your incredible journey with us.

By: Randall Jones

Randall Jones — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:16:09 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjiZOdI2VRA

By: Nancy Jo

Nancy Jo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:05:04 +0000

I attended a Baptist church which the population was mostly African American. There was a lot of jumping, running, skipping. You could tell these people were full of the spirit. I joined this church in 2008 however there was no pressure to be filled with the spirit, jump, etc. Spending most of my life in fundamental churches it was instilled in me that jumping, raising hands, asking “Amen” out-loud, speaking in tongues was not of God. That these things had “ceased”. While I no longer believe this, I still have a hard time during praise and worship services. While in the fundamental church if someone came in from the outside and raised their hands or any of these spirit things, the pastor would stop the service, point them out and tell them that we did not believe in this and they would have to leave if they continued. I have also been in churches that felt if you did not speak in tongues, you must not be saved. I remember going forward wanting to speak in tongues, nothing happened, I questioned my salvation. After years in visiting various churches I feel speaking in tongues is a gift and not everyone can do this. If I don’t speak in tongues . . . this does not mean I am not saved. I try to avoid churches that tell me what I have to do. The only truth that is irrefutable in my heart is salvation, I believe it is a choice, a gift from God, I can either take it or leave it. I don’t need to jump, speak in tongues, not speak in tongues, say amen, not say amen, raise my hands or not raise my hands. I hated when I was told the way to eternal life, and then later told because of my lack of gifts of the spirit, I must not be saved. I feel everyone has a gift, and these gifts are not all the same.

By: Nancy Jo

Nancy Jo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:53:04 +0000

Bernie and I love your new webpage format. Great job John!