While gibberish is sometimes considered "speaking in tongues" by some denominations, many others have to have it linguistically verified.
My uncle spontaneously developed the ability to speak scripture in Latin when he was a kid. It lasted until about age 18, and then it disappeared. While he could not understand what he himself was saying, my Grandmother called in several Catholic priests to figure out what he was saying. They verified that he was speaking Latin, perfectly, and that it was not just memorized lines.
He formed a bunch of youth groups and a huge following, exhibiting incredible charisma. When the gift of tongues went away as he got older, the leadership abilities, confidence, and eventually the devote Christianity went away too.
In my life time have never even heard my Uncle talk about God or Jesus before, even though all of my other family member agree that he was once the most religious person they ever knew.
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Sumo7
Hmmm... well as long as it isn't from a Biblical perspective.
I couldn’t help giving the Christian tongues, because I have the personal story, but here is some more general info.
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