
Episode 5: Rosetta Tharpe and “This Train”
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The Church of God in Christ Is a Pentecostal Church
Rosetta was brought up in and spent her life singing for the church of god in christ. Pentecostals believe in something slightly different to what most other christian denominations believe. To do this, you have to be baptized in the holy ghost. This can often cause speaking in tongues and other strange behaviours. If you're a pentecostal and disagree with my characterization of your religion here, i apologize. And if you let me know, i'll at least update the show notes.
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