Why do christians do this..?

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Also, is there any other religion besides Christianity where things like this happen?

I'll admit I haven't studied all religions extensively, but I don't think so. I've never run across a group of Hindu's doing that. Or Buddhists.

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And regular churches aren't immune to this. There is plenty of mind altering stuff going on at a traditional church. Take a Catholic mass for example. Prior to the reformation, people would listen to the mass in Latin, yet only the priests understood the Latin. So what is the point in speaking to an audience of people in a language they don't understand? Any non-believer who has attended such a mass can attest that one doesn't have to understand the words for the experience to be powerful; it's perhaps more powerful because you don't understand the words.

Actually, my Italian relatives did understand enough of Latin to follow what the Priests were saying.

I've heard the argument used a lot, Spanish, Italian, I think even French are Latin based languages. Also Latin was taught in most schools -- my mom learned Latin in grammar school. (in some areas of the US, in mostly private schools it's still taught today -- tho I'll admit I dont know why.