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Originally Posted by deltaguitar
No, I couldn't find that. I highly doubt that pentecostals would have a high rate of alcoholism because they are against alcohol.
However, (and please don't think I am bashing) I have noticed that people with addictive personalities seem to like pentecostalism.
There is an emotional high that comes with the worship and the release of emotion that happens at the end. You just never know what is going to happen in a service and people get to the point where they crave that "move of the spirit" to the point that when they get it it is like a little high.
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Part of the statistical problem might be that the Pentecostals may not claim someone if they only attend church twice a year while the mainstream churches might still consider them members... Also, most people view a true alcoholism as a lifelong disorder whether they are drinking alcohol or not, while Pentecostals might deny that status if they have creased consuming alcohol.
Pentecostals do appear to have very high rates of mental disorders. Of course, it does not mean Pentecostal churches create the disorders... it may mean the opposite, actually. Perhaps people with such disorders find the most help at Pentecostal Churches. Or perhaps Pentecostal evangelism is more aggressive into ALL people regardless of mental state.