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琳达朗( Linda F. Long)参加「东伦敦至善论派会」( East London Holiness Church)。该教会相信圣经说信耶稣的人能拿蛇而不受害,便进行仪式让教徒用手拿毒蛇。结果一个女教徒被咬伤,中毒身亡。又一因盲信圣经引起的悲剧!
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. f! Q0 D% p0 q+ D3 H9 n. N( W5 j16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
5 ?/ J" ?5 c! m Y4 d% J+ f16:18 手能拿蛇.若喝了甚麽毒物、也必不受害.手按病人、病人就必好了。
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% s4 h1 i) }& l2 zWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
- |* U# }' ?$ u/ F" TLONDON, Ky. (AP) ― A woman who was bitten by a snake at a church that neighbors say practices serpent handling died of her wounds hours later, a newspaper reported." P2 ?; G8 T' `3 _% ~
( F( Y9 a( d' U( o3 Q5 ]Linda Long, 48, was bitten Sunday at East London Holiness Church, where neighbors said the reptiles are handled as part of religious services, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Tuesday.
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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% k( `$ I) b0 R1 { S1 B"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.$ D( n* L& q0 [ p
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Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
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Snake handling is based on a passage in the Bible that says a sign of a true believer is the power to "take up serpents" without being harmed.2 p' L2 T% ~9 E0 d! J: \
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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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