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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!$ N- N2 q D' p
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16:18 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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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)4 ]; j* ]. t7 V4 e- z
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3 O, n+ h0 k& V4 T5 pLONDON, 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.$ z, ]7 t% t, B C' `1 {; Z# y/ N
1 K! Q: \# l6 n, }9 `% }& ILinda 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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" _3 \" P5 m: m: k. \Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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; M" E; h6 L9 @! A( K6 N( e A0 s% x"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.8 Z6 P0 {6 Y2 \9 N& S+ l
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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.% e: n3 o2 J* o* K2 v3 d
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.1 Z/ _% j7 Y, [6 j8 ?, j
1 C2 S0 A8 z" I1 ~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 S7 Z# Q4 [, X
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