 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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!7 n* L- {5 R* {' {" E
& h7 T6 ~) I, g/ s9 I( C2 D6 B肇事经文:7 a6 o$ p8 B) E2 a% V
6 A8 G/ V& J% s& |2 F* |
马可福音5 i" x! Y; i4 |/ g$ x; ?3 M3 D
16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
- m# ]. W/ {$ I5 p0 ?3 p8 l16:18 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。
' d+ Q" b# o1 Y
6 e9 f1 G7 K- S) r) P) o报导:
# T ]9 W2 Y1 w1 `7 i, Q+ y
! C: m2 f; K( F" m3 q0 Q6 C; NWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)' ^$ _9 v7 F" e
# f3 y% E1 p- N) z0 W
Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church# E" w" I* z# E( k2 E
LONDON, 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.* F* {; b3 w% l3 e
2 ?8 Y- e6 f7 t8 I6 ?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.* Z6 c: n! |* s( J; S( l2 {- o4 Q
9 R- w/ P4 B1 h' k2 o& P' a, DLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
8 l3 h! S1 V! T' I5 ^7 p
8 l9 C2 G: x' P6 A0 Q1 E/ _; C"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.$ \: y7 @. Q$ V4 ?
& Y5 k. o5 p8 u/ }5 W4 w
Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.8 p0 O3 M) `, V ^- @
( w( O1 G4 g f9 R8 U8 y# o& q0 I: JPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
( {6 b& U( b9 L# q7 O; E0 q" W! ?, A! e. r
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.: s! H; O& L5 m+ A! W
N6 M, _' T" o6 S! B2 G
Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
|