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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!) I8 C! o( J. W% S. y
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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.
) U) p) R6 M, [) M2 ?# i- Q) T16:18 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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* e9 I+ {( ~- [5 {, k4 b9 z IWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
$ m( D. h' u5 n3 N& s+ e% Y1 yLONDON, 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., W8 g# m! v% @- E) [
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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.% G1 Z0 Q% s4 C6 ]0 h' f$ h
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.% z% g6 d' B" C' A/ R p
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"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.
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, b; A0 M2 n$ k7 yHandling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.8 r4 L$ d- D8 y* }- X
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
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: K: g8 g' W H: L6 o; [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.
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