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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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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., S, ?6 F, ?5 y: s+ s4 E5 t2 q' V
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。( V0 u9 k5 ~& w
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
4 U+ X( a; b/ V, o$ b' 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.' R( |9 d C' \+ F6 B
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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.5 i" O. F* z9 p. ]3 s0 b J5 H
: y& M2 e- ?% D2 i3 W( w! x$ JLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.. q. e" Y8 B/ [$ Q( p9 T8 b2 g2 m
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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.9 f* J6 P) }4 v! d6 a' K7 P
2 Q: W6 s; i7 s) p5 uHandling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.$ B7 g8 J8 C. A' y3 }* {! P$ j
" {# X6 x& I! rPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.4 J/ s! r" ]$ w6 G- ?: P2 H
# @( ?% [" d' b$ q2 A1 dSnake 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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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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