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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.8 p, F5 V+ L0 ~: C8 o0 m
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。% a/ L! H g( b+ H4 ^; c x& ?( a
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)/ [5 h1 U6 }9 B9 y
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8 [: O( W$ J/ `9 b) T/ F; |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.3 Z# W- L+ u; _, r* @$ M
- Q) U Y; o/ w uLinda 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.7 U8 \' l" p' R3 q+ K. @' K- ]
& q; r1 M3 w7 M9 b$ ?! e, gLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper./ d# K3 N' a& d$ ?. S9 y* A
9 C% K/ F& ?3 S; W5 X8 l1 P1 {"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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Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.
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0 W2 z# R# m- \Snake handling is based on a passage in the Bible that says a sign of a true believer is the power to "take up serpents" without being harmed.$ S5 {- S# P, v# G2 n
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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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