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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!9 a, g! A( s, d+ Z5 e0 e' T
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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.
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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
8 L+ F* \$ U/ r' uLONDON, 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.9 D8 A/ w4 r) ? U( R/ X
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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.1 z7 R( O1 a: d( n2 Y8 `* N
: j V, [8 ?9 {: L, ?Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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6 Q) i% Q. X N* g# i3 s"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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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
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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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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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