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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 X q- ^6 @" I2 k
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。
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- T5 Z8 a4 Q ?2 m @! ~' YWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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5 X( d, P( M- @$ X% E0 fWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
" a( q" D7 a8 m& p# ~2 Q3 H% WLONDON, 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.
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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 O' D- Y$ ?& A/ ^ ?& |8 S2 ]
. A" L7 V% Q# C- MLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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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.) O3 R; n3 P; e. T1 z, Y
- v V& [/ I& e& wHandling 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.& b E7 ]& M: r( x4 S l! y2 o
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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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0 d& }6 B2 Y8 I% `4 bChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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