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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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2 ?$ b8 f" T2 Y, }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)9 X! C+ V9 A3 e
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church6 O+ C1 L [' L# k+ T, A
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.; e: y z" U/ ~0 [3 o
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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 u( b1 w/ l0 T( t; U
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.9 ^+ A% s3 Z! [) H- l
$ R) }- {0 I5 z1 x' A) N! J6 x"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 $100 fine.3 s& k, P3 T! q v; j$ N
$ K+ ]& N8 ~1 O! k |4 @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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