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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.$ Q* B" r; B) w- x8 t4 d! N
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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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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) O) u3 I; G* A `* ILONDON, 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.& ?2 F8 J4 K* C' b4 O( u
. O: g3 G% o9 F+ i* W) m3 BLinda 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.
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6 z1 l5 a9 w6 C% YLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.' ]* t; I8 m* ^# D3 C- x g
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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.
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% [$ y0 b( V& U5 g- H6 CHandling 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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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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