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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!' A6 @/ s' ^4 I/ x. Y
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4 _ v/ X7 h' v- X0 k) ?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.
) C+ x+ H7 p/ k# ]! G; h6 y! j16:18 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。7 O+ V/ j8 @* h$ \( n9 J5 O
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" c9 p' o5 i" E/ b" K& y% [Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)$ A; ?7 N0 Z. s2 b; W F
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
/ x0 l% k! I) W$ ~/ g5 u- HLONDON, 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.8 o, a5 C" j. |1 Z& J" x
; O% t; h% e# h h: |, yLinda 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.9 I; H) T# ?) r+ ?, z7 F! T' Y
! p0 z. r8 c( p4 `Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.& Z6 n+ G* }8 w9 ~" f, u+ L
6 K$ W6 F' X. t3 @9 ?. X"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.5 {. y- u. w1 Q
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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.0 M3 G/ q3 U8 \, M1 [' X7 e
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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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