 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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!3 {: F# @ @, o7 I7 c
% S- D- Z2 o9 R8 W* T2 n& F肇事经文:! r( J" s& ?, k9 \/ R3 E1 |" e
/ s+ v! ~6 Q$ J& D* A, ]8 l' b0 D马可福音! n& }. ]4 N, n# W# |5 P( 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.
7 _8 ?. Q8 }( x/ a; F16:18 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。" S9 X; ]$ F, q3 y5 ^( [ `% |
6 B0 n `1 x- T u! R报导:: A0 y+ w H6 {* p
3 `- ]' k, j( }. k
Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)4 H3 n4 Y- P8 q; ^+ m- s# ^' p: |
/ t: D# t2 W& F# A# w% W2 {
Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church$ S+ W! E9 G- y1 b' ~% d( Z
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.
$ R( x# c# H* q
% A( c5 c+ p' R+ R/ e' MLinda 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.( D4 x/ U7 a$ Y4 V( ?
D1 d5 F ]2 p" rLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.8 n2 D H- n) K# P, a
% [) t5 g- ^. Q" F K! X6 D
"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.
8 b0 R. B, I+ ^ s( D
, J" B$ p# h( W4 L E4 Z4 PHandling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.
: _& j P; h7 \0 q* H
2 e8 g' E. b8 `; W% \ Z1 s! JPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
2 i" q+ |+ m1 R) m8 P! r
6 i; C# q# Q$ {% ~2 ^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.! I6 x4 V5 g3 f6 U$ l
8 y, I. Z1 g9 S$ B) x5 h0 ?6 JChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
|