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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!) d& \& R# \! n
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& W& u/ u" q! x3 F9 V16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
/ `: n0 }- G6 A9 X! J3 w16:18 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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1 a+ K& |; o* C# u- q2 i9 EWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
# o. ?* v# x7 c) g6 \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.6 ~$ h3 ~# G8 \: q: o5 ^
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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.2 Z1 S) Q$ y- [8 C [+ z: b' q
% J6 C: W4 ^! z# k& ELong 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.
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" D2 R3 [1 p* T; {1 K% cHandling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.2 x- q5 n' }! d. R
' w4 C8 D ?* H( J- wPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
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" }, ?+ T" g4 m4 nChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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