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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$ ~3 E- E2 p
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马可福音
7 J3 \- E4 a- ?( C) c16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
# w8 W* M% y6 r/ X16:18 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)3 d" n% c* s7 @, ]
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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 N" w' P. Y3 N Z* C* Q( Q# u5 i' M
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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.; k% L- _6 t" `. ?8 q
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.1 r3 W* y0 u; P) Q8 p2 V
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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.. y- r4 T. Z& c( g# a+ i
6 B: o) N* N- \; H* a& E9 tHandling 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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. b' O; H0 J' k, L6 E0 w4 J. {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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