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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!- F' {3 c% W! N }+ R! m+ B8 c. ]
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1 M% B5 C8 l }( k4 Z16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.3 t1 \; W! w5 `: l2 w
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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* `0 q0 d# V- Q; sWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
6 H) p& U& }" x, ~4 Q8 b1 p& eLONDON, 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.9 w9 L- i" l0 u5 h; ]9 l5 y
- p. D f, N1 q8 `+ 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.
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* B f3 k) {4 f1 ^6 QLong 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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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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* C4 ]6 h1 `' G- c1 S- ~2 fPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.
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x. k& T. x* hSnake 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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+ d5 @ |8 |2 O% ZChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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