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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!
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# Y% k+ t9 e* a+ ^ o5 Y16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
5 y/ T E; c9 l+ K) G, v& ^, I16:18 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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a! Q- w' u% r* L# oWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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- B% ]3 q5 ~, r6 f S' A ]Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church8 b& k3 c4 s( D3 a6 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. h4 F* M+ w) m1 O4 I
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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.
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.4 g* L6 M7 C9 M \2 T- B0 W* c
, `0 _( h9 ~% t7 R"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.1 Z- |: n. m% V3 d% q
& h& t" c) I2 [: u% p* I( oHandling 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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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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