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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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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.
( q, Y- y1 h( ?2 H1 d! Q& D16:18 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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* B0 \2 m4 Q. U( s* V T- uWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)- f" T5 Z/ p* Q+ P* m
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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.3 ?) a. K E. x- Q5 B; \2 ^
5 J+ n: ]" d8 r, g0 C1 D3 pLinda 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." y1 T2 C$ g/ u" N1 Y: s/ D
! I/ K/ [6 d9 ?Long 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.0 h9 r' e; J" a- i. X) E
8 ?: G0 n$ _* |$ T2 T2 x. 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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& `* I: t% s9 x4 K; w* H! QPolice 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.5 b- g' K8 Z5 M
+ A2 v4 {5 n9 I9 wChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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