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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!2 L x* {& z% T% @- ?- F
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, Z$ ?" Y: y# 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.
8 w! X! `6 s% ~' K: ]' ?" e3 i1 h- M16:18 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). Y G1 c4 M6 t" T) y, m
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church' h( e" U! ]7 c
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.
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+ z5 v, ? m1 Y: lLinda 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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+ b8 y4 [7 d, _3 D# j+ K" xLong 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.8 M! W k; f* h$ e+ X( `3 {
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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 $100 fine.$ T+ P" y8 y" S% p( Q
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.. b6 ^: z8 \" _# ]
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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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