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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.0 F) O0 ]" C3 M, G/ I1 V& ~' e3 E
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。" K6 v; M* w- b* [
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! y4 [% s0 ?/ H9 h) pWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
+ i1 z; ]- F- J/ F* |& [4 ] ?% `/ oLONDON, 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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# q1 |' R* a8 o2 X6 T2 x# l+ dLinda 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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% P( H3 d1 O) Q$ Y# j& I2 V! ~Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper." ^' Y, v6 V/ E- |
1 W. o6 R6 x% n7 p2 s# i"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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9 P8 w, h0 X6 ]. v* o1 LSnake 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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