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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!4 t- J# l3 ~, g/ f( k' x7 P7 d% }
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0 ^' k* }) p* e) _& m8 Q/ `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.+ ]- E0 S) f6 G# P2 H
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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# Z) t% A2 H# [0 FWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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$ {( q% F7 r! }/ ?Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church7 A6 L& ~* ]2 \- Y0 e
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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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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, l3 q8 Q- _8 W) rLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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- v. T" H9 K+ S K* |! x" K"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.! R1 a! k4 i' M* r
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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.0 Y! V3 ]6 Q f: L0 e# C j
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( H. g {1 Y0 i; g! F: t1 XSnake 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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0 }9 e( [" d; O2 AChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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