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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!& ]3 E- Z- b- m4 Z8 ^' C. { |2 d
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$ l8 b8 V& \* z/ ^0 O9 Z- I16:17 信的人必有神蹟随着他们.就是奉我的名赶鬼.说新方言.
~$ ^2 m2 J9 W4 [ c5 j16:18 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。- P9 V$ e" f% e) h
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* c# F: Y# y E2 p! o9 gWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)- i; m6 X! `) Z6 `: r) Q
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
`3 N8 z: M8 @5 e& u, MLONDON, 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." w% D+ H/ w2 \8 x+ n& S
# X* r+ a7 V# q+ c& B1 [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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7 x$ L$ D; Y$ s/ C& g* cLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.6 h% a8 k% f6 i
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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./ p% v2 m+ B' M% [* v
! |0 r8 L: v2 G* I4 h! H! {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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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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5 ?5 p/ k' ?+ qChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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