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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.
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)( N, O( @$ ? R. U+ P- {3 m) S8 T
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
* _" W7 A0 \; d( |6 Q5 FLONDON, 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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9 B' i, `# D) F' I% [! 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.7 F7 d" U4 ~% l& V* [; }
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.6 E4 p8 U# p# `7 z" I2 |+ S' g
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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.
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& B1 M" ?5 {4 q& p# w, p5 ^Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.+ F' Z i- u$ ]: n9 w$ ]
. s8 R9 s" x& d. [/ F* KPolice 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.0 n) y3 D# _( C" O9 x E! N
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