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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.! c1 M: V/ z2 c2 }* S
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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* k; w* G! R8 m/ q) ]% b, i3 v' mWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)3 ]; [$ Q8 H: r, S
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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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2 [+ i9 G4 L! j# ?9 ?: PLinda 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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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.* C" N2 O8 k6 d0 @3 n0 o3 U3 ]6 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.
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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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, X3 E% g. q8 _3 g8 Z! C: P _; w0 PPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.: W1 N0 E6 R, d! {/ h
& `( i6 o, ?8 ]4 I, ^ kSnake 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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8 |! u: {' r4 t0 k/ e8 m; q( B& wChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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