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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.
9 V$ j# M U0 _6 G+ F/ @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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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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8 v+ H& a" e4 A3 b# E2 _ vWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church, ?( T, ~, v" @* ~+ v
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.0 A$ q- t& h- W9 o5 `
2 a) m* \% m* }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.% T. ^7 M7 D$ ?% D1 t+ q
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Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.1 W( j3 ~: D L$ f% Z: S9 R
' y% o+ l1 T; E3 q g"She said she was bitten by a snake at her church," said Lt. Ed Sizemore of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.. r) } h7 Q, W6 `: y
4 S& W b" c- WHandling 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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& \& E3 _4 k8 t8 HPolice 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.
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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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