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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!! e, F F7 |/ o8 x8 p6 Q7 Q+ n
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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.' g% n- @4 j6 _8 e/ d: P2 ^) ^
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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# t9 y2 N" J% E! V. V3 XWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)0 N8 ^+ a9 P* s
2 A( N {4 F& ^ Z' ^" {5 TWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church' T3 i6 w: L7 P c9 G$ w; \% R
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 U$ w/ P' @/ R4 o" A8 }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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2 a8 z4 b8 g3 SLong died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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7 K9 u @3 W6 x4 K8 \% |"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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( h' \7 z0 q3 k7 A; {Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.% |6 k4 ~/ m. X5 `
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.7 [9 a3 J- z. G1 [" E# h* [
% @ f, {5 f' _ t; J" L; iSnake 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.- _4 F: w9 p0 Y0 A/ @0 `, c
$ O( o0 L. q. x6 mChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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