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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.
! A0 y5 A# g3 h( u2 H16:18 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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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church
2 p0 H2 {. A) j$ h! l( BLONDON, 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.5 h# c% y, T* S6 A( u1 ?& f
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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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, T/ h( s. i6 v, q. c! w; _Long died at University of Kentucky Medical Center about four hours after being bitten, authorities told the newspaper.
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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.2 _) f+ x" O+ b& i9 f% y
) @4 c: p& L+ O; p9 F- @Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.
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$ Y: j/ T/ ^% r- P; G) B4 h/ Z+ uPolice said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.# p. U7 m4 A( j- R
0 N/ T% o6 b; H! 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.+ X% r9 h- O+ m: p7 n: o! f
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Church officials could not be reached for comment. |
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