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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.2 E3 d$ `! ?9 ?$ j! C1 g
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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% w9 ?6 d6 W6 M9 g) d% V: j& A6 IWoman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church (08/11/06)
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Woman Fatally Bitten By Snake In Church" T! |+ z. O" B) S0 q) L
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 \0 o8 U* g: R1 `
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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.2 \, ?$ R7 H5 ~6 m- E/ }
3 d# I5 h% H5 ? U9 A) }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., n5 ?3 H+ {, ^
5 s; l4 w! q1 L; D" `. @Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.$ p' n, a8 V: }- p# E
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Police said they had not received any reports of snake handling at the church.9 L$ e n8 y6 \2 c
( j, L& Q, S1 }+ 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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0 {+ V! [) `% Q& IChurch officials could not be reached for comment. |
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