Snake Handling Practices Christianity
Snake Handling Practices Christianity
A few small Christian sects practice the handling of poisonous snakes in the belief that they will be protected against harm. The willingness to place themselves in such apparent danger is seen as an important element of their faith. The Gospel According to Luke 10:19 "Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you."
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Snake Handlers Hang On in Appalachian Churches - Article by Brian Handwerk for National Geographic.
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Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents - Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling movement.
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If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up? - Review of the book 'Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia' and general discussion of the practice.
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Taking Up Serpents: A History of Snake Handling - Publisher's synopsis of a scholarly book about the practice, by David Kimbrough.
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Wikipedia: Church of God with Signs Following - Article about the Pentecostal holiness churches which practice snake handling.
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CBS News: Woman Dies After Snakebite In Church, Kentucky Woman Killed After Being Bitten During Serpent-Handling Service - Linda Long, 48, died after being bitten by a snake during a serpent-handling service at church in London, Kentucky. Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in the state.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Snake Handlers - Article on the practice, with photo and bibliography.
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Snake Handlers and the Law - Information about laws applicable to religious snake handling in several Appalachian jurisdictions.
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Serpent Handling at Jolo, West Virginia and the Legitimacy of the Marcan Appendix - Article by Howard Dorgan.
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Snake Handling - Brief history of the practice and its theological basis, by Dr. R. Alan Streett.
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Snakebite Kills Preacher: Should Snake Handlers Be Subject to Prosecution? - Snakebite kills local preacher and the press asks, Should snake handlers be subject to prosecution?
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Snake Handling Pentecostal Sects - Collection of news articles related to snake handling.
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Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler - Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher who later died from a snake bite. Includes audio file and transcript.
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