Snake Handling Practices Christianity Religion and Spirituality

Skeptics' analysis of the practice of snake handling, including the scriptural basis and an explanation of why participants are seldom bitten.

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• Sound Portraits: John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler - Radio documentary recording the words of a preacher christianity who later died from a snake bite. Includes christianity audio file and transcript.
• Snake Handling - Brief history of the practice and its theological christianity basis, by snake handling Dr. R. Alan Streett.
• Snake Handlers and the Law - Information about laws applicable to religious snake christianity handling snake handling in several Appalachian jurisdictions.
• 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 snake handling a snake handling snake during a serpent-handling service at church snake handling in London, snake handling Kentucky. Handling reptiles as part of snake handling religious services is snake handling illegal in the state.
• Taking Up Serpents: A History of Snake Handling - Publisher\\'s synopsis of a scholarly book about the practice, by practices David Kimbrough.
• Snake Handlers Hang On in Appalachian Churches - Article by Brian Handwerk for National Geographic.
• Wikipedia: Church of God with Signs Following - Article about the Pentecostal holiness churches which practice snake handling snake handling.
• If God Was a Rattlesnake, Would You Pick it Up? - Review of the book \\'Salvation on Sand Mountain: snake handling Snake practices Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia\\' and snake handling general discussion practices of the practice.
• New Georgia Encyclopedia: Snake Handlers - Article on the practice, with photo and bibliography.
• Augusta Chronicle: Taking Up Serpents - Article about an incident in which a pastor was bitten practices and hospitalized also includes an overview of the Holiness snake-handling practices movement.
• Snakebite Kills Preacher: Should Snake Handlers Be Subject to Prosecution? - Snakebite kills local preacher and the press asks, snake handling Should practices snake handlers be subject to prosecution?
• Snake Handling Pentecostal Sects - Collection of news articles related to snake handling.
• Serpent Handling at Jolo, West Virginia and the Legitimacy of the Marcan Appendix - Article by Howard Dorgan.

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