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Saturday, February 22, 2014



2/17/14 "SNAKE PASTOR" KILLED BY RATTLESNAKE (I'm an evangelical Christian,but I don't advocate taking unnecessary risks such as this...maybe the Biblical verse in question is in reference to dangerous things that might occur in the process of being evangelical...not that we should go in search of deadly snakes or poisonous potions & not put God "to the test"; nonetheless, we now pray for the repose of his soul; search:, jamie coots,middlesboro,kentucky,serpents,rattlesnake;*read more at
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26224452
"...Jamie Coots was holding the snake at his
church in Middlesboro, Kentucky, when he
was bitten on the hand, according to fellow
preacher Cody Winn.
The Middlesboro Police Department said
Coots refused to have medical treatment
for the bite.
Coots said last year that he needed the
snakes for religious reasons, citing a Bible
passage in Mark's gospel.
The handlers' religious conviction is based
on a passage in Mark's gospel which reads:
"They shall take up serpents; and if they
drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover."
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26224452
"The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!" Matthew 8:27,posted by vk
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