Religious Snake-handling

As absurd as handling deadly snakes sounds according to the bible christians should be able to do it.
...but they can't, hrm.

levi501 said:

As absurd as handling deadly snakes sounds according to the bible christians should be able to do it.
...but they can't, hrm.

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uhmmm obviously some do in fact do so.
tulc(otherwise why this thread?)

no they dont. let's see them give mr. fanged venomous cobra a kiss on the head.

levi501 said:

no they dont. let's see them give mr. fanged venomous cobra a kiss on the head.

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Seen this?
YouTube - Snake Handling Church Service
or this?
YouTube - Snake Handlers at Jolo, West Virginia
or this?
YouTube - Snake Handlers Church Service
tulc(was there in California when the box of snakes came out)

I vote no. It's a matter of religious freedom. I see it as the same with Peyote that Indigenioius Americans use in their rituals.

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tulc said:

Seen this?

or this?

or this?

tulc(was there in California when the box of snakes came out)

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This just in... pet snakes handled familiarly/skillfully less likely to bite.

*edit - it seems people are regularly bitten including the founder of this pentecostal practice dying from a snake bite in 1955.

levi501 said:

it seems people are regularly bitten including the founder of this pentecostal practice dying from a snake bite in 1955.

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Shouldn't that be some sort of sign?

levi501 said:

This just in... pet snakes handled familiarly/skillfully less likely to bite.

*edit - it seems people are regularly bitten including the founder of this pentecostal practice dying from a snake bite in 1955.

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...which is true. It doesn't however change the fact that some Churches do indeed handle snakes.
tulc(wonders why drinking really hot coffee couldn't have been a sign?)

tulc said:

...which is true. It doesn't however change the fact that some Churches do indeed handle snakes.
tulc(wonders why drinking really hot coffee couldn't have been a sign?)

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And so did steve erwin. Wow, he must be the most devout xian in the world until a sting ray took him out. Too bad the bible didn't cover rays.

My point is if they were truly given some power there would be no bites, deaths, or disfigurements. So yes they handle them... just not without consequences.

I voted no snakes for minors, but if an adult who is well aware of the risk wants to play Ophidian Russian Roulette, then they're more than welcome to.

levi501 said:

And so did steve erwin. Wow, he must be the most devout xian in the world until a sting ray took him out. Too bad the bible didn't cover rays.

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Well I can't speak to how devout Irwin was or wasn't I am unaware of any Scripture equating snake handling with being a better Christian.

My point is if they were truly given some power there would be no bites, deaths, or disfigurements. So yes they handle them... just not without consequences.

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uhmmm that may be what you meant, it isn't however what you said. Plus there are many examples (just in the videos I posted) of people handling them without being bitten. What you said was:

levi501 said:

As absurd as handling deadly snakes sounds according to the bible christians should be able to do it.
...but they can't, hrm.

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and I posted several vids of people actually doing so, that you want to now move the goal posts doesn't change those facts.
tulc(not looking for a fight, just stating a fact)

Right well this where common sense should've come into play.
Turn on the discovery channel and there are many people handling snakes.
It should've been obvious that I meant without consequence.

levi501 said:

Right well this where common sense should've come into play.
Turn on the discovery channel and there are many people handling snakes.
It should've been obvious that I meant without consequence.

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uhmmm perhaps it wasn't as obvious as you thought?
tulc(who doesn't have cable)

How common is this practice today?


I don't think any minors should be able to participate in such practices. If the adults wish to risk their own safety, that is their choice.

I am against the forcing of kids that cant give consent.
As adults im pretty much for the legalization of everything.