[neodad]

They found Madame Speaker in Kentucky?

[cripplecreek]

I've got faith that a rattlesnake won't bite me if I stay away from it.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Before the usual jokes start, I read a book on Serpent Handlers, and it was pretty interesting stuff. Not that I was tempted to convert.

I usually just bless them with a .410.

[Toby06]

Was Denzel anywhere to be seen?

[pipecorp]

stupid is as stupid does.

[boomop1]

Was a republican, I bet.

[Red Badger]

...a sign of a true believer is the power to "take up serpents" without being harmed.

I guess she wasn't.........

[PBRSTREETGANG]

She went to church with James Carville?

[MaryFromMichigan]

Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50 to $100 fine.

...or death.

[AppyPappy]

Not enough faith I suspect (cough)

[DBrow]

"Handling reptiles as part of religious services is illegal in Kentucky."

How is this legal? Serpent (or snake) handling is an important part of Christianity, and was written up in the Gospel according to Mark:

41:016:016 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned.

41:016:017 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name
shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

41:016:018 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.

41:016:019 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received
up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

You'd think that the Separation of Church and State would preclude anti-Christian laws.

[Cinnamon]

she failed the test of faith! stone her to death!

[wideawake]

Perhaps she should have taken a break from Mark 16:18 and concentrated a little more on Matthew 4:7.

[Mrs Ivan]

Handling reptiles as part of religious services

Riiiiiiiight, I was trying not to chuckle at this but reading that, I can't help it.

Darwin award.

[Ikemeister]

I would think that handling poisonous snakes would fit into the same category as smoking or drinking too much, except it will kill you quicker.

[Diverdogz]

Fatal religious kookiness.

[TommyDale]

"She took up the serpent and lost the faith!" - Wendy Bagwell

[girlangler]

I posted this because I needed a break from the election stories, and since I live on the Kentucky/Tennessee border, where all of the snake handlers live.

So, for those of us needing a laugh break, here's one, and it's a true story (I've told it on FR before, so apologize to those who've heard it before).

Years ago I received a news release from the state wildlife management agency. It was about some bear poachers being busted, and when the officers raided the poacher's house, they found more than 100 rattlesnakes and copperheads in the guy's freezer.

I asked one of the agents why someone would want to freeze so many poisonous snakes, thinking maybe he was in the boot making business.

Turns out, he was one of those snake handling preachers.

Kinda reminds me of the "we support our troops" democrats . . . Whoops, I promised I wasn't going to talk about the election anymore.

[NCC-1701]

New movie potential: "Snakes in a Church".

[cowboyway]

I love rattlesnakes!

They taste just like frog legs.