[SMGFan]

I guess he could not get life insurance ?

[Daffynition]

[left that other site]

In the Book of Acts, St Paul was gathering wood for a fire and a snake bit him. The Inhabitants of the island felt sure that the snake bit him because he must have been guilty of murder (superstitious..the snake was in the woodpile and had been disturbed!). Anyway, Paul shook off the snake and continued building the fire. The Islanders then thought that Paul was “a god” because he didn’t swell up and die.

In the Gospel of Mark, some manuscripts have the line about deadly poison and snakes not harming the Apostles as they went forth to preach.

In my very humble opinion, NEITHER of these Biblical verses justify “Testing God” by handling snakes and deliberately drinking poison. The Bible is not to blame for the foolishness of humans, who in their hubris, “SHOW OFF THEIR FAITH” by testing God.

Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Christians are being slaughtered and Tortured by the thousands. Do any of these snake handlers have enough faith to GO THERE and stand with their brethren against the deadly venom that is Islam?

[a fool in paradise]

What are the odds?

[Political Junkie Too]

I guess he could not get life insurance ?

If you like your snake, you can keep your snake. Period!

-PJ

[Conspiracy Guy]

How sad. It reminds me of the story about the suicide bomber instructor that blew himself and many of his students to pieces.

[MinuteGal]

For decades and decades these evangelista snake handlers have insisted upon making asps of themselves by dying from bites.

Adder one more to the list.

Moral: You can moccasin, but you can't mock a poisonous snake.

Amen.

Leni

[Georgia Girl 2]

Snakeacide.

[verga]

How is that Sola Scriptura working out for you?

[Vaquero]

Why did it have to be snakes?

[Elsie]

He knew what he was when he picked him up.

[ApplegateRanch]

Must have been an atheist snake that had never read the relevant Scriptures.

[Revolting cat!]

Bob Jones of the not Bob Jones University #1, this Jamie Coots of the Lady of the Snakes #2, who’ll be the #3 Fundie Saint to go meet Harold Camping and Paul Crouch?

[ZULU]

I’m sorry the man died. He seemed to be a sincere Christian but his beliefs were illogical. My prayers for his family and friends.

Surprised he died so quickly from a rattlesnake bite. Either anaphylatic shock or the snake got a large blood vessel.

Rattlesnakes have a place in the ecosystem - in forests keeping down rodent populations, not being handled by people who don’t know enough about them.