I was told that...! But it was for my sin. I was told that Jesus however forgave my sin if I asked for forgiveness and believed and confessed with mouth. I don’t seem to recall being at any church that handled snakes! I knew a lot of Catholic kids my age who were also told that...by ruler to palm slapping nuns! A lot of those kids grew up to be decent people!
A lot of kids were taught the parable of Jesus concerning the beggar Lazarus and the rich man!
“My kids turned out great” is NOT a response, certainly not a rebuttal, of the research. It’s like saying, “Economists say that the minimum wage destroys jobs. But that’s bunk, because I have a job.”