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To: Petronski
Are you another one of those people who refuse to use official terminology of the Catholic Church?

Perhaps we should start calling their pastors, "head snakehandler."

3,459 posted on 06/06/2008 10:53:00 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee
Perhaps we should start calling their pastors, "head snakehandler."

Now, that wouldn't be fair -- only some Protestant churches practice snake handling (not Lutherans it appears -- I guess the Holy Spirit informs them differently):

Trudy asked me, “Vicar Mike, are you familiar with snake handling?” I told her I was aware that there were churches w[h]ere that was practiced. Trudy went on to describe her experiences of handling snakes and how the men would drink poison and dance so that the Holy Spirit would deliver them from death and danger. I listened and reassured Trudy that snake handling and drinking poison didn’t mean she couldn’t come and worship with us and we could continue to talk about it.

I did read years ago (just an aside in a novel) that pharmaceutical companies working on drugs from snake venom like to locate near those churches that practice it -- makes it easier to hire people who aren't afraid to handle the snakes.

3,574 posted on 06/06/2008 1:12:34 PM PDT by maryz
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