Kentucky snake handling preacher, reality TV star dead from snake bite

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14. Of course we can judge. The man engaged in idiotic behavior, resulting in his death.

The laws of biology are NOT suspended because some dolt believes in Biblical fantasies, or interprets said fantasies in a way that is dangerous to him, not to mention his congregation, which he no doubt encouraged to follow his example.

There is a difference between respecting a person's right to believe what they will and respecting what they believe.

There's no god, so there were no "other plans for him." That's just another religious conceit that gives people the permission to act like assholes, and to foist their make-belief on others.

This guy played with stupidity, and he lost to stupidity.

It means nothing that he was "just testing his faith and acting on his deeply held beliefs." Anyone who believes that acting in such a way is an example of doing something that is to be admired and emulated is an idiot.

BTW - Jesus said, "judge not, lest you be judged," but he also said that unless you confessed him as your personal lord and savior, he was sending you to hell on (ta-da!) Judgement Day. Ergo, if you believe the Bible, one can spend their entire life not judging people and still end up being judged and condemned to suffer eternal hell fire.

Thus spake Jesus, meek and mild.