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Atheists & Agnostics

edcantor

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6. The Pastor was passing the snake around beforehand..

Reply to OriginalGeek (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 07:21 AM

May 2012

so any of the church service attendees could have been bitten.

Strange!

Of all types of snakes to choose, why choose a deadly one? Is that part of the demands in the Bible, too?

It seems to me that all sorts of stupidity and magical thinking does a snake dance in all religions.

Here's a report from 2008! Youtube video.

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Snake handling pastor dies of snake bite during service [View all] OriginalGeek May 2012 OP

well, I guess neither son nor father gets the Darwin Award... hlthe2b May 2012 #1

Yeah I thought about that OriginalGeek May 2012 #2

Oh, that's too bad. Curmudgeoness May 2012 #3

I guess god shape shifted into a rattler this time. Starboard Tack May 2012 #4

It's all part of god's plan EvolveOrConvolve May 2012 #5

The Pastor was passing the snake around beforehand.. edcantor May 2012 #6

Yep, the snake has to be poisonous for it to count. OriginalGeek May 2012 #7

Thanks for that! Yeah, I think all religions invite... edcantor May 2012 #10

Wonder if he already had children kdmorris May 2012 #8

He didn't beleeeeeeeeive strongly enough! Arugula Latte May 2012 #9

While there's no evidence for the existence of god . . . MrModerate May 2012 #11

And now a new generation is "grasping the power!" onager Jun 2012 #12

Those poor snakes.... AlbertCat Jun 2012 #13

About 6000 years ago, God sentenced all of the snakes to crawl on their bellies forever. dimbear Jun 2012 #14

Another one bites the dust.... japple Feb 2014 #15

And his son said OriginalGeek Feb 2014 #17

Live by the snake, die by the snake... nt uriel1972 Feb 2014 #16