Whoa! Simpsons Moment
Every Simpsons fan will remember that in the episode "Homer the Heretic," when Homer asks Moe to join his church, Moe declines, saying that he was born a snake handler and will die a snake handler. Scratch Kentucky of the list of potential home states...
A woman is dead after being bitten by a snake during a Sunday church service, the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said yesterday.
Neighbors near East London Holiness Church on Smith Brewer Road, which officials said the 48-year-old attended, said the church practices serpent handling.
Snake handling is based on a passage in the Bible, in the Gospel of Mark, that says a sign of a true believer is the power to "take up serpents" without being harmed.
It is illegal in Kentucky to handle reptiles as part of religious services. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50-$100 fine.
A woman is dead after being bitten by a snake during a Sunday church service, the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said yesterday.
Neighbors near East London Holiness Church on Smith Brewer Road, which officials said the 48-year-old attended, said the church practices serpent handling.
Snake handling is based on a passage in the Bible, in the Gospel of Mark, that says a sign of a true believer is the power to "take up serpents" without being harmed.
It is illegal in Kentucky to handle reptiles as part of religious services. Snake handling is a misdemeanor and punishable by a $50-$100 fine.
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