YAHWEH is interpreted in mysterious ways. Some funny, some retarded, some deadly, and sometimes all three.

Pastor Among the Arrested in Illegal Snake Trade Crackdown

Saturday, July 12, 2008

FRANKFORT, Kentucky — The pastor of a Kentucky church that handles snakes in religious rites was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on the venomous snake trade.

...Most were taken from the Middlesboro home of Gregory James Coots, including 42 copperheads, 11 timber rattlesnakes, three cottonmouth water moccasins, a western diamondback rattlesnake, two cobras and a puff adder.

Handling snakes is practiced in a handful of fundamentalist churches across the Appalachia region, based on the interpretation of Bible verses saying true believers can take up serpents without being harmed. The practice is illegal in most states, including Kentucky.

Coots, 36, is pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name in Middlesboro, where a Tennessee woman died after being bitten by a rattlesnake during a service in 1995. Her husband died three years later when he was bitten by a snake in northeastern Alabama...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,381242,00.html

those guys are not exactly mainstream sheep herders Snout...

*snicker* "Retarded Retards". Nice alliteration, but a little redundant, don't you think?

Some of those folks also drink poisons.

^which is really like Darwin's law taking effect, don't you think?

OTT. JMHO.

It's a faith thing. Let em' play with their snakes, just don't touch my snake.

They reran a history channel documentary about the appalachian folk last nite, one of the snake handlers was bit like 50 times over the years before he finally got bit once too many times .. of course it was "gods will"

Apparently, God's a funny guy.

Apparently, God's a funny guy.

He don't like people presuming on His good will and assuming they can control when and where He is supposed to act miraculously.

^and here I thought he was just a comedian.

^and here I thought he was just a comedian.

I'm sure He gets quite a chuckle out of people who think they can completely understand, much less control Him.

How much amusement does he get out of people who just don't believe in him?

He's concerned about them-someone trying to manipulate God is laughable-someone living without Him is sad..

Only for people who believe in the Mythical Sky Captain.

its worse than living without a father...

I'm sure you didn't mean that to be as hurtful as it was.

These guys say Jesus is involved with this and not the satanic Yahweh who used venomous snakes and occasionally a dragon to kill people but was apparently unable to successfully deal with the talking snake that told Eve what was up. These individuals say the buzz from handling deadly snakes is better than when they smoke marijuana.

ObhvOeNCKhs

Perhaps they should buy better pot.

How much amusement does he get out of people who just don't believe in him?

I think He gets more amusement out of the idea that people can control Him than He does out of non-believers.

I'm sure you didn't mean that to be as hurtful as it was.

i didnt at all-i lost my father-he wasnt a very good one but i miss him...