"...some of the congregation dumped a large box of rattlesnakes into the pulpit (history does not record whether they were angry or just bored). Without missing a beat, in mid-sentence, Hensley bent down, picked up a 3ft-long specimen of this most venomous of snakes, and held it wriggling high above his head. Unharmed, he exhorted his congregation to follow suit, quoting the words of Christ: "And these signs will follow those who believe ... in my Name ... they will take up serpentsYou think some of the preachers here in the Philippines can do this? I mean, all of them claim to be God's messenger and protected by Him. Heck! We can even have betting on this on who won't be bit. Organized religion with legalized gambling hand in hand....
...There have since been around 120 deaths from snakebite in these churches, but most of the congregants tend to refuse medical help if they are bitten, preferring to believe that divine intervention will be more efficacious. Sadly, Hensley himself perished from a snakebite in 1955"
Like I always say, I never get the church or any church get in the way of what little faith I have.
