Campbell County Snake Handlers

#12
#12
I admire many of the old-time traditions of the South, and, especially Appalachia. That being said, to be perfectly candid, I'm an atheist. Regardless, I'm decently versed on the Bible and know that serpent-handlers get their inspiration from a passage or two that speaks of the true man of God taking up serpents. This, however, is a very misguided interpretation of that particular bit of scripture. The Bible also speaks of not putting the Lord to the test; to pick up serpents for the sake of picking up serpents is putting the Lord to the test. There is a conflict of interpretation here. Furthermore, I am saddened by the fatalist argument made by the young man who is interviewed. While I'm somewhat of a fatalist myself (although under very different pretexts), I don't see how someone can keep on doing something that caused the death of their loved ones. Christians argue for free will; however, this particular interpretation leaves no room for such a thing.

P.S. In my youth, when I was still a Christian (and a fairly zealous one at that), I attended my fair share of revival meetings. I recall one Youth Minister, in particular, who engaged in a "speaking of tongues" at one revival. Even then, as a relatively stupid 16 year old, I remember thinking "Who is this guy kidding?" He was really pulling one on those kids. He was speaking in complete gibberish, Pig Latin, you name it. While I'm not a language expert, and never have been, I'm fairly certain that was the case. I tend to have a good ear for distinguishing languages. And no, it was not Hebrew or Aramaic. This, however, is not to take away from the good-hearted and well-intentioned ministers I recall from my earlier years.
 
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volprof said:
I admire many of the old-time traditions of the South, and, especially Appalachia. That being said, to be perfectly candid, I'm an atheist. Regardless, I'm decently versed on the Bible and know that serpent-handlers get their inspiration from a passage or two that speaks of the true man of God taking up serpents. This, however, is a very misguided interpretation of that particular bit of scripture. The Bible also speaks of not putting the Lord to the test; to pick up serpents for the sake of picking up serpents is putting the Lord to the test. There is a conflict of interpretation here. Furthermore, I am saddened by the fatalist argument made by the young man who is interviewed. While I'm somewhat of a fatalist myself (although under very different pretexts), I don't see how someone can keep on doing something that caused the death of their loved ones. Christians argue for free will; however, this particular interpretation leaves no room for such a thing.

P.S. In my youth, when I was still a Christian (and a fairly zealous one at that), I attended my fair share of revival meetings. I recall one Youth Minister, in particular, who engaged in a "speaking of tongues" at one revival. Even then, as a relatively stupid 16 year old, I remember thinking "Who is this guy kidding?" He was really pulling one on those kids. He was speaking in complete gibberish, Pig Latin, you name it. While I'm not a language expert, and never have been, I'm fairly certain that was the case. I tend to have a good ear for distinguishing languages. And no, it was not Hebrew or Aramaic. This, however, is not to take away from the good-hearted and well-intentioned ministers I recall from my earlier years.
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wtf!
 
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BearCat204 said:
Perhaps you should read the rules of the zone..............dont take everything so seweous francis
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Well, I didn't get offended or anything. It's fine with me if you were kidding or if you were serious. I do know, though, that you've seemed to have it out for me on at least a couple threads, whether you were being serious or not. Sometimes it's hard to tell, especially through text. Anyhow, carry on.
 
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