Minister dies from snakebite during Easter service after refusing treatment:[Final Edition]
Guardian Charlottetown, P.E.I.:Apr 15, 2004.  p. B9 



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Minister dies from snakebite during Easter service after refusing treatment:[Final Edition]
Guardian Charlottetown, P.E.I.:Apr 15, 2004.  p. B9 

 

Document types:

News

Dateline:

JONESVILLE, Va.

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World

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Guardian. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Apr 15, 2004.  pg. B.9

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Newspaper

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08322708

ProQuest document ID:

621837111

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113

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Rev. Dwayne Long died a day after being bitten on a finger during a service at his church, where members believe ritual serpent- handling is a form of obedience to God, said Sheriff Gary Parsons.

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(Copyright THE GUARDIAN (CHARLOTTETOWN) 2004)

JONESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A preacher bitten by a rattlesnake as he handled it during an Easter service at a rural church died after refusing medical treatment, authorities said.

Rev. Dwayne Long died a day after being bitten on a finger during a service at his church, where members believe ritual serpent- handling is a form of obedience to God, said Sheriff Gary Parsons.

"We don't anticipate any charges," he said. "That's their belief."

No one attending the service at the Pentecostal church sought medical help, Parsons said. Members believe when people die from a snakebite during a service, it is a sign that it was their time to go.

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