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File under "you can't make this shit up," coming to the National Geographic Channel in September.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130807/NEWS06/308070122/Serpent-handling-pastors-star-Snake-Salvation-reality-show
Ian David
(69,059 posts)Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)a snake for every pew. How's that for a new slogan?
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)jmowreader
(50,453 posts)The article indicates these nice young men believe showing the practice of snake-handling will bring them converts.
Most people, including mainstream Christians, rightly believe this particular religious practice is completely insane (most if not all the states with Signs Following churches have taken steps to ban it - banning the possession of venomous snakes is pretty usual) and their show will become a way for non-Southerners to point at Southerners and laugh.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)Why isn't there a denomination that handles puppies, or a kitten handling denomination? That I could go with. Just set up at the animal shelter every week and love on some furries!
Archae
(46,262 posts)The key word here: Evidence.
And to date, no religion, not any of them have ever shown actual evidence their blind hysterical beliefs have any evidence to back them up.
Just look at how every year these snake-handling cults have people get bitten, and they die.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)Remember when the National Geographic had a bit of class?
And now they're showing a snake handling reality show?
Really playing to the lowest common denominator. Kind of sad.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Instead of the relatively harmless U.S. snakes, they should handle something like a Taipan.
woodsprite
(11,854 posts)That's sad
Adding: Maybe I should have said "more favorable", or "more believable" rather than realistic.