Snake, rattle and roll in the aisles (standard:other, 899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 02 2012	Views/Reads: 2891/1875	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I would agree with the idea that religion comes in all shapes, sizes and temperaments. It is quite obvious that sanity is not a prerequisite of religion. If it were, most religions would go out of business within the 30-day money back guarantee period.

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have the power to pick up a poisonous rattlesnake, and if it bites you, 
it will not hurt you. They keep the basket containing a rattlesnake in 
the front of the church for when such an occasion arises. I was hoping 
it would not arise during my time in the pulpit. All during my sermon, 
I could not help casting a wistful eye in the general direction of the 
basket next to the pulpit. 

At one point, I thought I did see the basket move. 

I yelled at this point, which excited the congregation thinking I had
gotten "in the spirit," and then everybody cast a wistful eye in the 
direction of the basket. 

I respect other people's views on everything, I suppose. However, there
are some things I have difficulty wrapping my tired brain around. This 
has to be one of them. How you can pull the bit about the rattlesnake 
out of that verse of Scripture and ignore the rest of it is really 
beyond me. 

Religion will make you do many silly things that has no sanity behind
it. Many people just go through the motions not really knowing why they 
are doing what they are doing. 

At least the snake handlers have a little bit of excitement in their
services. Nothing I want to experience, but then who am I to criticize. 


I rest my faith upon the Scripture. Particularly, “So then faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17 KJV). 

My faith keeps me away from poisonous rattlesnakes. 


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