tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post3546300051144950312..comments2024-03-29T10:02:03.510-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Taking Up SerpentsVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-12720994017960092772012-03-08T09:36:03.091-05:002012-03-08T09:36:03.091-05:00I've heard of this,(serpent handling) and I t...I've heard of this,(serpent handling) and I think I even saw a documentary on TV about it- Don't you just love researching your stories? That would be my favorite part of being an author!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-2947647800685024492008-07-25T20:37:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:37:00.000-04:00I find little in any religion that makes 'rational...I find little in any religion that makes 'rational' sense to me -- but I do, indeed, respect the mysterious workings of the Spirit (whatever that may mean to each individual).<BR/><BR/> Why someone would want to flog himself (like the Penitentes) or undergo the Sun Dance torture of some of the Plains Indians, or follow any number of odd practices, I can only speculate. And it well may be a different reason for each. <BR/><BR/>If you're brought up in a faith that follows these practices -- whatever they are, I suppose it seems perfectly normal.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-74310333910683773552008-07-23T21:21:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:21:00.000-04:00Those books were respectful of people and practice...Those books were respectful of people and practices that could be considered weird/crazy/etc. Hummm...........what about hair shirts, whirling, cuts self-inflicted as part of religious ecstacy? I guess we're all trying to figure it out, do it right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-85380923833288036702008-07-20T08:04:00.000-04:002008-07-20T08:04:00.000-04:00As a child, I had a babysitter who attended a holi...As a child, I had a babysitter who attended a holiness church, so of course I did as well. This wasn't the serpent-handling type, but people were always yelling, running around like they were on fire and falling on the floor. Scary to a little kid, can't imagine adding snakes to the mix.<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of respect for all faiths...especially for those who have so much faith they absolutely believe God will keep them from being killed by those snakes. I too think it would be interesting to attend such a church just once, to see what it's really like. I'm betting they would not mind someone with an open mind asking for permission to attend and experience one of their services. After all, many have let news crews with cameras come in. It's one way to try and show the world what their belief system is and to spread the word as it were.Susan M. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925109035133133812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-23913429708708441482008-07-19T20:22:00.000-04:002008-07-19T20:22:00.000-04:00The Brown/MacDonald book actually talks about a ch...The Brown/MacDonald book actually talks about a church very near us -- though supposedly they don't handle snakes anymore as it's illegal in NC now. That's why my fictional church is in TN.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-62931818461197094132008-07-19T18:24:00.000-04:002008-07-19T18:24:00.000-04:00There was at least one Serpent-Handling Church in ...There was at least one Serpent-Handling Church in a distant area of where our farm was in NC, and like you Vicki, I didn't feel comfortable just going and was never invited, although either way I don't know if I would have gone. Intriging ... yes/scary ... YES! I had heard stories over the years and it was quite interesting hearing everyones version.Pat in east TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654095647835294718noreply@blogger.com