Minister Dies From Snakebite at Easter Service
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"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."

Often, snake handlers believe that if the person dies, it's because they didn't have enough faith. This is just one bizarre manifestation of the belief that if you just pray hard enough, then God will answer your prayers. Of course, if you die, that means either you or your friends and family just didn't believe enough. Very dangerous.

Sometimes God answers prayer - but the answer is, "No."