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Julia Duin has worked for six media outlets, mostly recently as Newsweek’s religion correspondent. She lives in the Seattle suburbs with her daughter, Olivia, and two cats named Juneteenth and Velocity. She’s written seven books, including In the House of the Serpent Handler, about young Appalachian pentecostals who take poisonous snakes to church.
Appalachian snake handlers put their faith in God—and increasingly, doctors Stacy Kranitz © None Handling venomous snakes is a homecoming tradition at the Church of the Lord Jesus in Jolo, West Virginia. Those who follow the “signs” described in Mark 16:18 believe God will protect them from harm if they handle snakes and drink poison. In recent years, a split has developed between followers over whether seeking medical attention for bites is acceptable. On a warm summer evening several years ago, congregants jammed the front of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollett...
chief of staff. implying she may somehow be working on behalf of the muslim brotherhood. now, you would think to make a charge like that for sitting members of congress to make a charge like that, that they would have some actual evidence, right? you would think that. but the truth is they don't have any direct evidence. what they have are allegations of past connections of relatives of hers that are tenuous best. has called for bachmann to produce credible evidence. so bachmann produced a 16 page letter she sent to the congressman. we're going to walk you through the lonngic she lay...
ors in letters to it is inspectors general for five different government security agencies. we've been digging into one of their most serious claims. they point finger, at this woman, huma abedin, secretary of state hillary clinton's deputy chief of staff. implying she may somehow be working on behalf of the muslim brotherhood. and questioning how she got a security clearance. now, you would think to make a charge like that for sitting members of congress to make a charge like that, that they would have some actual evidence, right? you would think that. but the truth is they don't ha...
inspectors general for five different government security agencies. we've been digging into one of their most serious claims. they point finger, at this woman, huma abedin, secretary of state hillary clinton's deputy chief of staff. implying she may somehow be working on behalf of the muslim brotherhood. and questioning how she got a security clearance. now, you would think to make a charge like that for sitting members of congress to make a charge like that, that they would have some actual evidence, right? you would think that. but the truth is they don't have any direct evidence. ...