snake handlers
Snake handlers take center stage in new opera at the Kennedy Center
By Julia Duin — January 10, 2019
(RNS) — A new opera features the rockabilly music and exuberant worship of Pentecostal serpent handlers.
Freak show or spiritual test? Book explores world of snake handlers
By Kimberly Winston — January 26, 2018
(RNS) — Author Julia Duin focuses on a new breed of snake-handling preachers — young and adept at using social media to attract attention.
Winter books: The getaway edition
By Kimberly Winston — January 23, 2018
(RNS) — Here are eight recently published books that deal with religion and spirituality in plot, theme or subject matter — without proselytizing.
Jamie Coots, co-star of ‘Snake Salvation,’ dies of a snakebite
By Bob Smietana — February 16, 2014
(RNS) Coots, whose father is also a serpent-handling preacher, was a legendary figure among a small group of Pentecostal believers who practiced the so-called “signs of the gospel” found in Mark 16; among them taking up serpents.
A reality TV show about snake handlers to debut in September
By Bob Smietana — August 14, 2013
(RNS) The series will feature scenes from church services where worshipers handle snakes, as well as the day-to-day struggle to live out their faith.
Young snake handlers grasp the power of faith
By Bob Smietana — June 5, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) While older serpent handlers were wary of outsiders, these younger believers welcome visitors and use Facebook to promote their often misunderstood -- and illegal -- version of Christianity. They want to show the beauty and power of their extreme form of spirituality. By Bob Smietana.
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