Weird things I wonder about: The Snake Handlers Edition

Maybe it's because I didn't have any religious upbringing at all, but there are so many aspects of faith and worship that fascinate me..especially churches and sects that are way outside the norm. A case in point would be the Church of God with Signs Following, a.k.a., snake handlers. Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, I found quite a few helpful links regarding this sect (or whatever you call it). Of course there's your standard Wikipedia entry...which is very comprehensive and even gives a listing of churches (there's one in Ft.Wayne...not that I'm going to go and disrupt their services or anything...come to think of it, what exactly could I do that would be all that disruptive to people who handle snakes, speak in tongues, and drink strychnine?). I particularly liked this site...lots of pictures, video and music. A smorgasbord of information regarding all your snake handling questions.

Not that they're related, but in case you didn't have to read it in high school or college, check out Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God". I searched on photobucket for an appropriate picture to accompany it, and all that came up was this delightful drawing. It's nice to see that other people wasted valuable class time pondering their own damnation. Fun fun fun...and sure to brighten any one's day.

Also..is it just me or does the balding gentlemen in the picture at the beginning of this entry kind of resemble Hunter S Thompson? Yeah, I thought it was just me.