Village Atheism and Appalachian Snake Handlers

By Russell Lee – This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the ARC Identifier (National Archives Identifier) 541335. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

There are two billion Christians on earth. And in the wilds of Appalachia a handful of those Christians form a tiny Pentecostal sect known as the Appalachian Snake Handlers.

Given the minuscule size and fringe nature of the group, they don’t tend to come up in regular conversation. Indeed, the only time I ever hear about “Appalachian Snake Handlers” is when atheists want to talk about Christianity.

Needless to say, that tells you more about the atheist than it tells you about Christianity.

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