Quote Originally Posted by enchantress62 View Post
Recently I was accused of worshiping Satan because I have pet snakes. The woman who accused me was overheard talking to another nurse. My first responce was to laugh hysterically until her slander filtered over to my personal life. My Dad happened to be a patient on one of the units in our facility and this nurse asked my Dad what was up with all my snakes. My Dad, being the devowed Christian he is, told her that I have always danced to my own drummer but... he also told her that I am a good nurse, a good mother, and a good person. Yay Dad! lol

Anyway, later she was overheard again talking about me and complaining about my pets. I make no secret about Frank and Baloo. I love them and am proud to have them but really.... How the heck do you shut someone like this down. I don't care what she thinks of me but to envolve my Dad and put him on the defensive was just uncalled for.

How would you respond to someone like this?
It's really simple. Hand her a bible and ask her to find you the reference in the bible that says snakes have anything to do with the Devil. For that matter you could ask her to establish that there is in fact a devil but lets take some baby steps with her. If she comes back with "Because you have done this ... on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life," (Gen 3:14) Kindly inform her that your snakes do not eat dust. They in fact eat rodents. This bible verse sounds like its describing a common worm more than a snake. If she insists that that was a snake then throw this one at her. Mark 16:17-18, in which the risen Jesus tells his disciples, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." If she believes why hasn't she taken up serpents?