shadenfreud, perhaps

[Gonz]

During a service last Sunday morning, Rev. Kyle Lake was standing in waist-high water as he prepared to baptize a woman. When he reached for a corded microphone, the 33-year-old was jolted by electricity, and did not survive. The woman going to be baptized was unharmed.

The incident took place just minutes after the 800 members in attendance had prayed aloud, "Surprise me, God."

WND

 

[Dave]

whoops

 

[Leslie]

standing in waist-high water

he reached for a corded microphone

 

[A.B.Normal]

Pastors at University Baptist Church routinely use a microphone during baptisms, Dudley said.

"He was grabbing the microphone so everyone could hear," Dudley said. "It's the only way you can be loud enough."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173958,00.html

 

[chcr]

I heard this on the news and of course the first thing I thought was, "evolution in action. Thinning the herd." Kind of the same deal as the poisonous snake people .

 

[MrBishop]

"Surprise me, God." Be careful what you wish for...you may just get it.

 

[SouthernN'Proud]

poisonous snake people .

They still have snake handlin' churches around here. The locations are kept highly secret, takes an invite to one to find out where they are. I've met a few folks who do this. They ain't right in the head if you ask me.

For a very good treatise into these churches, as well as one of the most in depth looks into one ever recorded, check out Foxfire 7, of the Foxfire Book series. Amazing stuff.