Posted on 06/05/2006 7:18:09 AM PDT by presidio9
A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness in Kiev zoo after he crept into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said on Monday.
"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists', lowered himself by a rope into the enclosure, took his shoes off and went up to the lions," the official said.
"A lioness went straight for him, knocked him down and severed his carotid artery."
The incident, Sunday evening when the zoo was packed with visitors, was the first of its kind at the attraction. Lions and tigers are kept in an "animal island" protected by thick concrete blocks.
I guess God missed the call. The lines must have been jammed?
Sometimes maybe Darwin was right!
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I guess he wasn't too sure about God, but he seems to know something about lions. From what I've heard, they don't like to eat shoes.
Christian version of the suicide bomber.
Apparently the man was no Daniel.
"The man shouted 'God will save me, if he exists'"
Hey guy, I guess you "proved" that God doesn't exist!
Congrat...oh, wait, you're dead!
Maybe you proved that God exists, but he doesn't like you.
Maybe Jesus was the stone that the builders rejected who became the cornerstone, but you're just the worm the fisherman rejected, whose ultimate purpose in life was to be cat food.
Roman redundancy idiocy.
Silly man to presume to know just how God planned on dealing with his self made situation. He didn't stop to think that perhaps the lions were praying for a little snack right about then. Apparently they had more faith in God then the man did.
Either God does not exist or God didn't particularly like him.
Sad story, probably schitzophrenic?
The sad part is that this will undoubtedly be held up as another example of fundalmentalism gone awry.
Can just hear them shout, "crazy Bible thumpers..."
Another evil parlor trick.
Reminds me of the old joke that ends with the line, "I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
A missionary was walking in Africa when he heard the ominous sound of a lion behind him. "Oh Lord," prayed the missionary, "Grant in Thy goodness that the lion walking behind me is a good Christian lion." And then, in the silence that followed, the missionary heard the lion praying too: "Oh Lord," he prayed, "We thank Thee for the food which we are about to receive."
It's not nice to full Mother Nature.
Followed closely by, "Then again, maybe not."
Maybe God really liked him and wanted to see him personally that day... let's see, there's hit by car, struck by lightning, heart attack, ah, here it is...eaten by lion.
It's best not to test God in such a manner. But, if you're going to invoke God's protection, it's best not to follow up that invocation by questioning the existence of God ... particularly after climbing into an enclosure with a large predator. There's this thing called "faith," you see, and this man was rather unclear on the concept.
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