Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God

[VegasWolf]

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KIEV (Reuters) - 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.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060605/od_nm/ukraine_lion_dc

No, the man did not belong to a religion in OHio!

[Dr.Phool]

1. I guess that proves it!!!

At least for him, anyway.

[MindPilot]

5. Either way, HE knows for sure! eom

[nickinSTL]

2. wooo! Go lion!

So, Christians are now feeding themselves to lions? :wtf:

[Theres-a]

7. ROFLMAO!

[Warpy]

18. They've been feeding themselves to rattlesnakes and

copperheads in the rural south for over a century, so feeding themselves to lions isn't much of a stretch.

Snake handler churches have the best music, though, gospel on acid.

Seriously, religious lunacy has to be taken more seriously by the mental health profession and treated like any other delusion. It's one thing to have one's faith guide everyday decisions. It's quite another to claim personal attention and protection from god, along with personal messages.

With appropriate antipsychotics, the guy might be alive and more functional than he'd been in years.

[Dr.Phool]

25. Side effect from the Super-Duper Pat Robertson Miracle Shake.

Free message from God in every can.

[MindPilot]

31. Unfortunately a guy like that who's alive and functional is called a

"preacher" and is far more hazardous to the community than when he is just conducting an unauthorized feeding time at the zoo.

[Withywindle]

3. His Darwin Award will sure be some juicy irony n/m

[sakabatou]

15. I think that they have several like this

[MindPilot]

4. Didn't this same thing happen a couple years ago??

Apparently the lions didn't get the "Christians are no longer considered tasty treats" memo.

[VegasWolf]

11. Yes, in the Taipei Zoo. nt

[grytpype]

6. Well, that's that.

God does not exist evidently.

[havocmom]

9. Interesting chat on this subject and what it may mean

in religion forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=74713&mesg_id=74713

[wryter2000]

19. Not necessarily

God may have decided that the guy was too stoopid to live. :evilgrin:

[Burried News]

33. My thought as well. Thanks for the grin.

[Mr_Spock]

44. LMAO!

God isn't a redneck? :rofl:

[Joe Chi Minh]

28. That figures... putting your trust in another madman's twaddle!

[yellowcanine]

8. How did the lion know he was a Christian?

[shain from kane]

14. Christians taste like chicken. n/t

[LeftHander]

47. Christian Keiv....

Zesty Christian Taste Lions Love.

Made with real Christian zeal...for your hungry pride.


(oh my I am really terrible sometimes...)

[ulysses]

10. Daniel has left the building.

:dunce:

[xchrom]

13. god doesn't do summer re-runs.

[the other one]

12. Mmmm Christians....

[barrett 50]

16. Christians? How do you know he was a Christian rather than a man

searching for the meaning of life and God as he needs it.

[wryter2000]

21. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[trumad]

22. Or meaning of lack of life?

he accomplished that----the guys a fucking moran.

[Dr.Phool]

23. The meaning of life is.....death?

[paparush]

17. I hope LOTS AND LOTS of religious fundies follow this guy's example

Starting w/ the Relious Fundies in the White House

[Lost4words]

27. I with you on that hope for the future n/t

[Demeter]

32. I Think We AreOnly Allowed Impeachment And Life in Prison

but if Bush desires to bring back the lions for his own personal punishment, I'm for it!

[atreides1]

20. He forgot something

Even in the Bible it says not to test God!!!!

[Lost4words]

24. Aparrently he forgot God made the LION-King of beasts.

the dumbshit didnt use his God given brain I guess.

[rocktivity]

26. Great gimmick! Too bad he could only do it once.

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[VegasWolf]

29. Mumm, send more ...

fundies!

[rexcat]

34. So many christians...

so few lions!

[Dr.Phool]

30. Attention all fundies. There's another message from god on this page.

The google ad for Lion Country Safari at the top of the page.

[JackDragna]

35. Perhaps it's not that God doesn't exist..

..but, rather, would rather not have someone as a follower who's willing to climb over protective barricades to get at wild animals as a follower. Cripes.

[Turbineguy]

36. Matthew 4:7

Jesus answered him, "It is also written: `Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

[rocktivity]

37. 'God will save me, if he exists'?

Save him from what--being killed, or from going to hell afterwards for comitting suicide? In all fairness, that part of the story isn't clear.

:shrug:
rocknation

[Deep13]

38. Lion had prayed for an easy meal.

[Blue_Tires]

39. Priyanka?

where has she been hiding, anyways?

[ThomCat]

40. I've been wondering that too.

:(

[Deep13]

41. "Oh course I protected you. Did you not see the fence there?"

God's response to this guy's complaint.

[LaraMN]

42. Natural selection at work.

Perhaps this will be the beginning of the demise of the fundies.

[Mr_Spock]

43. Oh, dear

I guess god is not impressed with a man who thinks the concept of god involves parlor tricks.

[anarch]

45. I'm not sure why this story makes me think of this...

[LeftHander]

46. Brave fool....I guess there's no chickens in Kiev...

HAR HAR HAR........

Get it Chicken....Kiev....Chicken Kiev.

[Brooklyn Michael]

48. Let's check the scores from the Collisseum....

Lions: 10 Christians: 0