"Christian" prophet loses his ass to a hungry lion

[LongTomH]

I got the link for this story from the Facebook page of Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian: The original story is on RawStory: Christian 'prophet' loses his buttocks to a hungry lion while trying to prove God would save him:

Alec Ndiwane thought he was filled with the Holy Spirit when he decided to “challenge” lions at the Kruger National Park.

The Zion Christian Church Prophet was at the park with his fellow church members when, according to GhanaWeb, he went into a trance and began speaking in tongues. The group approached the pride of lions while they munched happily on an antelope, but that’s when Ndiwane ran toward the lions.

Out to Africa lists humans as the major predator to lions, so it’s no surprise that the lions took on the challenge. Once he realized what was happening, Ndiwane made an about-face and immediately ran away. Unfortunately, lions are fast and fierce animals and when one of the lions snapped her paws on him, Ndiwane sustained injuries to his buttocks.

The ranger fired his gun into the air to scare the lions off and rushed the prophet to the hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery to ensure he didn’t lose most of his buttocks.

“I do not know what came over me,” Ndiwane confessed. “I thought the Lord wanted to use me to show his power over animals. Is it not we were given dominion over all creatures of the earth.” He was eventually stitched up and discharged after spending the night in hospital.

[warrprayer]

1. Kick

And rec

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. God's message to silly man who was a dumbass

and is now a no-ass: "Dude. I created lions to eat meat. You're meat. I'm not going to change the plan just to save your stupid ass."

[metroins]

3. People are crazy

Believing in anybody but yourself is just nuts.

[RKP5637]

7. I agree so much! It's absurd, people that believe in things/people than themselves and often have

these totally warped strange beliefs.

[Dont call me Shirley]

24. To know thyself is divine.

[RKP5637]

4. And now he's a half ass for sure!!! n/t

[LongTomH]

5. Ohhh, snap!!!!!

[malaise]

22. No ass

He was half ass when he showed up to test the lion. I'm almost sorry he didn't turn around

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Got to be kidding!!

[mnhtnbb]

8. I just finished reading Lee Smith's book, "Saving Grace"

which has a main character who is an itinerant preacher in the Deep South of the 50's going
around holding tent revivals and services where poisonous snake handling is a major element and focus of
"being in the Spirit".

Yes, it's a novel, but it focuses on a real element of right wing (and yes, racist), poorly educated southern
whites that were quite prevalent at one time in the US.

[monicaangela]

10. Yep....

[mnhtnbb]

11. I figured there are still probably some of these churches around

and the report is right--Appalachia--is probably where most of them are found.

[monicaangela]

15. Yes it is...

George Went Hensley (1880–1955) introduced snake handling practices into the Church of God Holiness, an association of autonomous Christian Methodist congregations, founding the Dolly Pond Church of God in Birchwood, Tenn. in 1910. He later traveled the Southeast promoting the practice, eventually resigning his ministry to start the first holiness movement church to require snake handling as evidence of salvation. If believers truly had the Holy Spirit within them, Hensley argued, they should be able to handle rattlesnakes and any number of other venomous serpents. They should also be able to drink poison and suffer no harm whatsoever. Snake handling as a test or demonstration of faith became popular wherever Hensley traveled and preached in the small towns of Tennessee, Kentucky, the Carolinas, Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana. Sister-churches later sprang up throughout the Appalachian region.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Are any of those folks doing lion-handling?

Snakes are for amateurs.

[monicaangela]

9. Hurry, get this to Ted Cruz

The Dominionist running for POTUS. Very interesting post LongTomH....speaking in tongues and challenging lions

[iandhr]

12. I am sorry.

I know it's wrong but I am laughing.

[awoke_in_2003]

21. LMAO

Lion My Ass Off

[SwankyXomb]

13. Needs a better headline

"Ghana Man Attempts Suicide-By-Lion, Fails In End"

[joeybee12]

14. Wow, that's some serious stupid...knr

[Hoppy]

16. He was just trying to prove Darwin was right.

[Iggo]

18. Minor correction: He's not a "Christian." He's a Christian.

[cleanhippie]

23. Many "Christians" like to say idiots like this are not "Christian".

But I agree 100%

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. What? A HOSPITAL? What of their incredible faith healing ideas?

[Jester Messiah]

20. Dumb bastard ought to be lion chow.

Doesn't sound like he learned anything.

[The Second Stone]

25. He was trying to change his bodily form to lion poop

but was saved by the crack of a rifle shot.

[geomon666]

26. Richard Pryor was right. They will slap the ass right off of you.