More bizarreness...

[Bricklayer]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6396422/

Man tries to convert lions to Jesus, gets bitten
46-year-old leaps into den at Taipei Zoo, calls beasts to Christianity

AFP - Getty Images


An image taken from television shows a man being attacked by a lion after he crossed a barbed wire fence to "preach" to two of the animals at the Taipei Zoo on Wednesday.


TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man leaped into a lion’s den at the Taipei Zoo on Wednesday to try to convert the king of beasts to Christianity, but was bitten in the leg for his efforts.

“Jesus will save you!” shouted the 46-year-old man at two African lions lounging under a tree a few meters away.

“Come bite me!” he said with both hands raised, television footage showed.

One of the lions, a large male with a shaggy mane, bit the man in his right leg before zoo workers drove it off with water hoses and tranquilizer guns.

Newspapers said that the lions had been fed earlier in the day, otherwise the man might have been more seriously hurt ... or worse.




ANYBODY ELSE ROOTING FOR THE LIONS?

 

[gina]

ANYBODY ELSE ROOTING FOR THE LIONS?

I don't understand why they would shoot the lions with tranquilizers when it's obvious that the guy who jumped in the den is the one out of control.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Once a species develops a taste for Christians it is almost impossible for them to go back to Zebras and Elk. Blame the Romans.

 

[GoGoGadget]

I can't help wondering what, exactly, the lions were doing that inspired the preaching.

 

[AceKingSuited]

I can't help wondering what, exactly, the lions were doing that inspired the preaching.

I think the lions were opening their Shaq Fan Club Newsletters...

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

If I was in the same position as that guy, I'd be trying to convert the lions to veganism, not Christianity.

 

[bleedpurple]

I don't understand why they would shoot the lions with tranquilizers when it's obvious that the guy who jumped in the den is the one out of control.

I would guess it's because the zoo would probably somehow end up getting sued and/or blamed for the incident. I know, it's twisted.

 

[NME]

For his next trick, he's going to convert an oncoming train.