I GUESS THE ALL-POWERFUL SKY PIXIE FORGOT TO TELL THIS STINGRAY HUH?

I guess the all-powerful sky pixie forgot to tell the stingray below that

MAN ruled over all of the animals.

Genesis 1:26

26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let

them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the

livestock, over all the earth, [a] and over all the creatures that move

along the ground."

Hey christians, why is your god such an idiotic asshole?

(note: muslim scum can answer this question too,

obviously for them, it would be phrased why is allah such an asshole ?)

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the

"Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine

accident off Australia's north coast.

Media reports say Irwin was snorkeling at Batt Reef, a part of the Great

Barrier Reef about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) from the town of Port

Douglas, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

Irwin, 44, was killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest, according

to Cairns police sources.

Irwin was in the area to film pieces for a show called "Ocean's Deadliest"

with Phillippe Cousteau, grandson of Jacques, Irwin's producer and friend

John Stainton told CNN's "American Morning." But weather had prevented the

crew from doing work for that program, said Stainton, so Irwin decided to do

some softer features for a new children's TV show he was doing with his

daughter, Bindi.

"He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and the

barb came up and hit him in the chest," said Stainton.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning

off Port Douglas, according to Australian media. (Watch scenes of Irwin,

known for his his enthusiasm and support for conservation -- 2:49)

Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his family

had been notified. Irwin was director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland.

(Read the TIME.com obituary.)

He is survived by his American-born wife Terri and their two children, Bindi

Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003.

"The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and

one of the proudest dads on the planet," Stainton told reporters in Cairns,

according to The Associated Press. "He died doing what he loved best and

left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. He would have said,

'Crocs Rule!' "

Australia Prime Minister John Howard said he was "shocked and distressed at

Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death," according to AP. "It's a

huge loss to Australia."

Irwin became a popular figure on Australian and international television

through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture and

relocation of crocodiles.

Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment won

him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the catch

phrase "Crikey!"

"It's unbelievable, really," Jack Hanna, the host of "Jack Hanna's Animal

Adventure" and director emeritus of the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo, told CNN. "You

think of Steve Irwin and you think 'indestructible.' "

Hanna, a friend of Irwin's, noted that Irwin's persona of the Crocodile

Hunter was no act. Irwin grew up around crocodiles, snakes and other animals

at his parents' Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and had been handling such

creatures since he was a child.

"The guy lived his life this way," said Hanna. "It was how he was raised.

You knew that this guy, from the time he was 8 or 9 years old, was working

with crocodiles and snakes."

Though stingrays can be threatening, their sting -- usually prompted by

self-defense -- is not often fatal. The bull ray that apparently stung Irwin

was "a one-in-a-million thing," wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp told

TIME. "I have swum with many rays, and I have only had one do that to me."

"A wild animal is like a loaded gun -- it can go off at any time," Hanna

told CNN. "You have to be careful of that." But, he added, it's not the

animals who are inherently dangerous, but the way they may react around

humans. "It's not fair to the animal. It's only using the defenses that God

gave it," said Hanna.

Rise to popularity

Irwin first became popular with his show "Crocodile Hunter," which first

aired on Australian TV in 1992. Eventually, the program was picked up by the

Discovery Network in the United States, establishing Irwin worldwide.

His popularity led to a film, "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course"

(2002).

Irwin's image suffered a setback in January 2004 when he held his then

1-month-old baby Bob while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo. (Full

story)

In a statement released to Australian media, Foreign Minister Alexander

Downer expressed his sorrow and said that he was fond of Irwin and was very

appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.

In 2003, Irwin spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s "Australian

Story" television program about how he was perceived in his home country.

"When I see what's happened all over the world, they're looking at me as

this very popular, wildlife warrior Australian bloke," he said, the ABC

reported.

"And yet back here in my own country, some people find me a little bit

embarrassing. "You know, there's this ... they kind of cringe, you know,

'cause I'm coming out with 'Crikey' and 'Look at this beauty.' "

"He has left a legacy," Stainton told CNN. "That people do love some of the

unloved animals like crocodiles and reptiles that people wanted to kill.

He's actually put a position in their hearts for them. I want that to

continue. ... I want people to really go out there and remember Steve Irwin

for what he really was, which was a great conservationist, saving wildlife

and actually promoting wildlife that people didn't love."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In the sea the large eat the small, and the small make up by

multiplying more rapidly.

"SheBlewHimDidYouBlowHim" <killgod@killgod.com> wrote in message

news:3y3Lg.15003$Qf.14251@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...

>

> I guess the all-powerful sky pixie forgot to tell the stingray below that

> MAN ruled over all of the animals.

>

> Genesis 1:26

>

>

>

>

> 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let

> them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the

> livestock, over all the earth, [a] and over all the creatures that move

> along the ground."

>

>

> Hey christians, why is your god such an idiotic asshole?

> (note: muslim scum can answer this question too,

> obviously for them, it would be phrased why is allah such an asshole ?)

>

>

> http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/australia.irwin/index.html

>

> SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the

> "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine

> accident off Australia's north coast.

>

> Media reports say Irwin was snorkeling at Batt Reef, a part of the Great

> Barrier Reef about 9 miles (about 15 kilometers) from the town of Port

> Douglas, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

>

> Irwin, 44, was killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest, according

> to Cairns police sources.

>

> Irwin was in the area to film pieces for a show called "Ocean's Deadliest"

> with Phillippe Cousteau, grandson of Jacques, Irwin's producer and friend

> John Stainton told CNN's "American Morning." But weather had prevented the

> crew from doing work for that program, said Stainton, so Irwin decided to

> do

> some softer features for a new children's TV show he was doing with his

> daughter, Bindi.

>

> "He came over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand, and the

> barb came up and hit him in the chest," said Stainton.

>

> Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality Monday morning

> off Port Douglas, according to Australian media. (Watch scenes of Irwin,

> known for his his enthusiasm and support for conservation -- 2:49)

>

> Queensland Police Services also confirmed Irwin's death and said his

> family

> had been notified. Irwin was director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland.

> (Read the TIME.com obituary.)

>

> He is survived by his American-born wife Terri and their two children,

> Bindi

> Sue, born 1998, and Robert (Bob), born December 2003.

>

> "The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist

> and

> one of the proudest dads on the planet," Stainton told reporters in

> Cairns,

> according to The Associated Press. "He died doing what he loved best and

> left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. He would have said,

> 'Crocs Rule!' "

>

> Australia Prime Minister John Howard said he was "shocked and distressed

> at

> Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death," according to AP. "It's

> a

> huge loss to Australia."

>

> Irwin became a popular figure on Australian and international television

> through Irwin's close handling of wildlife, most notably the capture and

> relocation of crocodiles.

>

> Irwin's enthusiastic approach to nature conservation and the environment

> won

> him a global following. He was known for his exuberance and use of the

> catch

> phrase "Crikey!"

>

> "It's unbelievable, really," Jack Hanna, the host of "Jack Hanna's Animal

> Adventure" and director emeritus of the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo, told CNN.

> "You

> think of Steve Irwin and you think 'indestructible.' "

>

> Hanna, a friend of Irwin's, noted that Irwin's persona of the Crocodile

> Hunter was no act. Irwin grew up around crocodiles, snakes and other

> animals

> at his parents' Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park and had been handling

> such

> creatures since he was a child.

>

> "The guy lived his life this way," said Hanna. "It was how he was raised.

> You knew that this guy, from the time he was 8 or 9 years old, was working

> with crocodiles and snakes."

>

> Though stingrays can be threatening, their sting -- usually prompted by

> self-defense -- is not often fatal. The bull ray that apparently stung

> Irwin

> was "a one-in-a-million thing," wildlife documentary maker Ben Cropp told

> TIME. "I have swum with many rays, and I have only had one do that to me."

>

> "A wild animal is like a loaded gun -- it can go off at any time," Hanna

> told CNN. "You have to be careful of that." But, he added, it's not the

> animals who are inherently dangerous, but the way they may react around

> humans. "It's not fair to the animal. It's only using the defenses that

> God

> gave it," said Hanna.

>

> Rise to popularity

> Irwin first became popular with his show "Crocodile Hunter," which first

> aired on Australian TV in 1992. Eventually, the program was picked up by

> the

> Discovery Network in the United States, establishing Irwin worldwide.

>

> His popularity led to a film, "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course"

> (2002).

>

> Irwin's image suffered a setback in January 2004 when he held his then

> 1-month-old baby Bob while feeding a crocodile at his Australian zoo.

> (Full

> story)

>

> In a statement released to Australian media, Foreign Minister Alexander

> Downer expressed his sorrow and said that he was fond of Irwin and was

> very

> appreciative of all the work he had done in promoting Australia overseas.

>

> In 2003, Irwin spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.'s "Australian

> Story" television program about how he was perceived in his home country.

>

> "When I see what's happened all over the world, they're looking at me as

> this very popular, wildlife warrior Australian bloke," he said, the ABC

> reported.

>

> "And yet back here in my own country, some people find me a little bit

> embarrassing. "You know, there's this ... they kind of cringe, you know,

> 'cause I'm coming out with 'Crikey' and 'Look at this beauty.' "

>

> "He has left a legacy," Stainton told CNN. "That people do love some of

> the

> unloved animals like crocodiles and reptiles that people wanted to kill.

> He's actually put a position in their hearts for them. I want that to

> continue. ... I want people to really go out there and remember Steve

> Irwin

> for what he really was, which was a great conservationist, saving wildlife

> and actually promoting wildlife that people didn't love."

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

>

>

"Mark Earnest" <gmearnest@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:12fpm9hq91fie67@corp.supernews.com...

> In the sea the large eat the small, and the small make up by

> multiplying more rapidly.

>

and the "loving, caring" christian god keeps on committing MURDER as usual.

Mark Earnest wrote:

> In the sea the large eat the small, and the small make up by

> multiplying more rapidly.

Sting rays don't normally eat, or even attack, people, even

in self defense. Steve Irwin is only the third such fatality in

all of Australian history. Also, wildlife experts-slash-television

personalities tend to the large size compared to stingrays,

and would very, very probably clog the animals' throats,

especially if eaten whole.