THE ALL-LOVING COLD-HEARTED BASTARD CHRISTIAN GOD STRIKES AGAIN - 505

The all-powerful sky pixie probably MURDERED this individual because he was

grabbing some attention away from the all-powerful christian sky pixie

asshole.

now here's some children that will be growing up without their dad simply

because the christian god is a COLD-HEARTED BASTARD.

why is the christian god such a COLD-HEARTED BASTARD?

why couldn't the all-powerful sky pixie save this person? Was the

all-powerful sky pixie busy taking a shit or making water stains in the

image of the virgin mary instead?

Hey christians, why is your god such an idiotic 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."