![]() ![]() In a statement on its website the alliance acknowledges that "large sections of the book Taming the Tiger, and associated materials, which claim to tell the true story of Tony Anthony's life, do not do so". It was translated into 25 languages and won the Christian Booksellers' Convention Award in 2005.īut now, following a sustained internet campaign by a group of Christians who doubted Anthony's claims almost from the start, it appears that little of the book is true.Īnthony, who founded his own organisation, Avanti Ministries, was the star speaker during the Evangelical Alliance-backed Global Day of Prayer in 2010, attended by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson.Īfter an independent investigation, a panel appointed by the alliance has concluded that Anthony had, at best, a sketchy relationship with the truth. "I have broken more arms and legs than I care to remember." Later he recounted how he found God while in prison in Nicosia after being convicted of theft. "In the line of duty as a bodyguard, I killed people," Anthony would tell church audiences. He then moved to Cyprus, where he became a bodyguard to businessmen, gangsters and diplomats. In the book, which carries the strapline "From the Depths of Hell to the Heights of Glory", Anthony explains how he was taken to China by his grandfather, a kung fu grand master, and trained to become a martial arts champion. It was the autobiography that gave hope to hundreds of thousands and warmed the hearts of Christians.Ĭhronicling how a convicted criminal and martial arts fighter found redemption through God, Taming the Tiger had more than 1.5m copies distributed around the world while its author, Tony Anthony, become a sought-after speaker in schools and churches. ![]()
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