The Guardian – “Million-selling reformed killer Tony Anthony exposed as serial fantasist”

Well, the secular media have finally broken the story of Tony Anthony. The book was a phenomenon. It was translated into 25 languages and won the Christian Booksellers’ Convention Award in 2005. But now, following a sustained internet campaign by a group of Christians who doubted Anthony’s claims almost from the start, it appears that…

Avanti Ministries to close

Tony Anthony‘s ministry is closing. Both organisations said they “take serious note” of the inquiry’s findings and as a result Avanti said it was “no longer appropriate” to continue supporting Taming the Tiger. The organisation has since decided to close entirely.   “After much prayer Avanti have decided the time has come to close its…

Tony Anthony’s false narrative comes crashing down

I’ve written previously about Tony Anthony, founder of Avanti ministries. He wrote a book called Taming the Tiger which outlines his former life in Kung Fu, and how he came to turn his life around. Trouble is, parts of his story just don’t add up. He’s supposedly a world champion, but apparently just the world…

A Plea for Christian Common Sense and Healthy Skepticism

What this guy is saying is important: I have long been of the opinion that Christians need to be led by their spiritual leaders into a default attitude of healthy skepticism regarding wild claims of supernatural occurrences. I think non-Christians also need to be educated to exercise a certain amount of common sense skepticism about…