The Evangelical Alliance has responded to the republication of Taming the Tiger by the evangelist Tony Anthony with a restatement of its 2013 verdict on the discredited autobiography.
Anthony's book purported to be an account of his early life and training as a Kung Fu expert, his work as a close protection personal security guard, his criminal activity and conversation to Christianity. However, it was investigated by an independent Evangelical Alliance-appointed panel and found to be largely fictional. Anthony's credibility was destroyed.
Taming the Tiger has been lightly edited and re-released by RoperPenberthy Publishing.
The EA statement said: "We re-iterate the findings of the independent panel set up by Avanti – and chaired by barrister John Langlois – following discussions and nominations by the Evangelical Alliance: that Tony did not spend his childhood in China, he was never Kung Fu world champion and never worked in close protection."
John Langlois previously told Christian Today that the panel "had no hesitation in concluding that Tony Anthony's life has been and continued to be dominated by lies".
He continued: "Any reader of the new edition should bear in mind while reading it that this is not a true story with some artistic licence. It is a work of fiction with a few facts woven in. Tony Anthony was not brought up in China. He was never a Kung Fu champion."
