"Touchdown Jesus" statue struck by lightening

[Wandered Off]

MONROE, Ohio – A six-story-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms raised along a highway was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm Monday night and burned to the ground, police said.

The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m., Monroe police dispatchers said.

The sculpture, 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained early Tuesday.

6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning - Yahoo! News

Oddly interesting...

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'm sure this is somehow the fault of homosexuals.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Apparently God didn't like it.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Maybe Jesus is tired of being portrayed as a European.

 

[FlyingTeaPot]

God hates America because of the homosexuals, and therefore we must not repeal the don't ask don't tell policy.

 

[tumbleweed41]

 

[Rainbow Mage]

God hates evangelicals

 

[Engyo]

Yeah, but which kind of football?

How come no pictures of the statue after the lightning strike?

 

[MissAlice]

God hates Jesus, hallelujah.

Time to find another beautiful icon in his image. :yes:

 

[Arkholt]

I just have one question: How few familiar landmarks does southwest Ohio have if this one, which has only been up for six years, is one of the "most familiar?"

 

[FlyingTeaPot]

Now i'm confused.. Is christianity the true word of god or not?

 

[Engyo]

I'm sure this is somehow the fault of homosexuals.

Wrong! Obama did it! This is proof he's not a citizen!

 

[Quagmire]

Did anyone else notice that the picture of the flaming icon looks like a fiery chicken laying a huge burning egg?

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Could this be a sign that DWBHism, and the Rubber Chicken of Righteousness, is the true religion?

 

[Nanda]

I think God just hates sports: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/blue-jays-padres-game-int_n_612228.html

 

[SadhSangat]

LOL. I remember taking a pic of this when i went to Ohio for a Bhangra competition. It was like huge lol. And to me it looks like someon dancing.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Apparently God didn't like it.

Or he just likes fire.

 

[Engyo]

Maybe this was a message to rebuild the image of the Son of God in something a little less flammable?

 

[KatNotKathy]

"Me damn it, I said I wanted it to be GLORIOUS! Do you call that glorious? Try again." *ZAP!*

 

[Revoltingest]

We have (had?) a tradition around here. Whenever driving past the Big Jesus, we say, "Jesus! Look at the size of that Jesus!".

Recently heard from the pulpit of the church which lost its landmark

What sins in our flock were so dire
to warrant your terrible ire?
We can't understand
your glorious plan
for setting our Jesus on fire.

 

[dust1n]