"Touchdown Jesus" destroyed by lightning!
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"Touchdown Jesus" destroyed by lightning!
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100615/NEWS01/306150004/Jesus-statue-destroyed-by-act-of-God
Unbelievable! Anybody else ever see this?
MONROE – Lightning struck and ignited a fire late Monday that destroyed a 62-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms stretched toward the skies, according to Monroe police.
“It burned to the ground. The whole statue is gone,” said Kim Peace, a police dispatcher.
The large “King of Kings” statue was a Butler County landmark since it was erected in 2004 outside Solid Rock Church, 904 N. Union Rd., along northbound Interstate 75 in Monroe just north of the Ohio 63 exit.
Fire crews were called to the church at 11:15 p.m. after several people phoned 911 to report the blaze as a severe thunderstorm swept through Greater Cincinnati, producing a spectacular lightning show, Peace said.
“The lightning was just amazing,” she said, wryly adding: “It was a lot of fun in here last night.”
When fire crews arrived, they found the statue fully involved and an adjacent amphitheater burning. The fire extended into the attic of the amphitheater, destroyed equipment, before fire crews contained it, Peace said.
No injuries were reported. Fire officials are expected to release a damage estimate after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
As fire gorged the iconic statue, several motorists along I-75 pulled over to photograph the sight.
That prompted troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol to respond and patrol the area to prevent a traffic jam and potential accidents, according to the patrol’s Lebanon post.
Calls to the pastor of the church were not immediately returned.
Unbelievable! Anybody else ever see this?
Re: "Touchdown Jesus" destroyed by lightning!
Poor Jesus, didn't have a hope in hell against Mother Nature...
Canuck- Jedi Padawan
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I think it can be rebuilt in 3 days...LOL...seriously though, they are planning to rebuild it.
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Since Mother Nature wielded the bigger of the two sticks, we'll have to see how he holds up...
Cincy, did you donate for the rebuilding project? Isn't that somewhere close to your hometown?
I think they said the cost was about $204,000.00 or something like that.
Cincy, did you donate for the rebuilding project? Isn't that somewhere close to your hometown?
I think they said the cost was about $204,000.00 or something like that.
Canuck- Jedi Padawan
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Another ironic thing about this is across the highway is a Hustler Hollywood store. Would that the Big Guy's aim was better?
And no, I'm not contributing any $$$ to rebuilding it. I'm sure they had it insured for acts of God. It's a non-demonational church...at least when us Catholics build statues we make them out of marble instead of wood, fiberglass, and styrofoam.
And no, I'm not contributing any $$$ to rebuilding it. I'm sure they had it insured for acts of God. It's a non-demonational church...at least when us Catholics build statues we make them out of marble instead of wood, fiberglass, and styrofoam.
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Now we know why the Catholic church is bankrupt...LOL, it's all that frivolous spending on marble.
Canuck- Jedi Padawan
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The Catholic Church is bankrupt????Canuck wrote:Now we know why the Catholic church is bankrupt...LOL, it's all that frivolous spending on marble.
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Yep...I stand corrected, I should have said some of them...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025060260441_20469460/
That's about some in Canada.
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=3896
About one in Portland and one in Tuscon.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33374255/ns/us_news-faith
About one in Maryland.
All the same, my intention wasn't to make this that serious of a thread, but since you asked...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025060260441_20469460/
That's about some in Canada.
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/article.cfm?article_id=3896
About one in Portland and one in Tuscon.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33374255/ns/us_news-faith
About one in Maryland.
All the same, my intention wasn't to make this that serious of a thread, but since you asked...
Canuck- Jedi Padawan
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When I first heard about this I thought it was talking about the mural by the Notre Dame football stadium. Imagine my disappointment.
Markwes- Jedi Master
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Re: "Touchdown Jesus" destroyed by lightning!
Perhaps I should've titled it "Big Butter Jesus" as that's what Heywood Banks' song is about.Markwes wrote:When I first heard about this I thought it was talking about the mural by the Notre Dame football stadium. Imagine my disappointment.
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what...no jugo stopping in to comment on this?? really its hard to imagine how the heck it cost so much..guess the cost of styrofoam has gone up!
floridafun- Jedi Knight
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I'll miss it, anyway. it always let us know we were within spittin' distance of my aunt's house..... godawful thing.
Aggie Transplant- Jedi Padawan
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Aggie Transplant- Jedi Padawan
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Re: "Touchdown Jesus" destroyed by lightning!
Cincy Fan 44 wrote:Perhaps I should've titled it "Big Butter Jesus" as that's what Heywood Banks' song is about.Markwes wrote:When I first heard about this I thought it was talking about the mural by the Notre Dame football stadium. Imagine my disappointment.
Jesus murphy...Cincy... I might not get that song out of my head....
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