Touchdown Jesus On Fire, Ohio Statue Destroyed By Lightning

[Ian David]

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(AP) 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.

The fire spread from the statue to an adjacent amphitheater but was confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark Neu said. The fire department would release a monetary damage estimate Tuesday, he said.


FILE -- A Nov. 17, 2004 file photo shows traffic on I-75 just north of the Monroe, Ohio, going by a six story high statue of Jesus under construction at the Solid Rock Church Nov. 17, 2004. The 62-foot-tall statue made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame was stuck by lightning and destroyed Monday June 14, 2010. (AP Photo/The Enquirer, Glenn Hartong/file) -- Mandatory Credit --

more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/king-of-kings-ohio-jesus_n_612360.html


Jan 1, 2008 ... No wonder Ohio is home to Touchdown Jesus! ... Reply #23: No wonder Ohio is home to Touchdown Jesus! ...
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See also:

Slideshow of Burning Touchdown Jesus: http://www.whiotv.com/slideshow/news/23901985/detail.html

[anachro1]

1. So glad

that ugly piece of shit is gone.

[burnsei sensei]

2. Jesus Christ was humble,

impoverished in his time.
Let this be a lesson: do not attempt to exalt that which wishes to be humble and to touch others with humility.

[sasquuatch55]

18. I thought I saw the devil in the flames.

nt

[burnsei sensei]

33. With an imagination like that,

you ought to be an artist.

[sasquuatch55]

46. Autastic.

nt

[burnsei sensei]

47. Marvelous.

As my grandson is.

[RKP5637]

3. A sign from the heavens? n/t

[YOY]

4. Question is, "what monstrosity of religiousness will replace it?"

n.t.

[NV Whino]

5. Love the photo!

:rofl:

[Ian David]

6. We should rename it "Deepwater Horizon Jesus." n/t

[anachro1]

7. Did he actually drop

that sign that is an anagram for "I'm Nailed Right In" to catch that football?

[thereismore]

8. Monstrous Jesus destroyed by an act of God. nt

[daggahead]

9. Irony. n/t

[Toasterlad]

10. Awesome.

[Iggo]

11. @

:rofl:

[Sal Minella]

12. Note to self:

Make time today to re-evaluate agnosticism as best practice.

[liberation]

35. The total lack of divine intervention to save its effigy from natural phenomena...

... should if anything re-affirm your lack of belief ;-)

[Sal Minella]

40. Need to meditate on all this input

and will get back to you . . . .

Some days, I lean away from agnosticism because of the existence of pickled herring, black olives, and cashews. I sometimes think these things just may be proof that there is a God and she loves us and wants us to be happy.

And then I run into the Gawd touted by our "Christians," and am hurtled into the void again.

Will let you know later how it sorts out.

[MgtPA]

41. And Pot.

Pickled herring, black olives, cashews, and Pot.

[Sal Minella]

42. I have just offered up a prayer of thanksgiving.

Being an agnostic wasn't all that much fun anyway.

[xxqqqzme]

13. That was one fugly

aaa...um......statue? I mean that is one really bad papier mache job!

[Ian David]

14. See also: Jesus Statue Struck By Lightning, Destroyed

Jesus Statue Struck By Lightning, Destroyed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=263&topic_id=40904&mesg_id=40904

[nolabear]

15. Looks like he's receiving a Hail Mary Pass.

Btw there are quite a few Touchdown Jesi out there. The one in the French Quarter lost a thumb and forefinger in Katrina, and is thereby credited with flicking the storm away from the area enough so it didn't get hard hit. Too bad he couldn't have done the same with the Army Corp of Engineers.

[pattmarty]

16. "It's a miracle, it's a miracle!!!!" Paraaaazzzzzzze Jaysus!!!!!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

17. I thought that was 'drowning Jesus.'

Notre Dame has Touchdown Jesus overlooking the stadium.

[Ian David]

19. Touchdown Jesus, Butter Jesus, Drowning Jesus, Bigass Jesus, Quicksand Jesus....

Big Butter Jesus
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=250698&mesg_id=250712

[Ian David]

20. Now that Big Butter Jesus is gone, may I suggest...

[Tutankhamun]

21. I'd love to be in that church next time they have services.

If there's one thing religious leaders are good at it's making up ridiculous bullshit in order to manipulate the gullible. Here are some possible ways the pastor may try to spin this "blessing".

Possibilities:

"God wants us to build an EVEN BIGGER Jesus! This was his way of telling me to get more of your money and build a 12-story statue that's fireproof (and has a secret hot tub room with a HDTV)."

"Jesus once again gave of himself, absorbing the lightning blast to save the lives and homes of those around him."

"Jesus was paying homage to Ben Franklin and his kite, reminding us to love America."

"Jesus burned himself up for our sins."

"Jesus is showing what he will do to those who support abortion."

"Satan has attacked Jesus, burning him to the ground. We must fight Satan. Give me money."

"This is a random occurrence with no divine cause or meaning whatsoever. Haha, Just kidding. Do you have any money?"

"This was God's way of telling me to have more sex."

"Our Lord has told me to put a lightning rod on top of the church. I'll need money."

And of course, the old standby, "The Lord works in mysterious ways."

[xocet]

22. Zeus wins! All praise Zeus.... n/t

[OrderedChaos]

25. I was thinking, thank Thor for this!

[teknomanzer]

48. It was Perkunas you infidels...

may he strike down all unbelievers!

[Crowman1979]

52. Speaking of which, I wonder when he'll release the KRAKEN on BP?

[Wraith20878]

53. You're all wrong

It was the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

[Crowman1979]

55. HA! The Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't have the strength of Zeus' little finger.

[ananda]

23. Wow. That seems so symbolic somehow.

Still.. all that fiberglass and foam. Ick.

[Lochloosa]

24. Longer video here showing the end results this morning.

http://www.620kpoj.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104668?feed=104668&article=7242654

[Ian David]

26. To be replaced with Platoon Jesus

[Unca Jim]

27. Ah, well...

now they'll just have to get more money from their followers who can't afford it to build one out of stone.

[Enrique]

28. God hates American football n/t

[Ian David]

29. Pilsbury Jesus

[Ian David]

30. Baghdad Bob Jesus

[Ian David]

31. Morans Jesus

[Ian David]

32. Deepwater Horizon Jesus

[Ian David]

34. Sarah Palin Jesus

Giant Sarah Palin With Three Invisible Dicks

[teknomanzer]

49. Tell me where I can get that image...

and I'll photoshop some visible dicks in there.

[Ian David]

54. Here you go!

http://tinyurl.com/265y3s7

[Boudica the Lyoness]

36. Burn Baby Burn

Good riddance. His dad smote him.

I'm an atheist yet I know the Ten Commandments.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.

[mlevans]

38. Very well put. As a devout pantheist, I'd have to agree.

Their god didn't leave them any wiggle room. He said "Don't." They did it anyway. As ye sow, and all that.

[Ian David]

37. What will replace the Giant Butter Jesus? (aka Touchdown Jesus, aka Quicksand Jesus) Dial-up Warning

What will replace the Giant Butter Jesus? (aka Touchdown Jesus, aka Quicksand Jesus) Dial-up Warning
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=250723&mesg_id=250723

[nichomachus]

39. Too many jokes! Too many jokes! My head is going to explode.

[luxoid]

43. Maybe.....

It's a message to us in the west that we should have a secular society or God's name is(heaven forbid).... Allah!
I hope not!

[EXneoCON]

44. DU AdBot Jesus

DU AdBot Jesus

[Joanne98]

45. Struck by lighting. LOL

[ericinne]

50. Lightning?

Was it lightning, or maybe a Klan Rally?

[underpants]

51. As long as it isn't Coach Tressell I don't care

Or Terrelle Pryor he is important too