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06-15-2010, 04:40 PM
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god is dead!...what will wash the blood from our hands?
Lightning strikes six-storey Jesus statue in Ohio, burns it to ground
A six-storey-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 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 in a game of football.
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 amphitheatre but was confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark Neu said.
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06-15-2010, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Thou shalt have no flammable gods before me.
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06-16-2010, 12:37 AM
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I guess God wasn't so happy about the design, eh?
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06-16-2010, 12:41 AM
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Hopefully they'll take the hint and not put another one up.
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06-16-2010, 01:03 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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It should be obvious that God woudn't want a $250,000 statue of his son towering toward the heavens. God is a jealous god. His son is better about that... but you still have to follow the rules! No graven images--the cross should never come before the name itself, and neither should a statue.
By the way....
http://media.photobucket.com/image/l...id_not_die.jpg
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06-16-2010, 01:49 AM
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06-16-2010, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: In AL, which sucks
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Made out of plastic foam and fiberglass? I'm surprised it held up this long!
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06-16-2010, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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The nickname the locals gave it was brilliant -
TOUCHDOWN JESUS!
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06-17-2010, 07:34 AM
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Man, I used to drive by this eyesore.
My prayers have finally been answered.
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06-17-2010, 07:36 AM
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Hahha Wow.
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06-17-2010, 07:42 AM
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That's an awesome statue.
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06-17-2010, 08:09 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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When I heard, I ROFLED... Jesus got struck by lightning. ROFLMAO!!
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Last edited by ape descendant; 06-17-2010 at 08:09 AM.
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06-17-2010, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ape descendant
When I heard, I ROFLED... Jesus got struck by lightning. ROFLMAO!!
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Wouldn't be the first time.
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