Spitfire15 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lightning_strikes_jesus_statue 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. Travelers on Interstate 75 often were startled to come upon the huge statue by the roadside, but many said America needs more symbols like it. So many people stopped at the church campus that church officials had to build a walkway to accommodate them. The 4,000-member, nondenominational church was founded by former horse trader Lawrence Bishop and his wife. Bishop said in 2004 he was trying to help people, not impress them, with the statue. He said his wife proposed the Jesus figure as a beacon of hope and salvation and they spent about $250,000 to finance it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyoner Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Pictures?^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 HAMMER DOWN THE NAAAAAAAAIIIIILLLLSSSSSS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnifeHits RS Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Video... http://toppayingideas.com/blog/2010/06/15/touchdown-jesus-on-fire-video-statue-burned-by-lightning/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintfetish Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 "they spent about $250,000 to finance it." those people at church every sunday giving their money to the collection plate to finance a statue that ended up being refered to as "touchdown jesus"...for fucks sake i hate religion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityonSMASH Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thnkuvrymch Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Jesus burnt down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugboatTimmy Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 hahahha^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SONolAR187 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 first line in the video is "jesus is on fire...its amazing" haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r o n d a Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 But I don't even believe in jeebus.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KILZ FILLZ Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Touchdown Jesus BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SwampFightOner Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 LORD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN US?! http://mkmeyer.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/dominos-pasta-bowls-lord-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Sheen Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Shit got real in Ohio... but shit remains the same over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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volcom8811 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 death to everyone! rejoice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YES! I saw that thing once and fucking hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 i've got a friend in the area who says the hustler superstore across the street was untouched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalasfock Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 "I still say a church steeple with a lightening rod on top shows a lack of confidence." Found that quote a few days ago figured its a bit relevant. Forgot who said it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NightmareOnElmStreet Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Not the flick i wanted, but still pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IOU Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Dad must of been hella pissed off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmyrtlex Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Jesus is the reason for the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boxcarrapist Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Pure Comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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