#39337 - 06/15/10 10:16 AM
Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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Jake999
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6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning
The Associated Press
MONROE, Ohio (AP) — 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.
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#39340 - 06/15/10 02:19 PM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
[Re: Jake999]
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Anne
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Maybe thats just be thinking, but my first impression was Michael Jackson on the photo O.o Something in the likes of this picture, just with arms raised..
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No? xD
Well, another thought that stroke me when I read the article was
"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. "
Thats a cute thought, but fuck me that money could have done some hope to reality and truely make people feel salvated, but no, let's spend it on a badass big statue of Michal Jac.. I mean, Jebus..
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#39342 - 06/15/10 06:38 PM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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Meq
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Looks like Heaven must be notorious for its domestic issues.
I guess God just hates his son - I mean, he did send the poor bastard to die a horrible death. 
Another 'after' image:
Hmm, $300,000 later and they are still planning to rebuild it. Whatever happened to the miracle of resurrection?
Looks like they'll be guilt-tripping their parishioners into reaching deep into their pockets.
The Lord doth provide indeed.
Since it was an Evangelical church, I'm happy for their loss - just a pity it didn't destroy the church too! 
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#39350 - 06/16/10 05:46 AM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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Meq
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This wasn't the first time Jesus took a lightning bolt.
Here's one from Brazil a couple of years back:
That statue survived, unfortunately.
I'm guessing his wrathful Father got more lucky this time around?
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#39352 - 06/16/10 08:34 AM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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Jake999
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They rail against ostentatious displays, "Mannon" the need to support the works of the church's charities, but they silently compete to have the biggest and most elaborate displays of faith that they can.
Please disregard any and all typos and misspellings that may occur before my caffeine fix in the morning. Thank you.
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#39428 - 06/20/10 11:49 AM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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Dimitri
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A knife or large stone was used to provide a quick death. So why not a quick death for Jesus? Why not put him on earth in France when the guillotine was all the rage? God would’ve gotten his blood and his death, and it would’ve all been over in a matter of seconds. Maybe it’s because guillotines don’t look as good on necklaces…
Perhaps his suffering was done to show the citizens of the place what happens with "ungodly" (not believing the current religion) people who also spread words of a heathen god and on top of it was also a major shit-disturber... Psyops already existed back then..
Sometimes you don't need to be a rocket-scientist.
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#39454 - 06/21/10 10:04 AM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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The Zebu
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As a consideration of more serious theology, one thing I've never understood about mainstream doctrines concerning Christianity and Hell, is how Divine Good is supposed to ultimately triumph over Evil? Even after the establishment of the Eternal Kingdom, Evil still exists, albeit in perpetual torment in the Lake of Fire. If Evil is separation from God, then it could be argued that Evil ultimately triumphs, since what could be more Evil than a mass of immortal souls who will never reconcile with God for all eternity?
In my view, it's simply a matter of Christianity trying to have its doctrinal cake and eat it too-- that is, the comforting idea that God is ideally transcendant and omnibenevolent, plus the alluring promise of your enemies being tortured for all eternity. Just another religion tying itself into knots with its own contradictions.
On the lighter side...
Maybe Jesus was actually just an unwanted lovechild that Yahweh could never shake. You know, that little drunken romp with a Jewish girl just seemed so innocuous at the time, but two thousand years later it still bites Him in the ass every day when the mass of His creation gets their God terribly confused with that embarrassing mistake of a son. Poor guy.
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#39523 - 06/23/10 01:28 PM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
[Re: Meq]
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Lelouch the Zero
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[quote=William Wright]This also got me thinking. If Jesus IS God (as per the Trinity doctrine), then not only does God hate himself, God is Jewish.
I wouldn't say Jesus is god, that would mean that Jesus is suffering from a personality disorder. Apparently, moments before he was captured; Jesus prayed to god, hoping that his father would spare him all of the suffering that was coming his way.
If Jesus did happen to be god, then why would he be praying to himself, and calling his self his own father? I find it hilarious when Christians say "Jesus, my lord" when in fact, it is supposed to be god who is your lord. After all, isn't god jealous?
As far as the topic goes.. Miracles are real.
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#39676 - 06/29/10 12:53 PM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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NeoZombie
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The skeleton looks better than the statue. This is very sweet. Hopefully they will build an even bigger one so that lighting can strike twice in the same spot. Great photos!
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#39711 - 06/30/10 08:12 PM
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BFranklin
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...Oh how I wish I could claim responsibility for this.
DO it! The great thing about it is, if you tell the fairy worshippers that you are a SATANIST and then tell them you summoned the lightening......they'll probably BELIEVE you! It'll be great for a laugh and there isn't a crime anyone can convict you of. (I would invest in some body guards though, and lay low for about a month afterwards.)
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#39723 - 07/01/10 01:31 AM
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zippadydooda
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there is no telling how far they would go for retribution.
the fun generally stops when you're being burnt alive at the stake on a pile of dead Jews.
Unless you're into that sort of thing. In this day and age, with all the amazing advances in technology, it could be allot worse. Just imagine a digital age version of The Salem Witch Trials... a homemade electric chair in a catholic child molestors basement doesn't sound too fun, lol. (I hope no one took that seriously)
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#39895 - 07/03/10 10:54 PM
Re: Jesus Struck By Lightning!
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BFranklin
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