Video: “Touchdown Jesus” struck by lightning, burns to ground
Typically this would be a post I’d save for “Offbeat Friday”, but its in the news today:
A large statue of Jesus that has been seen by millions across the country was destroyed by a fire late Monday night.
The King of Kings statue that stood outside the Solid Rock Church located on Union Road just off Interstate 75 is now in ruins. Only a few wire frames are still standing. (WDTN)
Here is the video someone captured:
Mark Brumley at Insight Scoop has some magnificent comments to share about the melting of “Giant Butter Jesus”:
To be sure, the fire isn’t a “coincidence”, as one church member suggested. I’m not sure the church member had in mind what I do: when you build large fiberglass objects, you risk lightning striking them and burning them to the ground. That seems to be what happened here.
It might be expected by certain Christians that God would modified the laws of physics in the case of large fiberglass objects in the shape of Jesus, but apparently, in the divine wisdom, he has chosen to stick to the plan and have electricity work as electricity and fiberglass behave as fiberglass.
The comment cake, however, has to go to The Courtier, who titled his post on the subject … wait for it:
“Will the REAL Touchdown Jesus Please Stand Up?”
Personally, I recommend going with stone – for obvious reasons:
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“(God) maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45)
I interpret this passage to suggest that unlike Zeus, God does not intervene in the laws of physics to direct lightning bolts or other weather phenomena. If he does, I’m certain he has good reasons for striking at the church and not one of the obvious other choices in that target-rich environment.
I think the comments show that real iconoclasts don’t know what the word “iconoclast” means, let alone the history behind it.
Monroe, Ohio is also the sight of an enormous Larry Flint porn shop. This is like Hell’s interchange. There was much effort on the part of Christians to stop the expansion and building of these adult businesses about 8 years ago. These type of businesses have long not been allowed in Cincy. They are rampant in Dayton and then Flint decided having an super store in Monroe, Ohio along the highway near several trucker stops and flea market sites would be good for his business. Not so good for the soul of the region.
Father Rob Jack on Ten Reasons Blog commented that perhaps St Michael was aiming at the Hustler store across the street and missed…
The text for Sunday’s sermon:
You shall not make for yourself a graven 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.
Thank God for Nature’s good taste!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve driven by there gawking at this for so many years and now I live in Texas. You wouldn’t believe my face when I saw this picture and actually recognized this building!!
I live about 30 minutes from that Church – and of course, being in Ohio, Buckeye fans never miss an opportunity to do the O-H-I-O schtick…
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WcOS_h-hD9g/RfjFs6PGZuI/AAAAAAAAALc/T5s24rC-AwE/s1600/ohio_jesus.jpg
@Salvatore, HAHAHAHAHA….i literally laughed out loud at your comment. oh my Goodness, I KNOW the Lord has a great sense of humor 
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Oh, the irony, “Solid Rock Church” decides they want a statue of Jesus, and build it out of fiberglass
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