Jesus statue struck by lightning, destroyed

[kevcam]

Ohio Jesus statue struck by lightning, destroyed

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 his arms were raised, as though reaching out to catch a 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 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.

[Jonathan]

L....

[Jonathan]

O....

[Jonathan]

L!!!!!

[buzz]

paging bluefete

bluefete to lightning thread


you're needed urgently

[KrAzYBoY]

The end is near, REPENT!

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

bluefete will say God works in mysterious ways

[wagonrunner]

^^
doh call him.
take it to him
http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=267363&p=4585070#p4585070

[Damien]

Huh, 2012 iymc

[rmlmv]

Did it have a lightning rod? If not... bad Jesus engineering.

[masterofmindz]

the maker himself was displeased with the rendering of his son as football like. signs of the time....heed the call

[teems1]

[lostboys crew]

Jesus said the statue made him look fat.....

[wagonrunner]

Yo, We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with astraphobia
(Jesus Walks but not anymore since he got struck by lightning)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to electrocute me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me, with me, with me but not anymore since he got struck by lightning

Kanye knew what was coming...

excuse me.
is the above RASC approved?

[Oleander]

God was looking down and saw a booger in Jesus nosehole and laughed... and Jesus get emo and say "fire bun da statue "

[zcarz]

Yo, We at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with astraphobia
(Jesus Walks but not anymore since he got struck by lightning)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to electrocute me down
(Jesus Walks with me) with me, with me, with me but not anymore since he got struck by lightning

Kanye knew what was coming...

the prophet....

He probably was like, yo statue imma let you finish but Brazil had one of the best Jesus statues of all time.

[Quicksilver]

that's just wrong.... better ?

[devrat]

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!! is lightning do that ???

[netsket]

oh god!!

literally

[ACT DA FOOL]

That'll learn'em!

torch the 'touch-down' jesus statue..

[DTAC]

Oh, the irony.

[vimal_vs]

Allah caused this

[AllTrac]

God was looking down and saw a booger in Jesus nosehole and laughed... and Jesus get emo and say "fire bun da statue "

[SmokeyGTi]

meanwhile somewhere in Afghanistan.....


*ploi ploi ploi!!!*

[Shango_13]

that sheit made out gun powder or what