Weird News: Huge Ohio Touchdown Jesus Statue Burned by Lightning (VIDEO)
An enormous statue known as Touchdown Jesus burned to the ground in Monroe, Ohio Monday night after it was struck by lightning. The six-story statue, officially known as King of Kings, was built by the Solid Rock Church in 2004 and was well-known as regional landmark. We can’t help but wonder what the members of the Solid Rock Church think about their giant Touchdown Jesus statue being destroyed by an act of God.
Touchdown Jesus statue in Monroe, Ohio (Solid Rock Church)
Maybe he/she thought it was unflattering, or got sick of all the semi-nasty nicknames for it. Some of our favorites include: Big Butter Jesus, Drowning Jesus and Quicksand Jesus. (And yes, there are even more nicknames.) You can probably guess most of the origins of those nicknames from the photo.
The Big Butter Jesus nickname isn’t quite as obvious, but apparently the statue had kind of an off-white buttery color under certain light. A comedian named Heywood Banks actually wrote a song called “Big Butter Jesus” dedicated to the statue.
Anyway, the huge Jesus statue was totally nuked after lightning apparently struck one of its hands and quickly consumed the rest. Apparently it was made out of Styrofoam and fiberglass – and very flammable.
The Solid Rock Church plans to rebuild the statue once it can afford to replace the $250,000 it took to make it in the first place. Personally, we think if someone up there decided to set Jesus on fire, maybe the church should think about spending that money some other way. Like feeding the homeless or clothing the poor. Just saying.
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Maybe the church should read what the bible says about graven images.
i am thinking that this is very sad to see. the person that made us live.. that gave us life..that lets us live.. got set on fire from one of his own weather hazards that he created!:( even if it is a statue it still represents what he has done for this world he sacrificed his own life for us. :[ this is a very disturbing thing to see i can also say.
Thor got tired of being mocked by Christians. One shouldn’t get Thor thore.
As for feeding the homeless, clothing the poor, assisting those who’ve been decimated by the toddler temper tantrum’s of their ‘Loving’ deity; well, some do, most don’t. You see, it’s advertising like the photo above, or fancy churches and cars, bling, and cathedrals like the one in Los Angeles {one foot larger in every dimension than St. Patrick’s!} which bring in the marks. It’s ego stroking, and power which is the drive. As the ‘humble’ hypocrite Jesus observed, as he’s being anointed by very expensive oil, “The poor you will always have with you {by deliberate and loving design} you will not always have me}.”
Peals of mocking laughter.
And the marks, in their unwashed multitudes, will continue to flock in for their weekly fleecings brought forward by the constant mutterings of empty promises.