A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.
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 sculpture, about 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 Tuesday.
Really, it’s a win-win situation. If you are an atheist or agnostic you’re glad it’s gone for obvious reasons. If you are a Christian, you are glad it’s gone as it’s totally blasphemous. A statue of Jesus wearing a referee’s shirt? That really is, or should I say, WAS offensive!
The statue itself did not have the referee’s jersey. That was put on it as a joke and later removed.
Still, gawd didn’t like it so he smote it.
a sign of the apocalypse no doubt…
Those silly ohion’s always trying to impress the gods!
He came back 3 days later