Regardless of your opinion of Christianity, religion, Jesus, etc. I think that many share the opinion that giant fiberglass and foam depictions of Jesus by the side of the highway are just tacky.
Did that stop people in Ohio? Of course it didn't.
They put up a monstrosity of a statue, six stories high. I wonder if they thought, "Hey, people will be driving down the highway, they'll see this ginormous statue of Christ, and they'll suddenly change their sinful ways and accept Him into their hearts. Oh, and of course they won't cause any accidents from being startled or distracted or anything."
Regardless of what they thought, God had other plans for the statue. Whether He was angry at the poor depiction, lack of taste, choice of venue or whether He was just frustrated that the builders ignored the laws of physics, weather and electricity, He rained down LIGHTNING on the statue.
And it caught fire. And it burned to the ground, leaving just a few metal struts.
Come, my friends. Bring your children. Let us watch Jesus burn.
Did that stop people in Ohio? Of course it didn't.
They put up a monstrosity of a statue, six stories high. I wonder if they thought, "Hey, people will be driving down the highway, they'll see this ginormous statue of Christ, and they'll suddenly change their sinful ways and accept Him into their hearts. Oh, and of course they won't cause any accidents from being startled or distracted or anything."
Regardless of what they thought, God had other plans for the statue. Whether He was angry at the poor depiction, lack of taste, choice of venue or whether He was just frustrated that the builders ignored the laws of physics, weather and electricity, He rained down LIGHTNING on the statue.
And it caught fire. And it burned to the ground, leaving just a few metal struts.
Come, my friends. Bring your children. Let us watch Jesus burn.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Burn, Jesus, burn!
16/06/2010 01:43:43 PM
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I wonder how theists will interpret this event.
16/06/2010 01:49:40 PM
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Isn't everything an act of God?
*NM*
16/06/2010 02:07:19 PM
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Of course, but shouldn't there be a lesson learned from God's acts?
*NM*
16/06/2010 06:13:35 PM
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You mean when I have sex, it's an act of God? *NM*
16/06/2010 06:30:04 PM
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Temple priestesses helping you reach god through orgasm? I think this is a yes. *NM*
16/06/2010 08:36:24 PM
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Hey, don't mock Ohio, Touchdown Jesus ruled!
16/06/2010 02:01:48 PM
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If you don't find that tacky, remind me not to come to your home.
16/06/2010 02:03:30 PM
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Well, maybe a little tacky, apparently God agreed
16/06/2010 02:06:17 PM
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There are a lot of great headlines possible as a result of this story.
*NM*
16/06/2010 02:32:48 PM
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At least a week's worth of comedy gold
16/06/2010 02:39:10 PM
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Let it be a lesson to you not to build your savior out of cheap, flamible materials *NM*
16/06/2010 07:27:24 PM
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People were curious yesterday if it was going to be rebuilt in 3 days. *NM*
16/06/2010 03:19:08 PM
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Awful.
16/06/2010 06:53:55 PM
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Re: Awful.
16/06/2010 06:57:37 PM
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I concede the cost and labor could have been better spent on feeding the hungry/housing the homeless
17/06/2010 02:00:51 PM
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The statue wouldn't bother me if Jesus were holding a giant doughnut. *NM*
17/06/2010 02:16:51 PM
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But then it might come to life and murderously rampage, seeking whoever stole it!
17/06/2010 03:52:38 PM
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That statue was beyond terrifying. *NM*
16/06/2010 02:21:17 PM
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At least the Hustler store, next door, was unscathed throughout the event. *NM*
16/06/2010 03:21:47 PM
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god says
16/06/2010 02:21:51 PM
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I liked "Quicksand Jesus" - it was like he was sinking into the fake lake and crying for help. *NM*
16/06/2010 02:31:20 PM
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Re: Burn, Jesus, burn!
16/06/2010 03:16:45 PM
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The "they" was referring to "people in Ohio", not "all people in Ohio". And yes, they're "they".
16/06/2010 03:36:17 PM
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I only said something because I do not like being included in that they,especially associated w/ SRC *NM*
16/06/2010 03:37:47 PM
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Not feeling the love for Stone Rock Church? Have you accepted Jesus as a "personal savior"?
16/06/2010 04:19:13 PM
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I meant Solid Rock Church; and no, I don't believe in mythology as reality.
*NM*
16/06/2010 04:23:46 PM
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And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger! *NM*
16/06/2010 03:19:23 PM
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Place your bets on the statue being rebuilt three days later. *NM*
16/06/2010 07:28:13 PM
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Even if they use the same shoddy materials and crappy sculpting, I doubt they can.
16/06/2010 09:39:56 PM
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I've heard variations on that joke constantly over the last couple days. *NM*
16/06/2010 11:07:05 PM
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I was expecting the inevitable criticism to be that today was the third day, so I was too late.
16/06/2010 11:25:33 PM
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My favorite add-on to the 3-day return joke so far is "Wait, don't we have to hide some eggs first?" *NM*
17/06/2010 10:41:38 PM
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I'm a Christian, and even that strikes me as, as you say, "tacky." *NM*
16/06/2010 10:03:56 PM
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