by Kelly ThomasJune 18, 2010

Burning Touchdown Jesus(AP)

Another one of those, "I couldn't make this stuff up."

Touchdown Jesus(statue) gets struck my lightning(Pastor says in no way act of God because Touchdown Jesus has weathered many storms.)

Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio had this giant statue of Jesus which actually became a traveler's landmark.

The people nicknamed it, "Touchdown Jesus"(originally called King of Kings statue) based on the raised arms, reminding football fans of the signal for a touchdown.

Most of these people who nicknamed it "Touchdown Jesus" didn't know sh-- about the Church's fundamentalist theology of raising their hands in praise to God.

Another one of those, "I couldn't make this stuff up."

The statue basically went from being a joke of derision to a landmark for those passing by on Route 75. They are not alone in using statues as landmarks. In a little town outside Atlanta, there's a giant chicken and people are always saying, "meet me at the chicken."

In San Francisco, there's a giant "doggie diner" statue that is a perpetual subject of landmark status. And, this doesn't even speak to the giant cement cross on the highest hill in The City by the Bay that had to finally be deeded to the Arminian Church so the PC(politically correct) police could feel they were doing their jobs. There's probably thousands of examples across the country if anyone wanted to do a few "google" searches.

Touchdown Jesus (AP)

Another one of those, "I couldn't make this stuff up."

Now Solid Rock Church's loving "Touchdown Jesus" statue is a burned out hulk of its former self: struck by lighting. And, horror of horrors, the insurance company won't pay off: an act of God they say. The pastor with a religious spin: "Jesus has always suffered for people's sins. We will rebuild."

So what can we say about "Touchdown Jesus." Dang if I know other than it seems a little naive to think that based on one's faith, Jesus is going to be in some statue on route 75 or a face on pizza or on some splashed paint wall (all of this has been claimed before. A movie was actually made starring one of the Wilson boys about paint on a wall which resembled Jesus. In fact, the movie threw in a miracle or two).

The flip side of the coin for me, "If this works for some people, more power to it." All I can say is, "I couldn't make this stuff up. "

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