Jesus has left the stadium

I'm sure you all recall Touchdown Jesus:


"King of Kings" statue, aka "Touchdown Jesus" or "Big Butter Jesus", in Monroe, Ohio

I used to drive by this all the time when I lived in Cincinnati. I remember when it was built. I was always amused by the fact that right across the highway is the Hustler Hollywood store.

Touchdown Jesus, however, has left the stadium. His game is over:
MONROE, Ohio - The famous King of Kings statue at the Solid Rock Church in Monroe has been destroyed by a fire.

The 62-foot tall statue of Jesus constructed out of styrofoam, wood and fiberglass resin caught on fire after the right hand of the statue was struck by lightning during the severe thunderstorms around 11:15 p.m. Monday evening.

The only thing left of the 16,000 pound statue is the metal frame.

Monroe Fire Chief Mark Neu said the statue was fully involved in fire when crews arrived.

Crews were able to use water from the pond in front of the statue, however, the fire burned very quickly, according to police.

The statue was grounded, but for some reason it did not absorb the lightning strike.
You can view video of the fire here. According to the article, the church says Jesus will be resurrected, er, rebuilt. It cost them $250,000 last time. They also said they didn't build it the first time to impress but to give hope to people because Christ, was, you know a booster. Maybe this time they'll build it to...pop:



The Hustler Hollywood store, however, remains untouched and is perfectly fine.

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