We've got the American Jesus, see him on the Interstate...

bleachededen · Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:24 am

...well, not anymore.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_lightning_strike ... sus_statue


	Quote: Travelers on Interstate 75 often were startled to come upon the huge statue by the roadside, but many said America needs more symbols like it.

From the looks of things, I'm gonna have to say that God does not agree. :twisted:

I honestly do not mean to offend anyone with this next statement, but
I would have paid to see Jesus on fire.

lindad_amato · Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:29 am

Hum, wonder what Neil Gaiman would say about this.

bleachededen · Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:37 am


	lindad_amato wrote: Hum, wonder what Neil Gaiman would say about this.

That is an excellent question!! I think I may ask him.

bleachededen · Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:45 am

Asked.

Now the real question is, will he reply? :lol:

Robert Tulip · Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:19 pm

Good Omen.
See american-gods-a-novel-by-neil-gaiman-f111.html

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	Quote: 6-story Jesus statue in Ohio struck by lightning - If Jesus had been carved out of stone/a rock like those men on Mt. Rushmore, this would not have happened. Reference: Three Little Pigs story about building houses. cackles with glee I love it when the jokes write themselves...wheeze This event should not scare any real believer of Jesus Christ, because, after all, the image is not Jesus Christ and cannot represent Him. The Bible even forbids using images in worshipping God. It amounts to idolatory. omg lol this is good stuff lolz yay! the native american indians want jesus out of their land :D:D lolz! Stop worshiping statues and following conjure----Making up your religion as you go along. statues do not hear you nor does it care if your worship it, stop wasting your time and money on plastic, wooden, metal or stone Gods you curve your selves. MAYBE IT WILL REBUILD ITSELF THREE DAYS FROM NOW LOL Jesus took a lighting hit,not that is a god are anything else it is just a peice of cheap work, Jesus or God was a mere person who wanted justice,respect for simple people in a simple time he is no Messiah,just a human who got caught up in politics.If you want to believe in something start believing in yourselves, you do not need comfort if you are doing wrong.Comfort comes from doing the right thing everytime not just on sundays. Too many people are trying to read into this. It's LIGHTNING. Lightning strikes the tallest thing to get to the ground quickly! The jesus was ugly to begin with, not something 'I enjoyed seeing on the side of the highway every time I travel down south. I think it's a waste of church donation, and the people's money. No offense meant. Well Christians, what do you have to say about that. That is what we call irony. You'd figure God would avoid smiting images of his own son. Maybe they had some type of argument or a family spat. I think some kind of counseling is in order. Another thing, why do churches have lightning rods?

bleachededen · Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:08 pm


	Robert Tulip wrote: Good Omen. See american-gods-a-novel-by-neil-gaiman-f111.html

I loved that book. It was really amazing. Its sequel, not so much, but I can live with that.

Those comments are freaking hilarious, thanks for sharing them. I'm glad I'm not the only one who found this so insanely funny. :lol:

johnson1010 · Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:12 pm

funny.

if that were a giant statue of Thomas paine, or Darwin, i think we would have seen some kind of "God strikes un-believers" angle in the media.

Is it unlikely that god struck an idol down?

bleachededen · Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:37 pm

I don't really feel any spiritual backing behind it, but that kind of belief just makes the event that much funnier, because I can joke about it being God's statement and not just a common natural occurrence. Any way you look at it, it's still funny to me. I'd be making the same jokes about Darwin or Paine, but people who follow the ideas of men like those don't usually build enormous statues honoring them on the side of the interstate.

Can you imagine the process of building a giant statue of Darwin? Can you see some devout Darwin fan suggesting to the science department at a local university that they take donations to build a 6 story tall statue of his favorite scientist? Can you hear the jeers and sneering that would fall upon this fan (or group of fans), for suggesting they use scarce and valuable grant funding/donations to science in order to build a giant statue of a dead guy? The guy/girl/group of fans would be laughed out of the university. Why would they waste money that needs to go to science innovation/education on a stupid commemorative icon? Of course it's a stupid idea. That money could be spent in a million different ways that would be more beneficial than a giant statue.

But change the science institute into a church, and the science icon into Jesus, and suddenly it's not such a stupid idea. Sure, there are people starving in towns within several miles of the statue, it will bring joy and peace to all those drivers on the interstate! Forget about donating money to foster care and survivors of hurricanes and other disasters who are barely making it, we need to spread the word of God to those heathens who drive too fast to even care about a statue! It's a great idea! Let's keep throwing billions of dollars at it and say we're doing God's work!

Bam! Lightning strikes. Tragedy! Is God punishing them, or did they just not make it sturdy enough? Anyone want to place bets on whether or not that church will start raising funds to try to rebuild it?

And where are the scientists, who didn't build a giant statue of Darwin? Still working in their labs, using their government funding for its intended purpose.

Which group is misguided and wrongheaded again? It seems to have slipped my mind...maybe I got struck by lightning, too.

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