A 62 foot tall statue of Jesus was struck by lightning this week and burned to the ground. The “King of Kings” statue, better known as Touchdown Jesus because of the way its armed were raised as if to signal a touchdown has been scored, has been one of southwest Ohio’s most familiar landmarks. The statue was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained following the fire.
OK, it’s not everyday that a giant Jesus burns to the ground. And because it was a statue of Jesus, that Jesus, this story has piqued the interest of many and given special interest groups and individuals the opportunity to share their opinion on why Jesus fried for our sins.
Take the religious right. Immediately following the biggest weenie roast in Ohio history, many religious zealots posted comments along the lines of “It’s a sign from God” and “Its God’s will.” I’m not sure what it’s a sign of. God hates fiberglass? God loves a good bonfire? God is in the mood to make 10,000 S’mores? And as to God’s will, how bored would you have to be to break away from your celestial channel surfing to zap a giant statue just for the hell of it? The religious right may read fire and brimstone into all of this, but me, I’m going with just plain fire.
It was a statue made with METAL that was really TALL and was struck by LIGHTNING. Yeah, OK, God did it.
Of course the political right is looking to make hay with this as well. Anything that goes wrong in this country gets dropped unceremoniously at the President’s feet. For those of you keeping score at home;
The Republicans: Obama did it
Tea Baggers: Obama did it
The Conservatives: Obama did it
Fox News: Obama did it
Sean Hannity: I’d like to sell you some gold, oh, and Obama did it
Obama: Man, if I get my hands on those guys from BP!
Sports Fanatics think it’s a World Cup result: Jesus 0 – Lighting 1
Sarah Palin claims she saw it from her house.
The Food Channel asks, “How do you like your Jesus?”
Environmentalists are saying it has destroyed an important habitat of the elusive highway rubbernecker.
Fiscal conservatives in Washington are is shock. “$250,000”, they say, “to build a giant Jesus statue? Do you have any idea how many junkets I could take with my sexy congressional aide with that kind of money?”
And me, you wonder? What’s my take on the whole thing?
Will the last person leaving the city please put out the Jesus?
About the Author: Jon Waldrep writes on a number of subjects including anything that makes him crazy. Check out his humorous take on diets and weight loss on his blog, www.bigfatslobdiet.com
P.S. While I personalty I do not like mocking religion, it’s a free country however
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This shows that God clearly prefers the world cup over the super bowl.
Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | June 16, 2010, 11:34 amThis isn't mocking religion. It's mocking the silly 'religious' people who would rather build a giant touchdown jesus than feed starving children.
Posted by Emily | June 16, 2010, 6:25 pmIt's interesting how people who would seemingly be angered by jokes about the Prophet Mohamed would so casually make jokes about Jesus Christ.
Would Kabobfest sponsor an article mocking Islam or Mohamed? If you did how would your readers feel, how would your colleagues feel? How about a post on a site where the majority of writers are Christian writing the same article with Jesus transposed with Mohamed?
How about a society which riots, murders clergy and burns down buildings over a joke and picture of their prophet (I can understand their anger not their methods or actions) but which ignores and even participates in mocking Jesus Christ…God to Christians and a Prophet in Islam.
Posted by MO-Ham | June 17, 2010, 11:41 pm*rant* *rant* the same tape
is the writer a Muslim check his name before you write such BullShit…
Posted by zazuge | August 17, 2010, 5:40 pmSomehow I just don't think Jesus would be cool with a 62 foot tall statue of himself…maybe God really DID do it.
Posted by @robbiedraws | June 24, 2010, 1:38 am