Jesus Christ Hit By Lightning MONROE, Ohio... My Before Photo's

MONROE, Ohio -- A six-story-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms raised along a highway was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm Monday night and burned to the ground, police said.

The "King of Kings" statue, one of southwest Ohio's most familiar landmarks, had stood since 2004 at the evangelical Solid Rock Church along Interstate 75 in Monroe, just north of Cincinnati.

The lightning strike set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m., Monroe police dispatchers said.

The sculpture, 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide at the base, showed Jesus from the torso up and was nicknamed Touchdown Jesus because of the way the arms were raised, similar to a referee signaling a touchdown. It was made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a steel frame, which is all that remained early Tuesday.

The fire spread from the statue to an adjacent amphitheater but was confined to the attic area, and no one was injured, police Chief Mark Neu said. The fire department would release a monetary damage estimate Tuesday, he said.

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. So many people stopped at the church campus that church officials had to build a walkway to accommodate them.

The 4,000-member, nondenominational church was founded by former horse trader Lawrence Bishop and his wife. Bishop said in 2004 he was trying to help people, not impress them, with the statue. He said his wife proposed the Jesus figure as a beacon of hope and salvation and they spent about $250,000 to finance it.

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[MensHelpTv]

I guess the flame videos is against each other the post is not about Salvation or church teachings it is about a statue that burned down from a lightneing strike...

I do read the posts due to the fact I posted this to show people what this Icon looks like due to the fact many people have never seen this from many parts of the world.

If you love Jesus teachings great show love in comments about differences.

MensHelpTv

[bdisnyob]

that's just wierd - what are people thinking

[SArmagh681]

Thor did not approve

[Puresomalilander]

WHERE ARE CHRISTIAN IDOL WORSHIPPERS.......

WHY YOU TINY STONE GREECE god......DOESN'T DEFEND HIMSELVE

[fady97]

@samytoto1 bullshit

[ROBMAT2010]

Please my friends watch this you will understand why this happened to this idol or statue of Jesus." Islamic Miracles,Quran reveals! Why God destroyed Jesus statue&100% PROOF Jesus is not God-"

Type that on youtube search engine see it for yourself.

[PoorMansNews]

they are rebuilding this.... no need for this for a a church.