And so on an early summer evening, the Tackiest of Tackies did continue to watch over Drug Alley, ever vigilant and blind, as thunderheads approached.
For all hath seen the depth and breadth of the local public's outrage and embarrassment over the spectacle of the giant Idol set before the church, and it was not good.
Then did the people laugh and jeer at the monstrous lawn ornament of the Solid Rock Church, even from afar and atop the hills of Hollywood!
Yea, though it was highly criticized, the pride of the church did prevail, and they did further enhance the Idol with a new coat of paint, and it was not any better,
for this, too, was not really inexpensive.
So as the evening stretched into night, the blustering thunderheads did cover the land, and did send a shaft of lightening to erase the sanctimonious and sacrilegious display!
Jesus Statue Struck By Lightning, Destroyed
As the article says, the statue has been there for six years. In a recent post, Jesus Gets a Facelift, I gave a basic rundown of the history of the Big Butter Jesus statue (locally known as Touchdown Jesus, because of the position of his arms.) First, the Solid Rock Church spent months collecting funds "to aid the poor." Then, they built this huge monstrosity on the church's front lawn. There was local outrage, but so far as I know, never an investigation. The statue has earned national ridicule, been the subject of a hilarious parody, and even earned mention by Jay Leno.
Last night at about eleven, it was struck by lightening. Made of highly flammable materials, it was totally incinerated. All that is left, as the article states, is "a heap of mangled steel."
Was the lightening a sign from God? There's really no way to answer that, but I wouldn't suggest building another idol in front of the church as a means of finding out!
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Comments: 63
I like your intro better than mine.
Big Butter Jesus a-burnin!
OMG, though, you should-a heard folks at work today! It's the talk of the area, LOL!
Good post! ^_^
Another one? How can they not know how area residents felt about that thing? Spending another half million dollars to repeat the mistake at a time when local folks are doing without because of high unemployment will go beyond adding insult to injury.
If anyone needs any other "proof" that it was the statute that "ticked him off" the article says the ONLY part of the actual church that was damaged was the attic.
I think you're right... the article says they're thinking of building another one. :(
And, I will repeat what I said on his post.
Yes! Finally divine justice! Te he.
No swearing here... just a lot of cussing, LOL
Seriously, though, it is something to make one sit up and pay attention.
The church built the original statue despite public opinion, and I don't expect the public's input to be taken into account when they decide whether to build it again... I suspect nothing could stop them short of an investigation into whether fund were collected under false pretense... or barring such an investigation, maybe zoning restrictions. The idea of reconstruction does seem to be under consideration.
Who knows... maybe they need to be told twice!
Maybe they want a second lightning strike.
Thank you for sharing
I know what you mean... the statue is lifeless and disconnected. No need for it, is there?