On Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 09:00:01 (-0700) Jim Devine writes: >>June 15, 2010 > >> Ohio: Lightning Destroys 6-Story Statue of Jesus >By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS [from the NY TIMES] > >> A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the >> ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were >> scooped up by curious onlookers on Tuesday. 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. Lightning set the statue ablaze around 11:15 p.m. Monday. The >> sculpture, about 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 >> Tuesday.<
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