“People all across the world have looked at this,” he said.
Obviously, they haven't had to drive by it.
“I know that these people here are devastated by this loss, but they will pick up, move on and they’ll build this back, and move on and continue doing what they do,” he said.
Devastated? Really? Devastated? It's a
fiberglass and Styrofoam Jesus, fer Christ's sake.
“The giant Jesus’ right hand is on fire, is it supposed to be that way?” one 911 caller asked the dispatcher. <snicker>
In 2007, a bolt blasted the 33-foot Jesus statue at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colo. One of Jesus's arms just fell right off.
In 2008, lightning singed the fingers and eyebrows of Christ the Redeemer, the 130-foot Jesus statue that stands over Rio de Janeiro.
Actor James Caviezel was struck by lightning in 2003 while filming Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ." He was playing Jesus.
See? Coincidence really does exist.
We can always count on lightening strikes to engage the what-does-it-mean section of the brain. Pat Robertson divined that the meaning of Hurricane Katrina was punishment for abortion, and the Haitian earthquake as punishment for an historic pact with the Devil. He has declined to interpret the significance of the lightning strike of Touchdown Jesus. I'm leaning towards blaming a certain Toledo-based expediting company.
Fortunately, Darlene Bishop, co-pastor of Solid Rock Church has provided the significance of the lightening strike that incinerated Giant Jesus -
"It's just some fiberglass."
Hey,
the National Weather Service's Lightning Safety Week starts Sunday! Soooo, click the link, read the information, do what it says, save your life. God works in mysterious ways.