Some of you may have heard of the construction officially called the King of Kings. Although, you may have also heard it called the Big Butter Jesus, Touchdown Jesus, or several other nicknames it's come to be known by. Well, as of June 15 at 11:15 P.M. it has earned a new nickname. Lightning Rod Jesus.
Well, my first response to the news was laughter, but then the curious side of me began to wonder. What was it made of that it burnt so completely? The church spent half a million dollars for a sculpture of foam with a thin layer of fiberglass supported by a steel structure.
So, let's review:
Taller than the surrounding structures
Conductive steel support frame
Covered with flammable materials
Seriously? I'm surprised the thing has lasted the nearly six years it has. I found some pictures of it on a local news sight. The first one shows it intact, but the second and third show it on fire. When I say 'on fire', I mean completely engulfed in flames. The fifth picture shows the 'Y' shaped support structure inside of it (post fire).
To paraphrase one of my favorite fictional characters, I've never credited religion with an over-abundance of brains, but this goes well beyond poor judgement. They spent half a million dollars constructing a flammable lightning rod.
June 15, 2010
Lightning Rod Jesus
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