Hallelujah: Touchdown Jesus Will Be Resurrected
The police now say that lightning initially sparked the right hand of Touchdown Jesus, burning the landmark to the ground. The good news: He’ll be back. (via Dayton Daily News)In life, it was a sight to behold: The soaring King of Kings statue in Monroe, Ohio (see the best photos here). But the inferno Monday night that leveled the statue was every bit as astonishing to witness (watch the blaze here).
Now officials at Solid Rock Church say they plan to have the icon rebuilt and restored.
Talking to the Dayton Daily News, Monroe Police Chief Mark Neu said that some $700,000 in church damage was caused by the fire that lasted only a few minutes. He said that all indications are that the lightning sparked the statue’s right hand – a belief confirmed by eyewitness accounts that said the hand caught fire first.
As photos surfaced Tuesday of the smoking rubble, there was no indication as to how quickly the statue might be rebuilt or restored.
Touchdown Jesus’ Statue Destroyed By Lightning
A statue of Jesus outside Monroe, Ohio caught fire after a lightning strike on Monday and burned to the ground. The statue, built in 2004 and dubbed ‘Touchdown Jesus’, was a feature on the grounds of the Solid Rock Church in Monroe. Standing six stories high, the statue was named “King of Kings” but colloquially became called “Touchdown Jesus” — the arms approximate the signal a referee makes for a touchdown in professional football.
The better-known “Touchdown Jesus” — a mural at the University of Notre Dame — remained unscathed.
Full story via the Associated Press. Watch the YouTube video, posted by the user “TalonGoddessofHell” Irony!
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