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Post by Tiger on Jun 15, 2010 17:33:13 GMT -5
So when wildfires strike southern California, it's punishment for Hollywood's decadence, when tornadoes strike Iowa it's punishment for legalizing gay marriage, when Haiti gets hit with an Earthquake it's punishment for making a deal with the devil two centuries ago... but when a lightning storm destroys a giant $500,000 statue of Jesus and leaves pretty much everything else intact, it can't possibly be anything other than an arbitrary natural disaster, right?
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Post by Paradox on Jun 15, 2010 20:40:55 GMT -5
I would say that this is ironic, but it's not really ironic when a giant statue with metal supports is struck by lightning. It is kind of funny though.
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Post by Goosey on Jun 15, 2010 20:44:44 GMT -5
but when a lightning storm destroys a giant $500,000 statue of Jesus and leaves pretty much everything else intact, it can't possibly be anything other than an arbitrary natural disaster, right? I wouldn't say there's anything "arbitrary" about a six storey structure on a metal frame being struck by lightning. I'd say that's pretty basic path of least resistance physics.
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Post by smilodon on Jun 15, 2010 21:14:49 GMT -5
Don't you see? This is proof that Zeus is real, and he's pissed! All hail Zeus! I, for one, welcome our new Greek overlords. At least the Greeks weren't rabid homophobes. With them as overlords we might just get gay marriage legalized. As for fundie explanations, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them are thinking that this latest event is just "God testing our faith".
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Post by Shane for Wax on Jun 15, 2010 22:38:09 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that there wasn't any metal in the statue. It was foam and fiberglass mostly.
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Post by Goosey on Jun 15, 2010 23:19:21 GMT -5
According to its page on Wikipedia, "The statue was sculpted using a thin skin of fiberglass over a flammable styrofoam interior stabilized by a metal frame, and the fire left only its internal metal structure."
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Post by bigjilm on Jun 16, 2010 7:47:35 GMT -5
Ohio resident here. I've driven by this monstrosity of an eye sore many times. Most locals, religious or not, aren't too upset about this. Funny rumors I've been hearing is that the church behind this was into some major coke-dealing (although I haven't seen much support for this) ...and those rumors are from local Christians.
At any rate, many locals have called it Big Butter Jesus or Touchdown Jesus.
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Post by shadowpanther on Jun 16, 2010 7:53:18 GMT -5
So when wildfires strike southern California, it's punishment for Hollywood's decadence, when tornadoes strike Iowa it's punishment for legalizing gay marriage, when Haiti gets hit with an Earthquake it's punishment for making a deal with the devil two centuries ago... but when a lightning storm destroys a giant $500,000 statue of Jesus and leaves pretty much everything else intact, it can't possibly be anything other than an arbitrary natural disaster, right? Mysterious ways! /fundie
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Post by rookie on Jun 16, 2010 9:11:47 GMT -5
Heh, I saw this story. I was trying to figure out how the fundies would react. Here's how some of them are reacting. It's too early in the morning for me to dig for more reactions.
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Post by gomer21xx on Jun 16, 2010 10:51:51 GMT -5
God: What part of "No Graven Images" did you people not understand, me-dammit???
I've heard rumors that they might rebuild it. I'll link a source when I find it, but if it's true, I might just throw hamsters at people, 'cause there are plenty of better things to spend money on besides a giant, flammable, lightning rod.
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Post by Distind on Jun 16, 2010 12:51:37 GMT -5
God: What part of "No Graven Images" did you people not understand, me-dammit???I've heard rumors that they might rebuild it. I'll link a source when I find it, but if it's true, I might just throw hamsters at people, 'cause there are plenty of better things to spend money on besides a giant, flammable, lightning rod. A giant flammable lightning rod would be cooler than this, and cheaper. This is an expensive tacky giant flammable lightning rod.
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Post by Chi Shiro on Jun 16, 2010 13:19:07 GMT -5
As far as my mother's church knows, the rumors are true. This very night they will be taking a special offering to help "our brothers and sisters in christ rebuild this wonderful tribute to our living God".
I will not be attending (what part of "vacation" doesn't my family understand?) but I'll get a play by play when they get home, I'm sure.
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Post by terri on Jun 16, 2010 13:21:37 GMT -5
The statue had a blog dedicated to it, and I liked the headline: JEEEBUS DEADED BY AN ACT OF DAD(I'm imagining Bluebottle from the Goon Show: "The big Jesus-type statue got deaded, Capting!")
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Post by Alexandria on Jun 16, 2010 16:22:29 GMT -5
Cause someone had to post it.
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Post by Chi Shiro on Jun 16, 2010 17:36:33 GMT -5
Why must my family always be mainpage worthy?
My grandmother says that the statue being struck was God's work. "Look at all the money coming in from all over the world to help that church. It was God's miracle."
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