My god's Bigger Than your God

““MONROE - If motorists on Interstate 75 want a heavenly vision, all they have to do is look to the side of the road.
Rising dramatically out of the earth at Solid Rock Church, a 62-foot-tall statue of Jesus gazes toward the heavens with hands open, thrusting high. The visually stunning sight of what's billed as America's largest Jesus statue soon will draw more attention to Monroe, as church officials prepare to light up the six-story-tall religious figure each night.
Since its construction in August, the giant Messiah has become a nationally noted roadside attraction. Newspapers, magazines and travel Web sites have featured it, including one that dubbed it "SuperSavior." It's also turned one of Greater Cincinnati's largest churches - about 4,000 regularly flock to the nondenominational evangelical church in Warren County - into something of a tourist attraction.
"I didn't know it would get this much national attention," Solid Rock Pastor Lawrence Bishop said. "We weren't trying to impress people, we were just trying to help people."
Some locals have grumbled about tackiness or a highway hazard from gawking motorists, but others welcome the spiritual icon and the attention it draws.”

When Is aw they were spending a quarter of a million dollars on this it made me wonder, “How many people could be clothed and fed with that much money?”. You can completely clothe and feed a homeless person easily for $50. Ironically the math came out to 5,000 people which is the same number of people Jesus fed with five fish and loaves.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041124/NEWS01/411240352
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“Excellent point, Nigal. Though I fear this will turn into a fuego thread fairly quickly. A 62-foot lighted Jesus may be hucksterism, though the ancient giant Buddhas that the Taliban destroyed as idols are bemoaned as lost cultural items. After looking at the photos with the article, I think the artistic style employed is fairly crude -- Jesus looks like he is asking for someone to save him from a quicksand pit.

But, hey, it's their money and if they want to spend it on a crude piece of sculpture to spread their message about a savior who seems to have expressly been against such displays, well I guess they've said more about themselves than they realize.”

“Exactly, Bearmagnet. Gotta love Smith and "Dogma."”

“Dogma is one of my all-time favourite flicks.”

“Hey! WTF! Is this guerrilla image warefare???????

I want my hip jesus back!!!!!!!!!!
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Hail Mary, Mother of cheese........


I heard you can be healed by touching this almighty sandwich.
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“I remember one a few years ago where Jesus's image appeared on window in the bathroom of a gas station, off some dirt road, in Texas.

After the hoards of believers came and witnessed the miracle, I think they auctioned off the window.
I hope no one washed it....”

“quicksand jesus. heh.”

“"Though I fear this will turn into a fuego thread fairly quickly."

I thought about marking it as fuego but that would have just seemed like I was lookin' for a fight. It was posted as humor so I'll leve it to you degenerates to deside weather it'll go fuego. LOL!”

“Apparently hot-linking images is an abomination unto the LORD.”

“Jesus doesn't have the server space to spare...”

“Idol worship”

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I'm a stubborn SOB...especially when it comes to sacrilege.
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Anyone listen to TKK?”

“My god screws things up a lot, but she has a wicked sense of humor.”

“I've seen TKK several times.”

“Ancient history, hpm - see the Hit & Run Holiday Tour?”

“I've seen almost of them except I see good spirits and the Resurrection of Luna.”

“Make that Reincarnation”

“Actually what do you mean by ancient history? They were on tour this October with Ministry.”

“LOL! I mean the Hit & Run Holiday tour...mid 90's?

When you see them is it the standard...............SexFest?”

“It may have been Dateline that had this guy who stole his bank truck with millions in it. He was too stupid to realize that you can't just buy a $600,000 house with the money without the IRS looking into it.

Anyway, he bought an velvet Elvis painting for $45, and this store owner bought it for thousands just because it was part of the loot that was auctioned off when they caught the guy. Now that was a stupid purchase!”

“More like a bump-n-grind fest.

My first TKK show was the Kooler than show.

Are you aware they just released a beast of CD?”

“Love the bump-in-grind! A girl in front of me got pissed off at the grinding. I said "look around". I mean, at least the first 10-15 rows were grinding in unison and we were in the middle, no way not to, ya know?

Went to a rave after that show. That was a love fest.

I pine for those days. ;)

I'll have to get the new CD.
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“That new statue was made right up the road from our neighborhood.”

““Idol worship”

mtn gal
12:10:02 PM
11/26/04


A friend of mine calls Communion... Ritualistic cannibalism.


Not that there's anything wrong with that.”

“I wonder what the life was of my God in her early years. We only got to know her when she was older and going through menopause and grew the mustache and beard :)”

“Hey man it's a great thing. It’s all about convenience really. Ya just get off the exit and stop in at Traders World (must be said with a hillbilly twang) which is one of the biggest, tackiest flee markets you’ve ever seen. Go buy yourself some cheap pirated NASCAR shirts and a new lighthouse house lamp and then stop off at the 60’ Jesus for some quick god time and repent for stopping in at the Hustler store right down the road when you leave there.”

“Sexplosion was our intro to TKK. Went out and got the back catalogue after that! Wahoooo! Also found Brain Dead Soundmachine on Wax Trax, too.”

“Psalms 115:4-8 - [4] Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. [5] They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: [6] They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: [7] They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.[8] They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

They do read the bible every once in a while, right??”

“christianity has turned into a cult of personality”

“My Jesus is bigger than your Jesus.

http://www.greatpassionplay.com/attractions/christ_ozarks.asp”

“anybody seen the giant cross outside effingham, il? ive driven by it a few times, its kinda tacky and beautiful at the same time”

“That grilled cheese sandwich is Greta Garbo.....any fool can see that!!

Maybe the Big Geez Dude is signalling "Touchdown!"”

“Maybe the Big Geez Dude is signalling "Touchdown!"

MarkO
12:23:56 PM
11/28/04

I don't know if a statement like that shows a complete lack of understanding about Christ or football or both.”

“Notre Dame University has a Jesus statue with arms stretched up and out.

It can be seen from the football stadium and is called, "Touchdown Jesus".

"I don't know if a statement like that shows a complete lack of understanding about Christ or football or both.”
bbw
12:45:23 PM
11/28/04

Obviously not.

I however do know THAT statment shows a complete lack of understanding of humor.”

“It would have been funny if the statue was actually signaling a touchdown. The statue's arms are in the position to signal unsportsmanlike conduct, which when you think about it is even funnier.”

“"Rising dramatically out of the earth at Solid Rock Church, a 62-foot-tall statue of Jesus gazes toward the heavens with hands open, thrusting high."

Well, that one is signalling "touchdown".

I wonder if Jesus does "intentional grounding"?”

“At 62 feet for just what's showing above ground, he could just be bragging about size. (See what reading the DaVinci Code has done to me, making me think all those sordid thoughts about Mary Magdelene and JC.)”

“If you are REALLY bad and you get close enough he stomps on your head. Is THAT "intentional grounding?"


J/K”

“Hmmm, or he could go upside your head with one of those outstretched hands.”

“What you say is true, and if you were following his gaze, you wouldn't see it coming! lol”

“Doh! ! !”

“I drove by it on the way to the Bengal's game today. It looks more like someone who should be screaming, "I'm melting! Melllllttttting!". They should make it's eyes light up and smoke shoot out and yell, "I am the Great and Terrible OZ!!".”

“Are you back to spelling God's name correctly, Nigal?”

“i guess a statue of someone praying with their hands above their heads could be interpreted as a safety”

“It was used in a general contex and not directly.”

“And, there is a correct spelling for a god name? How many gods are there?
God is like fleas, too many to name.You're probable aware of them all.So, I'll go to my bedroom in shame. God is 04822-hgwh
-iw-whb d;kxjxg;/orxldckgbn v”