Touchdown Jesus Burnt To Ashes

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MONROE (GaeaTimes.com)- The King of King statue that was more popularly known as the Touchdown Jesus of the Big Butter Jesus was burnt to the ground on Monday when it was struck by a thunder. The 62-feet tall and 42 feet wide statue that was one of the most famous evangelical landmarks of Ohio has now been reduced to a blackened steel frame and a few pieces of foams that the people of Ohio are scooping out to take home as a relic. The statue was struck by the lightning at around 11:15 p.m. on Monday night according to the Monroe police and immediately caught fire.

The six-storey Touchdown Jesus statue was built of foam, plastic and fiberglass material and contained a steel frame. It portrayed lord Jesus from the torso up stretching his hands stretched out towards the sky. The sculpture was installed in front of the Solid Rock Church along the Interstate 75 highways, north of Cincinnati back in 2004 and since then it has awed thousands of people who have taken the highways and visited the place.

The fire that ravaged the Touchdown Jesus statue also spread to the nearby amphitheater but could not cause havoc as the officials were able to restrict it to the attic. On Tuesday fire station officer Richard Mascarella announced the damages caused by the lightning. He mentioned that the total estimated loss was around $700,000 of which $300,000 was for the statue and $400,000 was for the adjacent amphitheater. A church co-pastor Darlene Bishop said to media sources that the statue of Touchdown Jesus meant a lot to the people of Ohio and that it will be put back soon. He also added that this time they will go for some fireproof material to avoid any more such incidents.