11-24-2004, 07:25 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
Beware the Mad Irish
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62 Ft. Tall Giant - JESUS!
I pass this church routinely on the way to a friend's house. It's been a hoot watching this statue being built. I've never stopped here but there is always always always a crowd hanging around and it seems to be getting more popular. The Solid Rock Church...home of the 62 foot tall Messiah!
Solid Rock Church - News Article This photo distorts how close it sits to I-75. It's actually about a football field's length set back. Quote:
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11-24-2004, 07:29 AM | #2 (permalink) |
All hail the Mountain King
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The kick is good! Man, these massive religious artifacts are oustanding, I can't wait for the giant Satan to be built across the road.
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11-24-2004, 11:39 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Imagine driving I-75 at night and seeing that out of the corner of your eye? I'd probably freak out and drive off of the road.
Right into the giant Jesus arms.
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11-24-2004, 11:56 AM | #8 (permalink) |
Cracking the Whip
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Jesus Christ! (no, really, Jesus Christ!)
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11-24-2004, 03:11 PM | #10 (permalink) | |
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What thread was that? I want a burrito.
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11-24-2004, 03:16 PM | #12 (permalink) |
don't ignore this-->
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it was some world record breaking burrito that had to be thrown away because it went bad before it was finished. another waste of resources. http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...argest+burrito
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11-24-2004, 06:35 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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What's even better is passing the Hustler and the strip club a minute or two later
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11-24-2004, 06:39 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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11-26-2004, 02:53 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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Well, if Jimmy Flynt likes it, it can't be all bad.
That's the same church with the big electronic lighted sign advertising various churchy things. A couple years ago, I remember driving by one day and seeing the sign frozen- no words, but just a blob of gibberish. After passing it I said "haha! where's your fancy god now?!" Also, that isn't far from the anatomically correct horse mounted atop the flea market sign, is it not? One last thing- anyone else find irony in how the church is called "Solid Rock Church" but the statue is made of hollow styrofoam and plexiglass?
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11-26-2004, 12:43 PM | #21 (permalink) | |
Natalie Portman is sexy.
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11-26-2004, 11:44 PM | #23 (permalink) |
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I cannot wait untill this thing makes its way into the next news story- either a 75 car pileup kills over a dozen, or someone blows it up as a prank........
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11-27-2004, 01:29 AM | #24 (permalink) | |
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11-27-2004, 11:56 AM | #26 (permalink) |
She's Actual Size
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I know a few people that go to Solid Rock...and the one time I brought up the "wow, that would've fed a lot of people" point, I was lectured on how much the church does for the needy, more apparently than any other church in the area. So I guess that justifies spending that amount of money
A casino is planned for Monroe, too...right around the same area, I think. Wonder if they'll put up a giant Virign Mary to combat that one?
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11-27-2004, 05:25 PM | #30 (permalink) |
whoopity doo
Location: Seattle
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It appears as if it was hewn from butter. Seriously, I have made better statues out of paper mache, that thing looks terrible. It doesn't even look like the classical Jesus, as far as I can tell, its just some yellow dude in a bathrobe receiving a punt.
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11-28-2004, 05:55 AM | #33 (permalink) | |
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JEEBUS CRIPES! SON OF GOSH!!! CHURCH OF THE HOLY MOLY!!! That's huuuge But I hear that a lot...haha After a trip South on I-75 yesterday I can safely say that yes ... you can see the strip club sign and the Hustler Hollywood store sign from the puny 62 foot fiberglass Jesus.
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11-28-2004, 08:33 AM | #34 (permalink) |
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I was also thinking, it doesnt really look like anything that makes you think it's Jesus.
But fair play to them, if they want their own money on it, thats cool. Im sure the last 250,000 USD the strip joint made could have helped a lot of needy people to, rather than go into shareholders pockets!
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11-30-2004, 04:50 AM | #38 (permalink) |
"I'm sorry. What was the question?"
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I am of the camp who are saying that it's an awful waste of 250G's. There are a lot of other needy areas, aka missionaries who could make good use of that...
I would also like to comment to people who are making the observation that the statue doesn't look like the 'classical Jesus'. I would like to know where we got the 'classical Jesus' from... the long hair, the beard, etc. I know that the beard is factual, but the long hair thing, I"m not sure of. Also, most pics I've seen of the classic Jesus is as a white guy. I don't think Jesus was white, or Anglo Saxon to be more exact. I just find it odd that we all sort of visualize Jesus in the same way...the same stereotyped guy. We're such creatures of habit. Anyways, just my observation...
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11-30-2004, 05:12 AM | #39 (permalink) |
Chicks dig the Saxaphone
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I drive by that on the way to Cincinatti. That's an interesting stretch of road. The Horse, Jesus, Porn. Gotta love Monroe.
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