The Manic Mechanic

It's a happenstance such as this which almost leads me to believe not only 1) there is a God of some sort, but also 2) S/He and I would get along like a pair of timeworn drinking buddies.

Lightning strikes and destroys a 62ft. tall statue of Jesus.



This six-story tall sculpture, often called "Touchdown Jesus" because the upstretched arms resemble a football ref's touchdown call, sat in front of of the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio. People who know me well enough know that I find such blatant displays of in-your-face religious fervor disgusting. So I shed nothing more than a minor chuckle upon hearing of the delightfully appropriate destruction of this monstrosity. Not only that, but it seems that the construction of the statue, made of plastic foam and fiberglass over a minor framework of steel (you can see this in the aftermath in the picture above), is not much more substantial that the cheesy dashboard Jeezies you'd find at a touristy rest area alongside a rural highway. Ironic for a church calling itself Solid Rock they did not bother making their sculpture from traditional, more substantial material such as marble, stone or concrete.

Then again, you'd miss out on the spectacular demise.