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 Bahamut.Kaioshin
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By Bahamut.Kaioshin 2010-06-15 02:38:33
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Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
Amusingly, we just had an earthquake here in SoCA shortly after Touchdown Jesus burned down. Jesus: U MAD?

WTH do you live? In Hemet we only felt a little shake.
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By Lakshmi.Jaerik 2010-06-15 02:49:31
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Bahamut.Kaioshin said:
WTH do you live? In Hemet we only felt a little shake.

San Diego.

It was only a little shake here too, but it sure as hell freaked my cats out.
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By Bahamut.Kaioshin 2010-06-15 02:53:12
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Ah! I used to drive to San Diego often, hell of a drive from Hemet. I speed so I always got there faster then mapquest predicted, it was like "WOOT" I just raced Mapquest and I won! anyways I almost didn't feel it as I was walking through my apartment and I never feel slight earthquakes unless im seditary or leaning against the wall or something, otherwise I just feel like my equilibrium is out of wack lol.
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By Gilgamesh.Shayala 2010-06-15 03:25:10
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Midgardsormr.Sammitch said:
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It serves them right for being cheap. Who builds a statue out of styrofoam... or as we Brits call it, Polystyrene?
Expanded polystyrene. GAWD.


Point is still valid ^^
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By Bismarck.Magnumatic 2010-06-15 03:46:34
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It was Zeus!

They're worshiping the wrong god!
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By Gilgamesh.Shayala 2010-06-15 03:49:55
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Why does most organised Christian religion insist on depicting Jesus as a caucasian man with a caucasian man's features? If he existed at all he would most likely have been of Arabic appearance.
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By Bismarck.Magnumatic 2010-06-15 03:52:28
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Gilgamesh.Shayala said:
Why does most organised Christian religion insist on depicting Jesus as a caucasian man with a caucasian man's features? If he existed at all he would most likely have been of Arabic appearance.

What do you expect from people who believe in fairy tales?
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By Lakshmi.Ricco 2010-06-15 12:29:30
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First of all haha :)
and secondly... Yay I'm not the only one in the cincy area to play FFXI... usually when I talk with someone they look at me weird and ask "oh is that like WoW?"
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By Lakshmi.Ricco 2010-06-15 12:34:13
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Oh and If anyone was wondering how much this "art"? cost a nice $250k back in 2004...
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By Fenrir.Luarania 2010-06-15 12:40:40
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Off topic. I go down to Cincy about once a month >_> should actually be down there tonight/tomorrow but my car is screwed up right now...

On topic. I lol'd hard at this, he does seem to be pissed. The before and after pictures are just priceless.

Oh and I don't mean to be crapping on the religious folks, just something like that is pretty funny =/
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By Lakshmi.Ricco 2010-06-15 12:46:40
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Fenrir.Luarania said:
Off topic. I go down to Cincy about once a month >_> should actually be down there tonight/tomorrow but my car is screwed up right now...

On topic. I lol'd hard at this, he does seem to be pissed. The before and after pictures are just priceless.

Oh and I don't mean to be crapping on the religious folks, just something like that is pretty funny =/

but it is funny :) maybe they will get it right this time and not make him Caucasian
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By Asura.Funkatron 2010-06-15 12:51:45
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Rofl... Made my day. And im not christian, but im a fan of black jesus. But the description even in the anglo saxon bible describes him to fit either of arabic decent or black.
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By Asura.Braego 2010-06-15 13:01:43
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I can't tell you how many times I've driven past this... It's even funnier looking at it this way.
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By Lakshmi.Jaerik 2010-06-15 13:07:25
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The most scientifically accurate guesstimate portrait made of Jesus (taken from cranial and DNA scans of those who lived in the immediate area of the same ethnic background at the same time) is this one, done by a team of Western scientists a few years back.

Of course it was immediately rejected by US fundamentalists as looking "like some crazy Arab."
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By Leviathan.Dubont 2010-06-15 13:13:17
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I think its funny that on that site, they have a poll...click yes if you think its a sign
no if it means nothing

there is only like a 10% difference between the votes...meaning almost as many people think that it is a sign as they do that it means nothing...

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By Valefor.Slipispsycho 2010-06-15 13:19:35
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Asura.Funkatron said:
Rofl... Made my day. And im not christian, but im a fan of black jesus. But the description even in the anglo saxon bible describes him to fit either of arabic decent or black.


Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
The most scientifically accurate guesstimate portrait made of Jesus (taken from cranial and DNA scans of those who lived in the immediate area of the same ethnic background at the same time) is this one, done by a team of Western scientists a few years back.

Of course it was immediately rejected by US fundamentalists as looking "like some crazy Arab."

Is it just me or... ?

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By Phoenix.Oumura 2010-06-15 13:20:03
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"The pastor of Solid Rock Church says the church does plan to rebuild the statue."

-.- Looks like they still haven't learned their lesson. More money soon to be wasted.
(Quoted from the article in the OP, which is now edited with more detail.)
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By Siren.Thoraeon 2010-06-15 13:20:37
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One might think that making a statue out of flammable material with tall metal rods inside it would would attract lightning and cause a fire, but it is obviously sign. Sigh... people these days...
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By Lakshmi.Ricco 2010-06-15 13:23:35
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Phoenix.Oumura said:
"The pastor of Solid Rock Church says the church does plan to rebuild the statue."

-.- Looks like they still haven't learned their lesson. More money soon to be wasted.
(Quoted from the article in the OP, which is now edited with more detail.)


wonder how big the next one will be and what price tag will it carry I agree such a waste of money that could be going to places it's needed.
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By Carbuncle.Kyofooyo 2010-06-15 13:24:06
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so.... i live right by this >.> the light up LED sign they have says a simple message:

"He'll be back."

sigh, it's funny to see, but such a waste of money.
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By Bahamut.Peas 2010-06-15 13:29:02
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Man I really need to drive by and have a good gawk at it! Too bad though, Butter Jesus was such an entertaining landmark.
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By Asura.Funkatron 2010-06-15 13:42:46
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Valefor.Slipispsycho said:
Asura.Funkatron said:
Rofl... Made my day. And im not christian, but im a fan of black jesus. But the description even in the anglo saxon bible describes him to fit either of arabic decent or black.
Lakshmi.Jaerik said:
The most scientifically accurate guesstimate portrait made of Jesus (taken from cranial and DNA scans of those who lived in the immediate area of the same ethnic background at the same time) is this one, done by a team of Western scientists a few years back. Of course it was immediately rejected by US fundamentalists as looking "like some crazy Arab."
Is it just me or... ?

lmao... you guys rock. WHITE JESUS IS A LIE!!!
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By Valefor.Endlesspath 2010-06-16 03:33:10
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Bahamut.Kaioshin said:
I thought Idolisim was a sin. Some christian's never got to that part in the Ten Commandments.
Idolism=worship of an idol. I saw no crowds fawning at this statue. This is nothing more then a symbol. Anyone with some amount of education can understand that.
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2010-06-16 03:44:28
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ohai!

and on the left we see another example of American idiocy. Don't look too close or you might catch the stupid too! next on our tour.....
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By Valefor.Endlesspath 2010-06-16 03:49:52
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Phoenix.Smileybone said:
Valefor.Endlesspath said:
Phoenix.Oumura said:
OK, so roughly an hour or so ago we had some severe storms roll through. About 10mi north of me theres this giant Jesus statue that Solid Rock Church built a few years back. After its construction it became a /b/tards wet dream on 4chan, and the subject of many religious jokes/lolimages.

Well apparently this storm decided he needed to burn. He was struck by lightning, engulfed in flames and utterly destroyed.
http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=12649244
I find this amusing. Enjoy.

::EDIT::
For those who have never seen it:

Sounds like some background issues leaking out Oumura... after all, this is no more then some man made statue, nothing more - nothing less.
Can you please fill us in on your apparently salacious joy in this simple physical event of nature?

Probably has something to do with this thing called "irony".

Irony - sure I can see that. But you miss my point still: there is some underlying reason for Ourmura to post and gloat about the event - thats what I'm interested in, Mr. Obvious.
;p
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By Carbuncle.Calem 2010-06-16 04:13:59
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Valefor.Endlesspath said:
But you miss my point still: there is some underlying reason for Ourmura to post and gloat about the event - thats what I'm interested in, Mr. Obvious. ;p
Phoenix.Oumura said:
I find this amusing. Enjoy.

OP found the news, thought it was funny in an ironic way, and decided to share it with people who might also find it funny. There doesn't seem to be any more to it than that.
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By Bismarck.Touvan 2010-06-16 04:29:56
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Wow I live about 20 miles from that church.
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By Bahamut.Kaioshin 2010-06-16 04:35:06
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Valefor.Endlesspath said:
Bahamut.Kaioshin said:
I thought Idolisim was a sin. Some christian's never got to that part in the Ten Commandments.
Idolism=worship of an idol. I saw no crowds fawning at this statue. This is nothing more then a symbol. Anyone with some amount of education can understand that.

I think I meant more generally then specifically when I made that comment. As in general, some versions of the christian faith tend to erect large statues of "Symbols" for what? Just to do it? I'm pretty sure the church that statue was erected at and the tourists who visited it, dropped to their knees and said a few prayers. But since your obviously on par with Stephen Hawkings give us all a detailed explaination of HOW this isn't even slightly considered Idolisim and while your at it, explain to me the Catholic Church and their hypocrisies..

K THX...


p.s. go suck a ***.
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By Bahamut.Kaioshin 2010-06-16 04:37:13
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Valefor.Endlesspath said:
Phoenix.Smileybone said:
Valefor.Endlesspath said:
Phoenix.Oumura said:
OK, so roughly an hour or so ago we had some severe storms roll through. About 10mi north of me theres this giant Jesus statue that Solid Rock Church built a few years back. After its construction it became a /b/tards wet dream on 4chan, and the subject of many religious jokes/lolimages. Well apparently this storm decided he needed to burn. He was struck by lightning, engulfed in flames and utterly destroyed. http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=12649244 I find this amusing. Enjoy. ::EDIT:: For those who have never seen it:
Sounds like some background issues leaking out Oumura... after all, this is no more then some man made statue, nothing more - nothing less. Can you please fill us in on your apparently salacious joy in this simple physical event of nature?
Probably has something to do with this thing called "irony".
Irony - sure I can see that. But you miss my point still: there is some underlying reason for Ourmura to post and gloat about the event - thats what I'm interested in, Mr. Obvious. ;p

oh wow. Not just my post, but the OP's got hyperlinked to the dictionary.

I see what you did there..

I see it.
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