We Christians try really hard, but sometimes the ideas that we come up with are just plain awful!
This 62 foot high Jesus statue, apparently supposed to be Jesus worshipping faces the northbound lane of I-75 in Monroe, Ohio (North of Cincinnati). Because of the hand positions of the Jesus statue many in the area have come to refer to the statue as “Touchdown Jesus”.
One contributer to Roadside America reported that
” a poll taken of locals concerning the statue of Jesus in Monroe had the following results: 25% feel that it is a ‘Godsend, good for Monroe,’ while 75% found that it was an ‘Eyesore, bad for Monroe.’”
I have to agree with the majority on this one. The statue looks terrible, and though it definitely get’s me to notice that there is a large church behind it, it definitely doesn’t inspire worship in my soul or make me want to visit this church, and I am a Christian.
How is it that Christians that love Jesus and want to impact their communities can sometimes be so misguided in their efforts to do so?