Touchdown Jesus Struck by Lightning

The 62 feet tall and 40 feet wide sculpture located at Ohio popularly known as Touchdown Jesus was struck by lightning by a thunderstorm last Monday night. According to Monroe police department, it happened at 11:15 p.m., it was burned to the ground by the thunderstorm. The King of Kings sculpture had its nickname “Touchdown Jesus” because its arms were raised similar to the referee signing a touchdown.

The fire started to the statue up to the amphitheater nearby, luckily, nobody was hurt. The statue was financed by Lawrence Bishop and his wife amounting to $250,000, and according tom them they built the statue not to impress the people but to help the people because it signifies salvation.