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PHOTOS: ‘Touchdown Jesus’ statue on I-75 destroyed by fire 11 years ago today

Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
Throwback Thursday Jesus statue burns to the ground
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Still needing forearms, hands, some touch-ups and paint, the Jesus sculpture under construction at the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio, is nearing completion Wednesday, August 11, 2004. (Middletown Journal, Pat Auckerman)
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June 14, 2021
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The large Jesus statue at Solid Rock Church was destroyed by a lightning strike and fire 11 years ago today -- on June 14, 2010.

Click through the photos above for views of the fire, statue and aftermath.

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