The Jesus Statue and lightning: Act of God or Nature?

[lord_sultan]

The Jesus Statue and lightning: Act of God or Nature?

By Joshunda Sanders | Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 11:51 AM
This is not typically my area of interest, but I enjoyed this story in the Washington Post about the 62-foot statue struck by lightning Monday in Ohio. Apparently, this has happened more than once to religious statues around the world.

The what does it mean question is one that reminded me of last summer, when a tornado touched down in Minneapolis while the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America was discussing how to be more friendly to their same-sex congregants.
The lede here is great:

It appears God has sacrificed his only son. Again.​

A bolt struck a 62-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ on Monday outside a church in Monroe, Ohio, and the statue erupted in flames. All that remains is a charred steel skeleton, its spindly arms stretched toward heaven, a gesture that once earned it the nickname Touchdown Jesus.​

The story goes on to talk about other religious statues struck by bolts of lightning:

In 2008, lightning singed the fingers and eyebrows of Christ the Redeemer, the 130-foot Jesus statue that stands over Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, a bolt blasted the 33-foot Jesus statue at Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colo. One of Jesuss arms fell off.​

The saints and angels are not safe either. The Notre Dame de Chicagos Virgin Mary burst into flames from her perch atop the churchs dome in 1978; the Engineering News Record covered the construction of a new, lightning-resistant statue with the headline: Burned once, dome reMaryed.​

So, what do you think? Is this a sign of some sort or just a coincidence? I wonder why its so fascinating to folks and I wonder what your thoughts are on that, too.


(source) http://mo.statesman.com/blogs/conte...16/the_jesus_statue_and_lightning.html?ref=nf

 

[digitalzygot]

Sign for them to open their eyes

 

[Raaz]

Everything happens by the will of God.

I am sure about the story, how much true it is?

 

[rana14801]

well if it is true than it should make them understand and they must avoid it in future. the lighting could have come to its creator.