Church declines PETA offer to rebuild Jesus statue with vegan message

MONROE — Officials at Solid Rock Church, where a 62-foot statue of Jesus burned down because of a lightning strike, have declined an offer from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to rebuild it with a vegan message.

PETA representatives suggested via a faxed letter to the church that, in exchange for a grant, Jesus would be built with a lamb in his arms and a message inscribed on the statue: “Blessed Are the Merciful. Go Vegan.”

PETA sent the letter to the church’s pastors, the Revs. Lawrence and Darlene Bishop. It said the money would be donated in part by a devoutly Christian PETA supporter, officials said. The letter states the following:

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As you can guess, the church said no.

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Bag of Randomenss

  • I attended a funeral yesterday.  A former coworker and friend lost his father to cancer.  It was the second Catholic funeral I have attended.
  • What I didn’t like about this funeral is that it wasn’t personalized one bit.  I could not tell you one thing about the man that died, and there wasn’t even a program provided.
  • I had a conversation with a Catholic friend the other day in which she mentioned the cry rooms at the back of the church.  I honestly had no idea that such a thing existed through my years in the Evangelical and Mainline churches.  The church where the funeral was held had quite a large cry room that was about five to seven pews big.
  • Now that I think about it, Irving Bible Church had some cry rooms but they were relatively small and are not very noticeable at all.
  • In case you were wondering, the churches that I have attended have either a nursery or a childrens’ church.  Most of the time the kids stay during the singing and announcements, but leave to childrens’ church when the sermon is about to begin.
  • On my way to the funeral I saw to police traffic cops wearing bright yellow uniforms trying to catch speeders.  That’s the first time I’ve seen officers wear something so visible.
  • Of all magazines for a general to get in trouble over, who thought it would have been a Rolling Stone magazine cover with an almost naked Lady Gaga holding two machine guns.
  • It doesn’t matter the administration, but if your top general isn’t a believer in your administration, it’s best to cut strings and get people that are on board.  That’s not to say they have to agree on everything or that they can’t have a dissenting viewpoint, but when it comes to not having confidence and making fun of an administration to reporter that’s a different issue.
  • When I first started to work at Southwest (I work at, not for the company, remember) the first thing I noticed on my way to the office is how DART is building a light rail system just outside the property.  After some research, I found that once complete come this December, that would become a cost effective choice for me as the new Carrollton station is just a few miles down the road for me.  But now DART is floating around the idea for people that people that live outside a DART city, like I do, would have to pay an additional two dollars a day for parking.  I’m not sure if I’m willing to spend an extra $40 a month along with another $65 for a monthly pass.  But then again, all of this DART stuff is new to me.
  • In his latest New York Times op-ed piece, Bono relives his own experiences of “Bloody Sunday,” one of the deadliest days of “The Troubles” conflict between Northern Ireland and England, and celebrates the new British Prime Minister’s decision to take blame for the massacre.
  • For my U2 fans, an article about the band, ESPN, and the World Cup.
  • Would a Russian airline create an commercial in which women in bikinis are washing one of their planes?  Yup YouTube
  • A fly landed on Obama
  • Little girl loves ugly horse
  • An interesting dual screen laptop with no keyboard
  • A great idea for a toothbrush
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Southwest Airlines launches 72-hour fare sale

Southwest Airlines Co. launched a 72-hour sale Tuesday to celebrate its 39th year in business, with fares starting at $39 each way.

For travel up to 450 miles, fares are $39 one-way. For travel between 451 and 1000 miles, fares are $79 each way. Fares are $119 each way for travel greater than that.

The fares are available through 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Thursday for travel Sept. 8 through Nov. 17.

To book travel, visit http://www.southwest.com. Southwest fares aren’t available on online travel sites like Expedia or Orbitz.

Eight to 10 months ago, short-window sales like Southwest’s were unlikely. That has changed as airlines use quick booking to cater more to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter where impulse buys are more likely.

Bloomberg

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Insurance to cover rebuilding of ‘Touchdown Jesus’

MONROE, Ohio — National attention in the wake of the lightning strike that destroyed a giant statue of Jesus has brought Solid Rock Church a flood of donations to rebuild a deluxe version of the icon along Interstate 75.

As it turns out, the “King of Kings” sculpture — also known as Touchdown Jesus, for its upright arms — was insured for $500,000, about twice what it cost the church to erect it in 2004, because the artist, Brad Coriell of Nashville, Tenn., donated some of his time, said co-pastor Darlene Bishop.

Bishop said she hopes a new statue will be up by year’s end.

Suntimes.com

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