Comments on: The Cross as a Giant Eyesore

By: Tammy

Tammy — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:57:38 +0000

It’s not so much about the cross, that bothers you really. It’s the fact that you along with most of the world do not believe in God or what any religious symbol stands for. Would you or the majority be gripping if it was any other monument other than a religious symbol. If the gov. or city, put a memorial to a movie star, or someone who saved a life, would you or these people complain, No. I think not. But on 9/11 everyone was looking for a cross & any religious symbol they could find on that day & the days to follow. No one was complaining about crosses then. But there will come a day when Jesus will come back for the saved & unsaved & on this day, you will wish, & pray that you had not buck against the cross. Just like a sign on a resturant invites you in, that is the churches way of letting every walk of life no matter how rich or poor they are welcome to come & drink from the water of life freely. I pray you all don’t wait too late to be saved.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:31:09 +0000

pssh thats nothing… My church is going to build a 199 foot cross which will cost $1,000,000 we will have four 30 foot drawings (some of Jesus some of angels) at the base of the cross. Again this is costing 1,000,000 dollars were doing this so ppl know how and where to find us… So we can say come visit my church just follow the giant cross. Although tonight when we were discussing it in our business meeting I thought if you say that the next thing out of there mouth would be how much did that thing cost?

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:56:59 +0000

I live about 7 miles from the “touchdown Jesus” statue north of Cincinnati. Pass it each time I get on I-75. It saddens me that the Solid Rock Church of Monroe, Oh. takes pride in this very disturbing site. It’s sad to know they could have gave money to missions and/or helped the hungry in out country. I’m feel very safe to say God was not pleased with this ($250,000) monolithic messiah. Church should never turn people off it should make them feel welcome. Sad to say SRC has turned many people off.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:56:57 +0000

My friend and I saw two different giant white crosses from the interstate on our way to TN from MD. Honestly the first thing that popped into my head was “I wonder how much those things cost that church” because when I give me share, I don’t expect it to be spent on architecture unless it’s a functional building.
Neither a giant cross or “touchdown Jesus” makes me want to go to that church. In fact, they make me want to turn away. $250,000 is way too much to spend on something that does nothing by draw gawkers and ridicule. It gets people talking, but so does donating the money to build a local music program, or fund a youth sport.

By: honnalora

honnalora — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:48:57 +0000

Our Church recently added a 50ft cross to the front lawn of our Church. It is a plain white cross, with one exception. Written in big bold letters, it says “JESUS SAVES”. It is a great addition to our Church. Since the Cross was added, there have been many people in every church service that have accepted Christ as Savior.
There are pictures of the Cross being built on the Church website. http://www.crosst.org

By: Michael Box

Michael Box — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:33:21 +0000

I live about 15 minutes from the “touchdown Jesus” statue north of Cincinnati, and let me tell you, it does nothing for me. As a follower of Christ, I am somewhat embarassed that this congregation spent such a large amount of money, ($250,000) on this monolithic messiah. That money could have helped plant a church, build an orphanage, or support a ministry in some aspect or another. It is just a symbol of poor stewardship and arrogance.
Any congregation should strongly examine the motivation behind such an “evangelistic tool.” Maybe they need a huge reminder of their devotion to Jesus because their lives don’t reflect it.

By: RC of strangeculture

RC of strangeculture — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:31:16 +0000

I really appreciate Nathan Colgate’s comment and Taurus’ comment…
there is a place for certain tactics, and respecting your community is essential!!
Also, being aware of what will be effective in your community doesn’t seem like it should take any stroke of genious, but some many churches need to be in touch w/ there community.
–RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com

By: Nathan Colgate

Nathan Colgate — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:56:13 +0000

I attend 3 Crosses Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley where we have three 100' crosses in front of our building. The three crosses are clearly visible from three major highways (as well as from outer space). They serve as a landmark, not an eyesore, at least in our case. Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows what you're talking about when you say "I go to the church with the three big crosses." Many members of our congregation are there because they "just decided to drop in and see what church was like, after driving by every day on the way to and from work". I say: honor the community first, if they don't want the crosses, then don't put them up. otherwise I think it is a fine opportunity to establish the church's presence and location.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:06:16 +0000

My 13 year old son made an interesting inquiry…
“If Christ had been shot down by a machine gun, would we wear a machine gun on a chain?”
It brought up an interesting conversation about the cross and its signifigance. Afterall, dieing on the cross wasn’t unique. An empty tomb? Now that was unique.

By: Taurus

Taurus — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:41:23 +0000

Even in our “Super-size me”, marketing-crazed society, word-of-mouth is still so wonderfully effective.
No matter how many crosses are posted (no matter what size they are), we should never forget that wood doesn’t talk.
Lifeless symbols don’t spead the the Gospel message, people do.
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