Jesus statue, world's largest, consecrated in Poland

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Jesus statue: Believers walked in a procession, singing and carrying banners, one saying 'Christ King of the Universe' as they made their way to the huge statue overlooking a plain in the western Polish town of Swiebodzin.

WARSAW, Poland

Roman Catholic priests consecrated what local officials claim is the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ in the presence of hundreds of Polish faithful on Sunday.

Believers walked in a procession, singing and carrying banners, one saying "Christ King of the Universe" as they made their way to the huge statue overlooking a plain in the western Polish town of Swiebodzin, the news agency PAP reported.

Another sign bore the words "King of Kings" on a banner shaped like a king's crown.

People in Swiebodzin boast that the statue with outstretched arms dubbed "Christ the King" is the world's largest, rising even higher than Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer.

"The monument is a visible sign of faith in Christ," said Bishop Stefan Regmunt, one of several clerics who led outdoor ceremonies at the site.

Local businesspeople hope the monument, which was completed on Nov. 6, will attract tourists and pilgrims and give the area an economic boost. But some Poles accuse the priest who created it of megalomania and say its grandiosity violates Christ's spirit of humility.

The statue itself is 108 feet (33 meters) high — one meter for every year Jesus lived. A golden crown adds two more meters, while a huge mound it sits on takes the whole height to just over 167 feet (51 meters).

Rio's statue is 125 feet (38 meters) tall.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1122/Jesus-statue-world-s-largest-consecrated-in-Poland

[Danno 1,228]

Wait, I thought Europe had all gone Atheist?

[mawilson 2,133]

The statue itself is 108 feet (33 meters) high — one meter for every year Jesus lived.

Shouldn't they have used "cubits" instead of meters, as per Matthew 6:27, Luke 12:25, Revelation 21:17 etc?

Edited November 24, 2010 by mawilson

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Shouldn't they have used "cubits" instead of meters, as per Matthew 6:27, Luke 12:25, Revelation 21:17 etc?

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Edited November 24, 2010 by Lord Infamous

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OT (in regards to your sig): I wish the mod team was as friendly with you as they are with me. You know last week 1 mod sent me a message to remove my signature around 12:30pm. Then I got another message at 3pm, a couple hours later from another Mod God saying "Account suspended - failure to comply with moderator's request to remove inappropriate Forum Signature". Little did they know I didn't even login to VJ until around 10 at night so wasn't able to get the memo until it was too late.

I hate the fuckin mods on this site. They totally ruin the experience.

[Danno 1,228]

OT (in regards to your sig): I wish the mod team was as friendly with you as they are with me. You know last week 1 mod sent me a message to remove my signature around 12:30pm. Then I got another message at 3pm, a couple hours later from another Mod God saying "Account suspended - failure to comply with moderator's request to remove inappropriate Forum Signature". Little did they know I didn't even login to VJ until around 10 at night so wasn't able to get the memo until it was too late.

Was this about your "foreskins" verses?

If you quoted accurately what was there to complain about?... it says what it says (if thats what it says).

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

OT (in regards to your sig): I wish the mod team was as friendly with you as they are with me. You know last week 1 mod sent me a message to remove my signature around 12:30pm. Then I got another message at 3pm, a couple hours later from another Mod God saying "Account suspended - failure to comply with moderator's request to remove inappropriate Forum Signature". Little did they know I didn't even login to VJ until around 10 at night so wasn't able to get the memo until it was too late.

I guess I lucked out. It's their house, their rules. It's easy enough to play the game their way.

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The statue itself is 108 feet (33 meters) high — one meter for every year Jesus lived. A golden crown adds two more meters, while a huge mound it sits on takes the whole height to just over 167 feet (51 meters).

Rio's statue is 125 feet (38 meters) tall.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1122/Jesus-statue-world-s-largest-consecrated-in-Poland

rio's statue sits on a mountain......

[BishopM 114]

The one I'm building in my backyard will be larger than this one...

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OT (in regards to your sig): I wish the mod team was as friendly with you as they are with me. You know last week 1 mod sent me a message to remove my signature around 12:30pm. Then I got another message at 3pm, a couple hours later from another Mod God saying "Account suspended - failure to comply with moderator's request to remove inappropriate Forum Signature". Little did they know I didn't even login to VJ until around 10 at night so wasn't able to get the memo until it was too late.

Otto did the same thing to me. The request to remove and the suspension all happened while I was away. Just our friendly non-partisan mods at work. I am sure if it were someone that the mods "agreed" with they would have waited until we got a chance to read the request. Oh, and BTW. The mods can tell if you read your messages yet. They did this on purpose.

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Was this about your "foreskins" verses?

If you quoted accurately what was there to complain about?... it says what it says (if thats what it says).

Yes it was. Here is the verse in question (1 Samuel 18: 25-27): http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+18%3A25-27&version=NIV

But it was because the image (very cartoonish and not graphic at all, funny to me) I posted was extremely disturbing to them (and after my suspension was lifted I only posted the words so maybe you only saw my sig when it was the words alone):

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LI, your siggy, if i recall, was an image that looked like men giving men handjobs.

Otto did the same thing to me. The request to remove and the suspension all happened while I was away. Just our friendly non-partisan mods at work. I am sure if it were someone that the mods "agreed" with they would have waited until we got a chance to read the request. Oh, and BTW. The mods can tell if you read your messages yet. They did this on purpose.

politics has nothing to do with it. i'm left of you and otto hates my freakin guts

[JohnSmith2007 353]

LI, your siggy, if i recall, was an image that looked like men giving men handjobs.

politics has nothing to do with it. i'm left of you and otto hates my freakin guts

Well, hatred of you has nothing to do with politics in your case.

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Well, hatred of you has nothing to do with politics in your case.

KMA, wingnut!