More fun from Redding: Mine Owner wants to Erect Statue (200 foot Jesus on the superfund site)

[XemaSab]

Ted Arman has big plans for his Iron Mountain Mine and the acidic water that seeps from the federal Superfund site.

They include a return to mineral mining at the site nine miles northwest of Redding and a 200-foot Italian marble statue of Jesus Christ atop the 3,500-foot mountain that Arman says would be the largest in the world. Next to the steel-framed Christ would stand a 100-foot crucifix made of a material yet to be named.

"I hope to make the property a Garden of Eden,' " Arman said.

But a federal official says that none of Arman's changes is in the works at the mine, home to what scientists have called the world's worst water and whose iron-red scar is visible from much of Redding.

http://www.redding.com/news/2008/jun/11/mine-owner-wants-to-erect-statue/

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. GAH!

Yeah, Arman...that'll show'em that Jesus AND the Old Testament was what it was all about when you polluted and raped the environment. :sarcasm:

[Birdiesmom]

2. Garden of Eden...

This speaks for itself. To quote Gandhi: "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ."

Signed,
An embarrassed Christian

[Fuzz]

3. My guess is he'll ask for donations for the statue too.

[MikeNearMcChord]

4. To put this 200-ft statue in perspective

The statue Motherland Calls that commemorates the battle of Stalingrad, is 279 feet tall.


A question from the cheaps seats for Mr. Arman, when you face the Lord on judgment day how are going to explain instead of helping the least among you, you erected an idol. Just Asking.

[arcadian]

5. Sweet, they won't have to light it up at night.

It will glow in the dark all on it's own. I'd drive out of my way to see that.

[peekaloo]

6. Does it glow in the dark?

[Javaman]

7. more fundie stupidity and not giving a shit for people...

if he pastes on a giant plastic jesus over his giant fuck up, everything and everyone will be shooting daisy's out their asses.

"oh look martha, a giant dashboard jesus! what a good x-tian fundie!".

[havocmom]

8. Will the pedestal read: "Jesus wept" ?

[Birdiesmom]

9. Radioactive tears...