Just because it’s Friday. . .
About 45 minutes south of Dayton, just outside Cincinnati, there’s a 62 foot tall Jesus. It cost Solid Rock church $250,000 to erect this giant 16,000 lb structure, and it’s been up for a couple years now. I think I know what they were going for, but I’m afraid it’s become more of a joke than anything else. Touchdown Jesus, Ivory Soap Jesus, Cheese Jesus (Cheesus) – call it what you want. Church Marketing Sucks did an article on it last year.
I was listening to the Bob & Tom Show on the way in to work the other day and Heywood Banks was on. He did a song in honor of this giant sculpture called Big Butter Jesus. It was hilarious – so funny, that I actually paid the $7 to access their VIP section of the website and download the song. I’d love to post it here, but I’m sure I’d be violating some sort of copyright law. Just take my word for it – if you get a chance to hear it, it’s worth it.
UPDATE: I’ve posted the lyrics here.
UPDATE: Someone has posted the song with a slideshow on YouTube:
LOL. I was listening to that as well. My mother and I have been searching everywhere for an MP3 of it. It looks like we’ll have to pay as well. “I can’t belive it’s not Jesus!”
I like tobics like that
Just suppose there is an afterlife and Jehoshua of Nazareth, the son of the carpenter, the reputed healer, and the excellent guru, actually knows what goes on back here in the dense matter realm, on Earth in particular, how irritating is that for the poor guy? $250,000 you say? Never mind. Some cunning sculptor made a good deal. I wonder if tobics is a perfectly ordinary typo or a mysterious American weird word that I never heard. Viva Americana! Love thy neighbour. Let the little children come on to thee. (I am not being rude. I love the dude.) cyquick.wordpress.com
Just stopped in to visit, REgards
Woah that is a huge statue. It does look like a chunk of soap >^.^
Make fun if you will (and I will), and it does look like a big butter sculpture, and the song is hilarious, but not really sacriligious…
but this place is getting lots and lots of publicity out of this. People will travel out of their way to see this, and you know it! Maybe they’ll be singing about “Imperial Lord” and “Sweet Cream Jesus,” but the church will be laughing all the way to the bank!!
I personally want to kick a field goal through His arms. We refer to Him as “Touchdown Jesus”. One day, my wish will come true!
Hey Bret, will you write the lyrics and post them? I have been searching and can’t find them.
Done – http://banderson.wordpress.com/2006/09/26/big-butter-jesus-lyrics/
There is so much to ridicule about this. My favorite part is the pond, complete with fountain jets. At night they shine yellow lights on the fountains. So when you’re driving on I-75, from a certain angle he sure looks like “Peeing Jesus”. Mmmmm…. sacrilicious….
When I moved to the area last year, I drove past this on my way to Cincinnati. My first thought was, “Solid Rock Church… OK, I have to remember that, just so I can be certain to say no if someone invites me there.” My second thought was, “Gee, I wonder if maybe, just maybe, this might be a name-it-and-claim-it place.” Nothin’ like a big idol out front to let me know never to go there!
I live about 20 minutes up the road. We call him “Jesus Garcia” or “Santa Jesus”. He just looks way to well fed to be Jesus…
No matter if it is a statue(which we are not to worship)it seems like most are poking fun at Jesus.Some of the comments I read such as peeing Jesus was uncalled for and anyone that has a song that ridicules our Lord and Saviour has something wrong with them.Am I wrong in my thinking.JESUS IS LORD.He healed me of my sickness and disease.
The song is not making fun of Jesus, it’s making fun of the statue which does look like it is made of butter. The song is just wondering what kind of butter it would be made of.
“Am I wrong in my thinking.JESUS IS LORD.He healed me of my sickness and disease.”
… You should see a doctor about that schizophrenia problem
“Am I wrong in my thinking.JESUS IS LORD.He healed me of my sickness and disease.”
Yes you are wrong, and you should see a mental health professional about that schizophrenia. This guy was dead for nearly 2000 years before you were born.
“This guy was dead for nearly 2000 years before you were born.”
Actually, speaking as you are — in terms of our understanding of time — he was only dead for a couple of days. But our understanding of what time even is remains quite limited, so it’s very tough to say how Jesus, divinity on earth, experienced it. As to your rude attempt to spit on what someone holds most dear in their short walk through this world, shame on you. What do you hold most dear in this world?
Spread the Word!!!
Addressed to yumbrad:
“What do you hold most dear in this world?”
1) Friends
2) Family
3) Free will
You should look into the third one. It’s helped me put the fourth ‘F’ (Faith) into a better perspective.
Cheers.
$250.000 DOLLARS could have feed a lot of hungry people
What a waste
Yeah, the “Parkay Christ” is definately an example of some of the more egregious forms of religious advertizing in America. Perhaps the Solid Rock church should get with the times and do something more viral…
“$250.000 DOLLARS could have feed a lot of hungry people ”
Yes, but most people proclaiming the Christian religion could care less about actually lifting their fingers to do something truly constructive. They are really only interested in bending everyone to the will of their misogyny and antiquated superstitions.
Blessingsl
Big Butter Jesus is @ youtube.com complete with a slide show
click on the link to go there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5mqN0A42I
I hope this helps. . . . .
Dear Catfish,
Aunt Shelly and I want you to see this,please play it,it realy isn’t
bad. If after you play it,youcan tell on us then.
Love
Uncle Johnny
Oh my goodness. You have just made my day. I have been looking for this song everywhere. The first time that I heard it was on the Bob and Tom Show on my way to work. I almost wrecked my car laughing so hard. I live in Northeast Ohio and never knew that Big Butter Jesus even existed. I have told everyone that I know about this site so that we can “Spread the Word.” Thanks a million for making us all laugh!!!
We call him ‘Touchdown Jesus’ and say a prayer as we go by on I-75 to the Bengals games…seems to be helping- the Bengals have been winning more lately!
some of this song is very disrespectful and i dont like the slideshow. i think that the statue was a waste of money and the church could have done something more productive and giving than making a 923840 foot scary jesus. i am a christian, but that big jesus is just soo scary.
on the other hand. if that jesus was made of butter, how many homeless peopledo you think could take bread and rub it on scary jesus and have awesome toast.
i would think a lot.
but. anyways. i love jesus. he loves me. oh and you.
yayy.
Have some sense of humor here. It is funny. Not that I am making fun of Religion or anything like that. I am not religious, but its not because I do not belieive. Forget about the butter and toast , everyone will find a way to eat. What about those who do not have health insurance, very sick, and get starved for medical assisitance because they have no insurance? Yet they work everyday, and the people who get it for free, do not work, have one baby every year by a different daddy, collect welfare , deal drugs,and have free medical ? And live in better houses and drives better cars than I do?What is FAIR about that? If you have an answer please tell me. JESUS LOVES ME THIS I DONT KNOW. or understand, God takes better care of the losers in life. The ones who try , get shafted. You must be a special. How old are you? You should learn how to spell and punctiate.
Quit feeling sorry for yourself Donna and get a better job. Sounds like you have just worked hard enough to get by, and now your jealous of anyone who has anything in life. (like money, religion or happiness) Better enjoy it while your here, cause we arent here long. I agree, the money could have been better spent, but its not my money so who gives a shit, right? Whatever happened to minding your own business more than everyone else’s? Lastly, if they didnt want it to be made fun of, why did they build it 60 ft tall next to the freeway? Did they think everyone who saw it would suddenly see things their way? Of course with religious zealots its their way or the highway, so they need to be made fun of. It’s called the balance of nature, God created it.
Peace Out.
You are so right Mr.” biggins.” I feel so stupid and retarded. I am so Peaced out right now. Thank you so much for making me realize how stupid I am. I do need to stop feeling sorry for myself. And start feeling sorry for those who get everything for free. What was I thinking? Sorry, and I will get a better job, so those without one can have an even better life.THANKS to BIG BUTTER JESUS for bringing me to this website and TO YOU for making me realize how wrong I have been in my way of thinking. …….PEACE
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You are so right Mr.” bigguns.” I feel so stupid and retarded. I am so Peaced out right now. Thank you so much for making me realize how stupid I am. I do need to stop feeling sorry for myself. And start feeling sorry for those who get everything for free. What was I thinking? Sorry, and I will get a better job, so those without one can have an even better life.THANKS to BIG BUTTER JESUS for bringing me to this website and TO YOU for making me realize how wrong I have been in my way of thinking. …….PEACE
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you all need to just chill. It’s not worth arguing over. Every one has there own opinion. They are free to express it as long as they do not violat the rightd of others. Those of you who stated that it was a waist of money are more accurat than the rest. I ask everyone to take a moment to step back and look at how the hole religions, who speek of peace and helping thy fellow man have acted in the past thousand years and then you can see the huge wast of resorces. People did not origonaly chose the cristian religion they were forsed into it by the roman catholic chirch
Sorry for the typos did not proof read before posting
I heard this song in Lexington Ky on the Bob & Tom show and I didnt totally understand it till now when I came online and viewed this picture of the proclaimed “butter jesus”. Now that i’ve seen the picture it only makes me laugh harder…What a RIDICULOUS waste of money and I think they could have helped out a lot of needy people with this 250k but oh well…Least we can all have something to get us through the day with a big laugh in the mornings
GO BIG TOUCHDOWN JESUS!!1
Just think all… if this Jesus really was out of butter, then it would be a seasonal $250,000 just to have him built again, and why would he be holding his hands in the air like he’s on fire and running down a hallway?
If the church were smart, they would have put him with his arms down to surround his “flock” namely, us.
Well, this is interesting! We live near the site and see BIG JESUS frequently. The most comments I hear about Him are from “religious” people who seem to have a hidden belief that the statue is sac-religious.
Have you been to the Solid Rock Church? We have and believe me, Big Jesus does not seem to be causing a loss of attendance. And have you looked across the expressway at the ministers property? He appears to be doing ok also. This is not my church and not my type of “religion” but it appears to me that most of the people leaving comments need to think about their response to Big Jesus. After all, Jesus did (still does) have trouble with his “followers” understanding his message. Perhaps a little attention getting will/is causing a little sole searching for the better. Phil. 1:9-11
i posted a new link to the video,the old one no longer works at youtube
Well, I would think God DOES have a sense of humor, when I read what some of the people he created have actually written!
OMG that is soo GOOD I almost feel out of my chair I laughed so hard
OMG that is soo GOOD. I almost fell out of my chair I laughed so hard
Who would have thought Heywood Banks (who only tries to amuse people) could cause such a heated debate. A few of you (Donna & Iwillnevertell) should really consider if this is a true battle or not.
Life shouldn’t be taken quite so seriously. As Bigguns said, “Better enjoy it while you’re here, cause we aren’t here long.” My husband and I don’t have a lot but we work hard, we always eat, and we’re always warm. We take great pleasure in our family and the comforts we can afford. We’ve taught our kids to not be bitter about the cards you were dealt, just be grateful you are part of the game.
oh yea, and when someone like Heywood comes along to try and bring a smile, don’t kick him in the shin. If you don’t like it just walk away, no one is forcing you to listen.
I do agree that $250,000 could have fed alot of people; however I also feel that this statue is a beautiful piece of artwork. People have spent far more on sculptures that no one sees in their home. My family saw this for ourselves just a couple of weeks ago as we were driving back to Michigan from Disney World. We were telling some friends about it and they said,”Oh, you saw Big Butter Jesus??” I couldn’t believe the song when they played it for us. O-leo Lord just about made me wet my pants! We are a family of faith and I think that so many negative things are happening around us that I cannot waste the energy to get too upset about this song or that the money spent on that sculpture should have fed the poor. God knows what is in the heart of the man who wrote the song; if it was out of a heart of joy or a heart of malcontent. It is not for us to say.
Hey I have a new video of Big Butter on you tube.Im playing the Newport funnybone Feb 22-24 and my new BIG BUTTER cd is at heywoodbanks.com.
And your right the song is just about the statue.
Heywood
Heywood – thanks buddy, class act. Haven’t seen you for awhile… ever coming back to columbus??? OH that is – GO BUCKS
i luv ur songs…i luv all of em but my fave is YOU CAN BE MEAN TO ME…lata…
~cc~
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I laugh every time I drive by that thing. I love how the woman that runs the place got her relative to stop his cancer treatments and die so she could get all his money. This is true. There is a lawsuit by the family. What a bitch, acting in the name of God.
Oleo Lord!
I am a Christian but I think BIG BUTTER JESUS is really funny! Have a sense of humor people!!!!
To Iwillnevertell…
Wow, is that my brother, Paul???
I too live near Touchdown Jesus (cannot wait to hear heywood banks interpretation of the song). I wonder what the Muslims at the Islamic Center across the freeway think of it? Given that they do not believe in ANY statues or drawings of Mohammad, they must think Christians are real freaks to have such a thing sitting on their front lawn.
And I wonder also, is it sacreligious to build a jesus statue so big that the birds can sit on his head and $h!t on it???
Personally I think it is an eyesore, and I am surprised it was allowed to be erected. My neighbor can’t even build a shed in his backyard, but we can have this??
instead of spending 250 grand on a giant cream cheese jesus they may as well have gone all out and spent 250 million on a caviar one, at least then his skin tone would have been right.
Anyone with half a fucking brain knows Jesus was a black dude.
Brock Savage your an idiot….. Jesus was not Black. He was Jewish to begin with… are Jews predominantly black? Nope!!! Idiots… too many of them running around these days… of course, if a person took your comment literally… I suppose that would be true…. after all, I suppose people with ONLY a half a brain, would think something ridiculous as that.
This just proves once again that ignorance knows no bounds. The first time I saw that thing I thought it was ridiculous, but now I know it’s ridiculous!
I think the real Jesus laughs at the statue too. He’s probably thinking, “Fools! That looks nothing like me!” I’m pretty sure God has a sense of humor, He allows us to have one…why not? Either that or He’s really angry that the church built an idol and is going to zap the building w/ lightning. It’s places and organizations like that that give good Christians a cheezy name. We’re not all that ridiculous and we recognize frivolous spending when we see it. And Hiddukel, thanks for clearing up the nationality of Jesus. Yes, Jesus was Hebrew. He probably looked more like Mel Brooks or Gene Wilder! Ha ha