To E (A: Statue of Liberation)
The Statue of Liberation is a modified replica of the Statue of Liberty, and at 72 feet tall, about half the height of Lady Liberty. Liberation, which holds a cross in one hand and the Ten Commandments in the other, stands in front of World Overcomers church at the corner of Winchester Road and Kirby Parkway. (This, E., is what took me so long to get the photo. I’m never in that part of town. Ever.)
Here's a pic of the front of the church.
World Overcomers left their Highland Avenue facilities (now Crichton College) to move to the former Central Church (that round thingy and the site of Paul’s high school graduation) in 2001. The Statue of Liberation went up in 2006, and people either love or hate it. Good commentary at Blake Fontenay’s blog at the CA. It’s pretty funny, and the comments afterwards are …outspoken.
E: The clues are getting harder, but I think it’s because the landmarks are getting more obscure. That’s cool. Time’s tickin’ and the obvious landmarks are all gone.
Oh, one more thing: The real Statue of Liberty was erected in 1886, the same year the newspaper I work for was founded. That's really, really, really, really old.
posted by Kate at 9:53 PM
Copyright 2001-2009, L.K.C.S. It's MINE, all MINE. If you wanna use it, gimme credit and a link, okies? And don't run with scissors, because you're just going to poke somebody's eye out with that thing. No, really. 
5 Comments:
The Blake Fontenay link is bad. It should be http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/blake/archives/2006/06/lets_hope_the_f.html
Right now it has extra junk before and after.
Sorry to be the internet police. I'm reading and exploring your links though!
Nice of the Christian to say the next terrorist attack should hit the paper. Really Christian attitude!
PS: I find the statue creepy, and if they really wanted to make a statement, they would have made it ONE FOOT TALLER than the real one, not cheap half-assed it. Half as big? LAME!!! ;-)
Fixed. Thanks.
I dont particularly like the Statue of Liberation. It's an affront to what the statue of liberty stands for. In America - Everyone is welcome - not just those who happen to believe that Jesus is your savior.
I also don't like it because they should get their own symbols. At least Bellevue has the good sense to put up crosses instead of bastardizing an American Icon.
Btw - Thx frenchies for sending it over. I hope the copper thieves don't steal it.
Wow, I must have been under a rock that year when it was unveiled. Come to think of it, that was the year before I moved, so that's possible. I agree with the commentary. The church really could have spent its money on something more useful. Much more useful. While it's their right to announce their feelings/beliefs in whatever manner they choose, I'm not a fan of big pompous monuments without any real action behind them. Not that I know much about the specific church involved either, but I think they could have taken that money and spent it on Habitat homes or sent missions teams to different countries or...
...something.
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