Posted on 10/18/2013 5:53:12 AM PDT by marshmallow
Moscow, October 17, Interfax - A sculpture ensemble depicting Jesus Christ called 'I have come to save the world' has been erected on top of a 2,000-meter high mountain in Syria.
The statue has been placed on a historic pilgrim route from Constantinople to Jerusalem, at the Cherubim Monastery in the community of Saidnaya at an altitude of 2,100 meters above sea level, the Moscow Spiritual Academy, which supported this peacekeeping project, said in a statement.
"The ensemble with the blessing Christ in its center, seen from Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel, is designed to bring peace, mutual understanding, and hope for common salvation to a region engulfed in the flames of war," it said.
The warring parties suspended hostilities and were watching the statue's installation, which took three days, it said.
The monument was installed on October 14, when some Christian churches celebrate the feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos, and on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
“The ensemble with the blessing Christ in its center, seen from Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel, is designed to bring peace, mutual understanding, and hope for common salvation to a region engulfed in the flames of war,” it said.
Good luck with that.
Well, He has always been a point of contention for non-believers. Kind of a common ground for all of them.
No problem. Al Quaida and Hezbollah will just bring a complaint to ACLU and Obama.
Maybe get some demolition party set up by Organizing for America.
How long before a one-two-two falls on it?
Wondering how long it’ll be before it gets blown up.
Nice idea, but I wonder how long they expect it to remain intact.
Looks beautiful. I hope the local Christians draw hope from it.
Not to sound tacky but I would feel better if the Statue had a mini gun strapped to it to send a msg.
...on top of a 2,000-meter high mountain... on a historic pilgrim route from Constantinople to Jerusalem, at the Cherubim Monastery in the community of Saidnaya at an altitude of 2,100 meters above sea level... "The ensemble with the blessing Christ in its center, seen from Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel, is designed to bring peace, mutual understanding, and hope for common salvation to a region engulfed in the flames of war," ...The warring parties suspended hostilities and were watching the statue's installation, which took three days, it said.
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