Monday is final hurdle for 199-foot tall cross in Bossier

[Ex Lurker]

church wants to build giant cross visible for miles, local governing body falls all over itself to give them an exemption from zoning laws. Situated on a hill, the total height will be 305 feet, taller than the Statue of Liberty.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090328/NEWS01/903280335&s=a&page=4

[Ron Green]

1. Ha ha. Bossier City, home of Sak's Boom-Boom Room, where a teenager from East Texas could get

a drink if he could put his money up on the bar. This cross business seems somehow fitting.

[Ex Lurker]

2. The Bossier Strip had some bad mofos

Sam Giancana sent some henchmen down to scope out the feasibility of muscling in on the Bossier action, and ultimately decided he didn't want any part of those guys.

[DainBramaged]

3. Maybe a cold wind blows........

And the structure collapses.

[murielm99]

4. Killed by a falling cross....

just imagine.

[AndyTiedye]

11. Seems Like Such a Structure Would Attract Lighting

Would the insurance company call it an "act of God" and refuse to pay?

[dflprincess]

5. Can it double as a cell phone tower?

At least then it would serve a purpose.

[soothsayer]

12. put a windmill on it. cover it with solar panels.

[stopbush]

6. If this was a Mr T franchise, there'd be a limit on it.

[MADem]

7. I am so .... mean.

I'd laugh my ass off if the first hurricane the thing experiences makes it go flying.

Gee, so much for that Biblical exhortation to pray humbly, quietly and so forth....guess that "puffed up" shit doesn't always apply?

Then, I hope some Buddhist temple decides to build a two hundred foot tall fat, laughing Buddha, just because the revised ordinance allows it.

What a bunch of idiots. Seven hundred grand for a frigging cross? Please.

[Ex Lurker]

9. Oh, and BTW, it's five miles from Barksdale AFB

and exactly one foot shorter than the maximum height allowed in flight paths by the FAA. So much for supporting the troops.

[MADem]

10. AGGGH!! Watch--some suicidal pilot will smash into the thing and make a grand mess. nt

[stopbush]

8. "Hey, Peter! I can REALLY see my house from here!" - Jesus

[soothsayer]

13. ooh, a tempting target for the taliban