Can Jesus Christ Really Be Seen on a North Carolina Telephone Pole?
- Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:53am by
Billy Hallowell
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It isn‘t all that rare to hear people claim to see Jesus’ image in bizarre places — on grilled cheese, embedded on pieces of sheet metal, etc. So, the claim that Christ can be seen on a telephone pole in Kinston, North Carolina isn’t all that shocking. The Riverfront Times has more:
Kudzu, known as the “vine that ate the South,” is an invasive weed that has become the bane of conservationists from Florida to Missouri. When confronted by the vine, most people will do whatever it takes to kill the plant before it swallows their entire property under a blanket of leaves and shoots.
But what to do when the kudzu in question resembles Christ on the cross? That’s what residence in Kinston, North Carolina, are pondering this week when a godly patch of kudzu was discovered growing on a telephone pole.
Typically, the local telephone company would likely spray the weed with herbicide, but some in the community may object. One woman claims that the display serves as a reminder of her faith.
Divine or just a coincidence? You decide. Watch the below report for more:
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Comments (114)
kdzndogdad
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:33amOh man, I see Him, I see Him! Oh what a horrible thought; what if this pole is owned by the Government?! They’ll need to get up there and get rid of this quickly before somebody gets offended or sues for separation of church and state! How can this happen!
Report Post »TxGold
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:31amOf course not!! It’s a vine. That’s so stupid.
Report Post »notatoomah
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:22amStop looking for Jesus, you can’t find Him. He will seek you out. But if you are not prepared to die unto yourself, you will not know when he comes to you.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:05amStories like this make me so happy I am Jew!!!!!!!
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:00amOh I know, it’s how Jeebus listens to your telephone conversations. He hangs on the lines and tries to find sinners.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:51amYOU ARE STILL HERE! UGH. Stop pushing your ANTI-RELIGION on us. Your avater is extremely OFFENSIVE and so are you. You used to be amusing, now you are just plain ANNOYING, MEAN. You even come across as THREATENING with some of the things you say about Beck. How about you head on back to MEDIA MATTERS. Glenn is off of FOX now so go celebrate with your Commie buds.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:51amThis is to LACT!!!!
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:58amEqualjustice -What is to me?
Report Post »Country
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:50amI have an AT&T ad blocking my view. ):-(
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:34amIt’s Glenn Beck looking for new customers for his webcast.
Tom21773
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:30amholy crap! some people will make anything out of nothing.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:22amI think it’s kinda cool. If it gives a reminder to people of what Christ did for them then great! How long though before the Atheists get offended and want it removed?
Report Post »NoIPhone
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:10amJesus Christ is in the hearts of men and seen everywhere we want to see Him because He is with us everywhere we are.
Report Post »Lee_in_PA
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:57amKudzu. Looks like whatever you want.
Report Post »jcizarter
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:43amThese lessons may help = http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/professors/professor_detail.aspx?pid=150&ai=41939&cm_mmc=googleadwords-_-Professors-_-BartEhrman-_-bart%20ehrman&gclid=CMrNw_b636kCFU175QodI0DEbQ
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:27amNo, Jesus cannot be seen on that pole- He’s been off the cross for more than 2000 years… and He isn’t going back on it.
Report Post »People wishing for something to believe in see Him on power poles and drawings on windows and in clouds… or they see Mary in a slice of toast… rather than look for the real Jesus.
ares338
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:27amYawnnnnnnnn.
Report Post »The Bagginator
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:52amSeems a bit irreverent to me to be associating a damned plant growth with the image of Jesus.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:48amI was walking my daughters very big dog. The dog did her duty and I was about to pick it up and I swear it looked like our President. Should I have taken a picture instead & informed the press?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:57amdumb story………..
Report Post »selenesteets
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:15amGod doesn’t speak to us in jest or frivolity….. but you know, whatever get’s you thinking Good, I suppose must be Good.
Report Post »GadsdenPatriot
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:00amI’m pretty sure Jesus is a man, not veg.
Report Post »notatoomah
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:20amJesus is God, not a man.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 3:52amI can see Jesus almost anywhere, because his signature is on EVERYTHING that exists.
His signature is the golden ratio.
Report Post »quinteastwood
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:38amWe look to find Jesus in so many things like french toast,vines,clouds.But the only place we will find Jesus is in our Hearts.
Report Post »AtheistElite
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 7:50amThat’s right, you can only find Jesus in your hearts, because that’s the only place he exists, along with god, santa claus, the easter bunny, unicorns and the tooth fairy.
Report Post »merzfan
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:17amIt’s a quaint idea that this pile of weeds somehow grew “on purpose” to remind us of Christ on the cross. I love Jesus more than life itself, but I rely only on the immutable, unchangeable, eternal WORD of God as a testimony and a witness that He is the only Savior of the world.
Report Post »That tangle of straggly weeds will soon take on another fanciful look — maybe like, say, Barack Obama. Will we then start making a political pilgrimage out of it?
BarbWire
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:17amIt’s OK to kill the plant. Take a photo and hug the photo. Jesus is our LORD, but the plant is not our god.
Report Post »JGraham III
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:10amNot so fast!!! The Huffington Post just announced an alternated ‘god’ program! This is likely the beginning of a movement! Besides the tree-huggers have been worshipping the creation rather than the Creator for a long long time! Ma Nature (aka Gaia) isn’t going to be happy about this!!!
Report Post »unbound1
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:29pmagreed!
Report Post »Steve
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:14amCome on people it’s a frekin vine. Jesus will be coming soon enough.
Report Post »Beyond
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 3:15amHe’s probably just looking at how much we screw ourselves more
Report Post »rockmanlinux
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:44amYeah, exactly what he said. It’s a freaking plant.
Report Post »GBTV4FREE
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:54amYou Blazers are a hoot! lololol Superstitious as can be.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:08amLooks just like a climbing plant on a telephone pole, but maybe it’s just me.
Report Post »rcw_68
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:30amYou can see this all over Tennessee. The plant is called Khudzu and it’s horrible. Some say it grows like 3-5 feet a day. It kills trees, brings down power lines.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:53amWhat’s important is the the people are thinking of Jesus Christ and they do see him in different forms. Must mean they are thinking of him, eh?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:44amLife without God is like an unsharpened pencil. It has no point.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 3:41amJESUS CAN BE SEEN ANYWHERE, IF HE LIVES IN OUR HEART.
Glenn Beck brought more people back to their faith than any other primetime audience and God Bless him for that.
Here is Glenn’s Farewell to Fox News, the shows viewers, and you: http://tiny.cc/7mwpq
Report Post »And yet this isn’t a farewell but moving to the next step… for all of us.
Showtime
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:04amDon’t know how you could tell, with that AT&T ad plastered across the video. Had to go full screen to watch it. They’d better be getting it down, though!
(When did people start calling kudzu “could-zoo“ instead of ”cud-zoo?”)
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:46amThat was a comment to RiseandShine.
And I was referring to the kudzu, about getting it down.
Report Post »flattop
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:00amI agree about the AT&T ad, but you know its going to be screwed up if its anything to do with Aol.
And … yes, it is pronounced cud-zoo. At least it is in Georgia where Jimmy Carter imported it from Alabama when he was governor to help control errosion.
Report Post »Now its a lingering menace.
The Bagginator
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:43amKudzu is a lingering menace in Georgia kinda like Jimmy the peanut farmer, himself.
Report Post »GBTV4FREE
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:07pmIt’s Glenn. He wants to be Jesus anyway.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:30amIf you list it on Ebay how much would you ask for shipping?
Report Post »CatholiConservative
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 5:59amSeriously! The plant looks as much like Jesus as thebaked potato I ate last night looks like oprah
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:17amBwaaahaahahahaha.
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 6:29amThe only thing riding the Pole is “Candy” for two songs! Two songs only! Come’on Boys give it up for “Candy”!
Report Post »BeerSnob
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:27amKudzu Jesus????
Report Post »CREUSLY
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 8:51amWhen he said he didn’t wanna spray the herbicide on “kudzu Jesus”..I about died laughin..I dunno if that’s bad or not..but I couldn’t help it..
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:07amNO BUT HE DID APPEARS MY IN A ROOTY TOOTY FRESH AND FRUITY BREAKFAST IN 2002. .(joking) Jesus is everywhere and can be seen in people around the world when they come together in times of crisis and in times of rejoyce. He be seen in many different ways but I don’t think any of them are vines growing on a power pole.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 9:08amIt actually looks like the power company crusified swampthing.
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:01amI knowed right off thet it twarn’t Jesus, ain’t no halo. Looks like the good ol‘ boys done went and crucified ’Swamp Thing’.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:15amWhy do crazy people get any type of press coverage.
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 11:27amMaybe it’s the Wizard of Oz scarecrow.
Report Post »MCGIRV
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 12:04amDrugs make people see strange things sometimes!
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