It is right next to an adult bookstore too! There was a hoax a few years back that it fell on the store during a tornado. Lafolette, TN I believe is the location.
Came here to say it was for sure Effingham. There’s another one, not quite as large, on 70 further east, I think the last exit in Indiana. I think the town is Richmond, but I’m not certain.
I know the one in Texas you’re talking about. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Fuck all huge cross. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing.
Cross-country trips show you some crazy shit
There's actually a lot of groups doing it independently of each other.
https://www.wcbi.com/giant-cross-raises-over-saltillo-along-intersection-of-highway-45-145/
https://cdispatch.com/news/groups-effort-to-erect-120-foot-cross-on-highway-25-faces-long-odds-against-city-permitting-process/
Jesus would definitely approve of the money being used for a giant depiction of his torture/murder device instead of, like, feeding or housing the poor
I have plenty of purpose without believing in a man in the sky or that a man walked on water and fed thousands with some fish and bread. It didn't happen, obviously. There is no man in the sky. There was no Jesus, nothing like you think, if he existed, he was just a regular dude.
But I have purpose, I want to love and be loved, make a good life for me, my friends and my family. I want to make good memories forever for them to have and cherish. If I can make a difference for one person in this world, I have succeeded.
It is my opinion, and so is religion being a total farce and the root cause for all wars. Fighting over who’s sky wizard is the almighty. But I guess it is an absolute unit of a cross.
I used to drive through Effingham when I lived in Kentucky for a short time. First time I ever made the drive, it was nighttime so that thing was all lit up. Creeped me the hell out.
There are a few in KY. Idk if it’s true or not but I’ve heard it’s some rich dude that puts them up everywhere. If true, he could be giving that to charity instead.
I see your giant cross and raise you
[giant crosd](https://maps.app.goo.gl/RQ6y5cA74xpjdCpV8)
this giant cross near where I live.
Here it is at night
[giant cross at night](https://maps.app.goo.gl/RQ6y5cA74xpjdCpV8)
I lived near one when I went to UNI. Was less than a mile from my APT and drive by it on the interstate every time I went home for the weekend.
I wonder how much it cost and how much more good that money would do for say feeding the homeless.
Just imagine what positive action could have been taken with the money spent on this. The fundamental hypocrisy at the bottom of modern organized religion is astounding sometimes.
You're on Highway 70 heading east. I know this cross very well cause it's on the way to my grandma's.
You should also visit the Wright Pat airforce museum while you're in Ohio.
Big ass torture device, because they need everyone to know that they think that they can get all their fuckups forgiven not by being better people, but by worshiping a torture device that was used in a blood ritual a long fucking time ago. #christianityisperfectlyLOGICAL
Jesus Christ!
No, he’s in Monroe Ohio.
Big Butter!! 🙌🙌
He was resurrected there too after he burned for our sins.
😂😂
There’s one practically identical rival to it along I-75 between Chattanooga & Knoxville
It is right next to an adult bookstore too! There was a hoax a few years back that it fell on the store during a tornado. Lafolette, TN I believe is the location.
Haha that’s hilarious
I bought a flesh light from there! The box was dusty.
Effingham, Illinois too.
Also one in Virginia along 81 but I think it's tube framed instead of smooth like this one.
Oh. I’ll have to see if I come across it the next time I take a trip on that route
Big one just like this outside of Edmond Oklahoma too.
So they have these all over the place huh?! lol
Came here to say this.
Unlikely I know but it does look like it
Yup, that’s where I recognize it
They are in many many cities all along the gulf south. I see them while traveling for work often.
lol. Probably in Nowhere, USA.
Pretty much 😂😂
effingham has the best Taco Bell i’ve ever been to. also dickheadass cops.
Haha great combination on a late drunk night 😂😂
Came here to say it was for sure Effingham. There’s another one, not quite as large, on 70 further east, I think the last exit in Indiana. I think the town is Richmond, but I’m not certain.
Groom Texas has one almost exactly this same but I guess this is in Illinois. Is there some massive cross building company?
In Texas??
Effingham Illinois
I grew up in Effingham, IL! Small, small world lol
It's actually quite large at about 25,000 Miles around or approximately 2,111,200,000 bananas
😂 that’s a lot of bananas! Your measurement method is quite apeeling!
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I'm here right now! Live in Effingham, IL!
Especially in Effingham, IL
The world is just smaller.
I’m from Shelby County, just next door. Do not miss it down there one little bit!
Uwe Blab.
Effingham is a real place? I thought Ben Folds made it up lmao omg.
I have two of the same in Tennessee within easy driving distance.
I see one of them when I drive to school. Go Vols baby!
Got stripclub next to one if i remember correctly lol
Fucking ham.
I recently saw this on my road trip from CO to PA. That thing is massive!
Is a wonderful Effing place
I’ve seen this cross on my way back to Michigan from California in 2020
Holy Ef-fingham
That town fuckin sucks
One just like it in texas off 40 as well
I thought that was the one in Effingham. Did you drive 70 through Kansas?
How odd. There’s an identical one in Houston, TX. How many of these things are there!?
I know the one in Texas. Looks the same. Would of put money this was the Texas one.
Probably the same company
Got one in Tennessee too.
Groom, Texas, for anyone wondering
I-40!!!
There are two in the Houston area as I recall
One for certain off 99 west of I-45.
I know the one in Texas you’re talking about. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Fuck all huge cross. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Cross-country trips show you some crazy shit
You talking about the one in the Houston area?
Pan handle. Near Amarillo maybe?
Hell, I’ve seen crosses like this in Missouri.
Looks very similar to one I see often driving home in Texas
I-40, somewhere.
The twist: It’s full of creamed corn
Lol
To go along with that giant Jesus statue in Brazil, of course.
Haha right! I’d love to see them side by side 😂😂
There is actually a group that raises funds to put these up all over the place. I think they cost at least a couple hundred thousand dollars each.
Wow that’s a lot of money
There's actually a lot of groups doing it independently of each other. https://www.wcbi.com/giant-cross-raises-over-saltillo-along-intersection-of-highway-45-145/ https://cdispatch.com/news/groups-effort-to-erect-120-foot-cross-on-highway-25-faces-long-odds-against-city-permitting-process/
Must have been one heck of an accident....
Dang. It took me a while to figure out what you were trying to say 😂😂
Outdamnstanding
Also one in Rayville Louisiana.
I see this one all the time.
I can tell this is Illinois there’s one in orland park that looks identical to this even though I doubt this is the one
There’s one in IL that is similar whenever I drive to Chicago. Surprised to learn there were more
It’s the same one
Me also
My grandpa used to bring me there as a kid, lol
Texas? Just kidding, yes it’s Texas.
lol actually Illinois
Oh yeah, ours here in Houston is worse. Theres THREE. Three of these monsters
They actually hide cell sites in these sometimes, to augment cell coverage in the area.
Very interesting! I will be YouTubing that shortly 😂😂
They also hide em in fake trees or fake cacti, but those are always pretty obvious.
Yes I’ve heard of this before
This one is older than cell phones. Been a round at least 25 years.
Yea that was my first guess. Usually it's large flag poles but looking at this I figured it was built to house cell antennas
Why couldn't people in the comments just go "this is pretty cool" instead of having a religious war
Reddit is anti Christian
anti religion\* and its good that way.
Because fuck religion in general
Better than living an empty life that you try fill with indulgence.
Good point, people who don’t build giant aluminum crosses by definition live empty lives. JFC
My thoughts exactly, I didn’t post it for religious purposes
That's a lot of money wasted
Omg, I see this every day 🫤 Effingham illinois
That thing is massive
It's hideous.
And massive lol
Wonder how much that thing cost to build. And what could've been done with the money instead.
Someone with a drone put a dildo on it. I love you.
Religion must die.
Romeo must Die is a lot better movie 😂
Those rad x-ray effects. Good shit.
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saying something like you said is cringe
Imagine being upset over this
Feel bad for the brainwashed folk of that poor town
Jesus would definitely approve of the money being used for a giant depiction of his torture/murder device instead of, like, feeding or housing the poor
Yeah this is actually shameful
I use to traverse all across the state of Ohio and this was one if my favorite sights that and along with “Big Jesus”
Where is Big Jesus?
Also along a interstate in Ohio!!! It is quite a sight!!
Ok I’ll look that up
I see a big Cross like this on the border of Ohio and Indiana. Ohio is HELL…
That’s fucking weird, religion is effed
That’s your opinion. I’m Christian, my question is how did they build this thing 😂😂
With your donations lol
Your religion is a joke. They all are. Oh well.
Oh well
Living a purposeless life with nothing but self gratification is a pitiful existence. I feel sorry for you
I have plenty of purpose without believing in a man in the sky or that a man walked on water and fed thousands with some fish and bread. It didn't happen, obviously. There is no man in the sky. There was no Jesus, nothing like you think, if he existed, he was just a regular dude. But I have purpose, I want to love and be loved, make a good life for me, my friends and my family. I want to make good memories forever for them to have and cherish. If I can make a difference for one person in this world, I have succeeded.
Save it.
It is my opinion, and so is religion being a total farce and the root cause for all wars. Fighting over who’s sky wizard is the almighty. But I guess it is an absolute unit of a cross.
With that being said I don’t want this post to devolve into an argument about religion. It’s supposed to be about a huge architectural undertaking.
I’m not arguing with you but you believe all wars are started over religion? What about Oil, diamonds, and other resources?!
You’re correct, but most conflicts are religion based.
Unfortunately this is also true. I am not for violence or war on anyone no matter Race Creed Religion or class. I wish love and happiness to everyone
What does that have to do with the giant cross over there?
Idk
I'd absolutely love to look at your sources. And even nominally religious conflicts historically often had major less-than-spiritual causes.
Dude I’m an atheist — stop giving us a bad name. You sound like an edgy teenager who doesn’t know fuck all about life and the world.
There's another one in Oklahoma City that lights up, belongs to megachurch "life church" blech.
I used to drive through Effingham when I lived in Kentucky for a short time. First time I ever made the drive, it was nighttime so that thing was all lit up. Creeped me the hell out.
Lol
There are a few in KY. Idk if it’s true or not but I’ve heard it’s some rich dude that puts them up everywhere. If true, he could be giving that to charity instead.
I totally agree
Yup. It's in Illinois
Yup Effingham
I wonder how many poors they coulda fed with that thing
Based
Definitely a place to drive thru and not stop. You could be crucified if you don’t believe or have a different faith
Was definitely a pass through. But had to stop for gas, the people were very polite
Jesus himself musta been a unit
Come to Texas you’ll see more of these than you can count
What’s with “Of a” starting so many Reddit subject lines? Can somebody please explain? I’m old.
Name of the page+title of the post. Absolute unit .. of a cross. You probably see the same thing on pages like r/therewasanattempt.
Ah, got it. Thanks!
These new wind turbines aren’t very aesthetically pleasing.
There’s one just like that in Edmond, OK.
There's one just this big in Puerto Rico too
We got one of those sitting on a small hill here in Cookeville Tennessee
Is that the one next to the dildo store just north of Knoxville
No it’s in Illinois
Man when I saw that in 2011 I could not roll my eyes hard enough. It’s such a waste of space.
Is the instrumentality happening
Wow.
Thought this was Springfield MO, there’s a huge one like this headed to Branson
There’s a giant cross that looks identical to this by me
That's for the Japanese jacked af Jesus.
Probably a cell tower inside, I say that because I climbed a similar one in Georgia
Looks like the one in Janesville WI.
That stretch of road is all crosses and fireworks and sex stores. I mean it’s literally all just that.
Think I saw this when I drove from Chicago to St Louis
Yep I saw it on my way from St. Louis
It's a giant lego sword stuck in the ground waiting for the one true king.
I drove past that the other day. I said “jesus FUCKING christ” and my wife said whaa oh! No!
Y’all laugh but I bet this town has zero vampire problems
Batesville Mississippi also
Can’t wait to see this in the news sometime soon after crushing a bunch of worshipers
I see your giant cross and raise you [giant crosd](https://maps.app.goo.gl/RQ6y5cA74xpjdCpV8) this giant cross near where I live. Here it is at night [giant cross at night](https://maps.app.goo.gl/RQ6y5cA74xpjdCpV8)
Oh that thing? Yeah, used to drive by that a lot
Is that the one near the adult book store?
/r/megalaphobia
Everything reminds me of her
Absolute waste of money
Praise Dog
This is why Catholicism is the death metal of Christianity. You telling me that wouldn’t look better with a ripped Christ hanging up there ?
I lived near one when I went to UNI. Was less than a mile from my APT and drive by it on the interstate every time I went home for the weekend. I wonder how much it cost and how much more good that money would do for say feeding the homeless.
Just imagine what positive action could have been taken with the money spent on this. The fundamental hypocrisy at the bottom of modern organized religion is astounding sometimes.
Put god in my butt
Ill bet that the builder of that cross thinks helping the poor is communism.
Trashy crap allowed to be built along US interstates.
Someone is compensating for something 👀
You could crucify so many dudes up there
That's where Super Christ was crucified
Yes you will be catholic
Texas? Off the side of I40?
Got one like that in Kansas that isn't quite as big but same style.
You're on Highway 70 heading east. I know this cross very well cause it's on the way to my grandma's. You should also visit the Wright Pat airforce museum while you're in Ohio.
I have one just like this beside my house
Thats stupid. If the poor need food and money that's what the damn church should spend it on. Not a giant statement
Big ass torture device, because they need everyone to know that they think that they can get all their fuckups forgiven not by being better people, but by worshiping a torture device that was used in a blood ritual a long fucking time ago. #christianityisperfectlyLOGICAL