Scary Jesus

This 10 ft statue of Jesus Christ had to be removed from outside a church in West Sussex because it frightened the children and scared off worshipers.

The sculpture was designed in the 1960s by former Royal Society of British Sculptors president, Edward Bainbridge Copnall, and made out of coal dust and resin.

The Reverend Ewen Souter said the 10ft crucifix was "a horrifying depiction of pain and suffering" which was also "putting people off".

Mr Souter said: "Children have commented on how scary they find it and how off-putting they find it as a symbol outside the church."

In a survey carried out by the church, every comment about the sculpture was negative.

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