Gunnison County's Jason Crawford was angry at God for taking the life of his brother John, so he decided to take it up personally with the "Big Guy in the Sky."
Crawford was seen with both middle fingers raised high toward the angry clouds for "a good twenty minutes to half an hour," as an onlooker described. Apparently, he was standing in the middle of an open field during a thunder storm during his open act of defiance.
In a later statement by Crawford, he explained more in detail the events that took place that evening:
"It melted my gold chain and crucifix. I was a little drunk and pretty pissed off at God when I decided to give him my ... special message."
The good news is that Jason's faith has been renewed and he now regularly attends church.
"My brand new testimony will be sure to convince a lot of young hearts that Jesus is real and watching their every move." He laughed and said "you don't want to mess with Jesus."
Crawford is happy to have lived through the ordeal and, barring third degree burns, is expected to make a full recovery.
"I'm convinced God had his reasons for taking my brother and won't be testing my faith again any time soon."
