So, this Christ of the Ozarks statue…
It’s reputed to be one of the most frequently photographed statues in the world. People come from all over the place to see this thing. It’s treated with all the reverence you would expect a depiction of Christ to be treated. But, it plain gives me the creeps.
Where I would normally find offense at someone making a “zombie” Jesus crack, I didn’t argue with my son when he said, “Ewww, he looks like a zombie. Hey, come throw a frisbee, Mom!”
Christ of the Ozarks’ dead eyes do, indeed, speak to a certain absence of life. As do the crypts containing the corpses of his creators, which are planted at his feet.
I looked in to this guy, Gerald L.K. Smith. It’s really no wonder that his depiction of Christ would leave a body cold. I really wonder if there was a soul in his body at all: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_L._K._Smith?wasRedirected=true
