Monday, April 18, 2011

GAY PASSION OF CHRIST CONTINUES...


11.Jesus Before the Soldiers (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus… and they stripped him.” -- Matthew 27:27-28 (RSV)

The Gay Passion of Christ series, up to No. 11, is posted at the Jesus in Love Blog. The combination of Doug Blanchard's paintings and Kittredge Cherry's words, along with passages from Scripture is powerful, indeed. The series will run daily throughout the Lenten season. See for yourself.

Doug's painting shown above is powerful, indeed, as are KittKatt's words.
The magistrate’s soldiers pulled off Jesus’ clothes and mocked him with contempt. They made ethnic jokes about him for being Jewish, and taunted him as a “king” because he taught that God’s kingdom of unconditional love is here and now. They could have used “queer” or a “faggot” or “lezzy” or any other slur.
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4 comments:

  1. JCFApril 18, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    I see echoes of Abu Ghraib (and Guantanamo). Lord have mercy!

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  2. Kittredge CherryApril 18, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Indeed, “Jesus with the Soldiers” reminds me of Abu Ghraib too. Thank you, Grandmere Mimi, for sharing this.

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  3. June ButlerApril 18, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    KittKatt, the honor is mine. The series is quite well-done. I'm more than pleased to point folks in the direction.

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  4. June ButlerApril 18, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    The painting calls to mind the horrors of Abu Ghraib for me, too.

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