Station 3: Jesus falls 1st time / Nazis put queers in concentration camps

Jesus falls the first time and Nazis ban homosexual groups in Station 3 from “Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality” by Mary Button, courtesy of Believe Out Loud

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1933: The National Socialist German Workers Party bans homosexual groups under Paragraph 175. Homosexuals are sent to concentration camps.
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Mini-commentary by Kittredge Cherry:

This is one of my personal favorite paintings in the series because it shows tenderness between men: When Jesus falls, a man helps him back to his feet.  A male couple watches, clinging to each other for comfort.  This is how we can rise again from horrors such those inflicted by the Nazis.

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“Stations of the Cross: The Struggle for LGBT Equality” is a new set of 14 paintings that link the crucifixion of Jesus with the sufferings of LGBT people.

Artist Mary Button painted the LGBT Stations series for Believe Out Loud, an online network empowering Christians to work for LGBT equality. They invite churches and faith groups to download and use the images for free.

The whole series will also be shown here at the Jesus in Love Blog this week. Click here for an overview of the LGBT Stations by Kittredge Cherry, lesbian Christian author and art historian.