QUOTES 2/18/2017

“Naturism is spiritual – Historically, religion and nudity go together.  Christians believe God created mankind naked and unashamed, walking naked in the Garden of Eden.  Other religions also treated nudity positively.  Nudity has been key to spirituality throughout the ages from Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, through the early Indian religious Jane and Jewish prophets, like Isaiah, Christ entering Jerusalem and administering the washing of feet, original baptism ceremonies, groups of Adamite Christians in northern Africa and southern Europe, to current Naturist Christians and other religious groups.  Treated in the right way, naturism should be about quiet, prayerful, thankful reflection and humility before God.  A spiritual gathering of like-minded naturists can be very moving.  Little can compare spiritually to walking nude through a forest, jumping rocks by a stream, or hiking across a mountain pass as the wind embraces the entire body - at one with nature and God.  Religion should embrace all Truth and naturism is closely associated with the Truth as has been discussed.  However, in opposition to this Puritanism and related dogma have infused society with hypocritical ideals, treating the body as pornographic (perpetuating Satan’s original lie), and in the process creating cultural, fanatic groups which treat normal nudity as sinful.  Modern society often reacts inappropriately, treating religion generally with skepticism or even hostility.  Judge mentalism abounds on both sides.  As a result, helping and caring and giving and service of all types suffers.  Single-minded fanaticism like this is always FALSE, and may even be dangerous.” - Ken

“More than naked Estonia” (Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhO14nrNCG8

“Nudists can change this by not hiding behind a fence . . . Be more open about their lifestyle choice, be willing to defend that choice and be tolerant towards other people that don’t care about your choice, but don’t want to, or haven’t yet made the same choice.  This means that mingling clothes-free and clothed people should be more promoted and encouraged.” – William Scuby, https://clothesfreelife.com/2014/02/18/a-house-divided-cannot-stand-whats-happening-to-the-clothes-free-community/

“When you’re chatting on-line, no one can see the REAL you.  It’s the same when you wear clothing.” – Naked Thought for Today, http://nakedthoughtfortoday.tumblr.com/archive

“I recently discovered’ a loop trail about a quarter mile from the house that would be perfect for an after dark naked bike ride or naked hike.  I say I ‘discovered’ it because I have known about it for several years but since it basically runs through a 20-mile field I never even considered it to take a hike given how close the mountains are to our house.  That trail first caught my attention a couple months ago when I was coming home late on a full moon night when I thought ‘Now THAT would be a great trail to hike naked at night.’” - Kenfreehiker