Here's Really Good Reading On Nudism and The Bible

[Dale B]

Having a religious background, I thought I'd share this with everyone. This is words that I couldn't have said any better myself.

Check out www.reject-shame.com (http://www.reject-shame.com) and read the articles.

Especially the ones about abuse and pedophilia. It talks about nudism/naturism being the key to solving those problems of abuse and pedophilia in society. And I believe every word of it!

[Dale B]

Having a religious background, I thought I'd share this with everyone. This is words that I couldn't have said any better myself.

Check out www.reject-shame.com (http://www.reject-shame.com) and read the articles.

Especially the ones about abuse and pedophilia. It talks about nudism/naturism being the key to solving those problems of abuse and pedophilia in society. And I believe every word of it!

[Nate Dekan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dale Bowley:
Especially the ones about abuse and pedophilia. It talks about nudism/naturism being the key to solving those problems of abuse and pedophilia in society. And I believe every word of it! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Thanks very much Dale, but I'd say comfort with nudity is A key (and I believe a very important one) to solving sexual abuse and pedophilia, but
NOT THE key. These are very complex issues and while I have heard some reports that these problems are virtually non-existant in "primative" cultures where nudity is the everday dress, I don't think that nudity alone will solve them in this culture.

There's got to be a fundimental shift not just in acceptance of nudity, but attitudes about ourselves, other people, differences between people, the body, sexuality and more.

Nate

[Jochanaan]

With all the material out there, it's amazing that more web-savvy Christians aren't throwing off body-shame with their clothes!

[Qwertie]

http://www.reject-shame.com/RSabuse.html
^^ Shame, Children, and Abuse

A good article that begins by discussing "how children are taught shame". Reminds me of a certain family I know well, whose 3-year-old child not too long ago happily came out of her bedroom naked, and now does not. How did the mother respond? Sometimes by asking questions to the child: "why can I see your bare bum?", "why are you naked?"--as though the child knew the answer. Other times by passing the buck to me or whatever males are present: "The boys don't like to see you naked." She doesn't know I'm a nudist.

I guess I shouldn't be too critical: sometimes I have to babysit her a little, and tend to just tell her "NO", or take whatever thing she shouldn't be fooling around with, rather than try to explain why she can't do that or have that. I guess I should try to be better in that regard in the future.

Anyways, I was probably raised the same way (though childhood memories fade). I might be a father someday, and had I not discovered naturism, no doubt I'd raise my kids the same way.