What is wrong with being naked?

Naturists relaxing in the pool

In my opinion there is nothing offensive about being naked and I feel sorrow for those who are offended by nudity because by their action they are openly admitting that their minds are corrupt by thoughts commonly linking unsavory sex and nudity.

A happy naturist family

It is not necessary to be naked to indulge in sex, similarly it is not necessary to indulge in sex when naked.

I don't understand why people find nudity to be offensive, after all we are born naked and as children we are not concerned about being naked. Generally young children prefer to be naked rather than be clothed. It is only our upbringing and the pressures of the society that we live in that make us self conscious and become offended by nudity. The main reason for adults being offended by public nudity is the fact that most people cannot separate sex from nakedness. Generally people cannot understand that being naked is not always linked to sexual activities. Whilst sex is usually associated with nudity, nudity is often not associated to sex.

Nudity in itself is not offensive, it is the lewd sexual connotations that are frequently associated with nudity that make it seem to be offensive. What is so offensive about the human skin that we feel the need to keep part of our bodies covered? Genitals and mammaries are as much an integral part of our human structure as any other part of our bodies so why are they deemed to be offensive if not because of the unsavory sexual connections we perceive in our tainted minds?

Naturists thoroughly enjoying the sea

There is nothing offensive in the mind of the Creator, it is all in the corrupted mind of the beholder.

Summary of the benefits of social nudity

Greater experiential appreciation for the beauty and dignity of the body.
A greater feeling of unity with others, as external fences of clothing are removed.
A greater appreciation for our masculinity and femininity as we become convinced of how good it is to be a man or a woman.
Many people suffer from feelings of not being accepted. Social nudity has proven to be marvelous therapy for this psychological malady.
Unnecessary curiosity about the naked body will be replaced by normal curiosity about differences.
The false, puritanical shame ingrained in us by our upbringing is overcome.
Children exposed to social nudity are more likely to grow up with healthy attitudes towards their bodies.
Nudity promotes a healthy respect and trust of each other and our environment.
Nudity is healthy because it exposes the whole body to the air and sun, and gives people an added incentive to be fit.
Nudity is more recreative, more joyful, and thus our recreation is more effective.
Who truly prefers a bathing suit to a birthday suit? By being accustomed to nudity we can react maturely to social situations of nudity that used to embarrass us, such as locker rooms, gang showers, hospitals, and modest nudity in cinema and art.
We will not hypocritically admire the nude only in art, but in reality as well.

The summary above was extracted from an article titled:
NUDITY IS NATURAL AND WHOLESOME written by:
Liberated Christians
PO Box 55045, Phoenix AZ 85078-5045


The complete article is available at http://www.libchrist.com/bible/nudity.html  It is an excellent article and well worth taking the time to read through.