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as a method to remove the shock value of the bare male.
As everybody knows, nudity is bad. It is straightforward.
hat they
Nudity equals sex. Which
might have
is why my jaw dropped
Delight . . .
when eight years past, I
learned about a website
Named LDS Skinny-Dipper
Connection1.
name was an oxymoron
on the amount of "military intelligence."
Based on the site, its constituency is "Steadfast members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." "Families
forever, naked and not ashamed," it said. "Wholesome interest
in social nudity under suitable circumstances," it said.
I smirked. This was going to be entertaining, reading the rationalizations of these folks attempting to justify this sort of
Matter!
I read through the site.
were lots of words! They claimed that nonsexual societal nudity
is a positive, valuable thing. It is informative because it lets
everyone to see what human bodies actually look like---rather
than have the glorified, airbrushed pictures we see in the
media every day. It strips away the mystery of the person
body---particularly those components we keep hidden from each
other---and decreases lust because people become comfortable and familiar with all the body parts. It fight body
shame and negative self-image. It cultivates openness and trust
because it lets you be completely who you are and still be
When I finished, to my shock and amazement, I exclaimed,
"They're correct! There's no doctrinal objection to wholesome,
nonsexual societal nudity!"
Oh, there were all sorts of LDS cultural objections, all sorts
T
D. MICHAEL MARTINDALE is the writer of the critically acclaimed LDS novel Brother Brigham. He has
Procedure of developing a site on family naturism at
FAMILYSKINNYDIPPERS.COM.
PAGE 44
of "people doctrines" against it, tons of objections to sexualized nudity. But no bona fide official doctrine against nonsexual nudity.
It is just that most folks don't understand there is such a thing as
nonsexual nudity. Recall the equation, "nudity equals sex."
T
HAT WAS ALL I desired: permission from individuals who
understood my LDS hang ups. I printed out the whole
LDS Skinny-Dipper Connection web site and presented
the thick sheaf of paper to my wife. "Read this, and tell me
what you think," I said to her.
She didn't read all of it (there were lots of words!), but she
read a big portion of it, handed the papers back to me and
said, "Well, I believe it's rationalization, but if you need to do it,
go ahead." (Bless her heart.)
I did. I became a full fledged, practicing Mormon naturist.
From other naturist hikers, I learned the way to trek bare safely. I
Seen locations such as Diamond Fork hot springs in Spanish
Fork Canyon where a convention of bare soaking has existed for
decades, and eventually I seen a few naturist resorts and
nude beaches.
The very first time I attended the temple after I began practicing
naturism, I was apprehensive.
I used ton't know how I'd feel, understanding all the things I had done
Nude. Because, really, all I had was an "intellectual testimony"
of naturism Rationally, I was convinced.
raised in America and within the LDS Church, I had a lot of
Psychological conditioning that was not so easily overcome. Would
I feel guilty? Would an evil spirit follow me inside, alerting a
Would God
These were the agitated thoughts that
churned in my head as I entered.
But as I walked from the front desk where I showed my advocate to the changing room, a sense of peace came over
me. It seemed to say, "Do Not worry about it. Everything is acceptable."
For three years, that was the only religious symptom I
had that my alternative to adopt nudism was adequate to
God. But from time to time, it would strike me how out of step
my nudism was with conventional Mormonism, and uncertainties
would appear---am I actually deceived like most Mormons would
consider me? I recall one time in particular when my wife
and I were invited to a hot tub party with a clothes-optional
dress code. She brought her swimsuit; I did not.
Before the party, we attended the wedding reception of a
family in the ward.
cake with another couple in the ward. The whole time, I kept
what I'd be off doing right after the reception.
not such a long time ago that I was laughing at the notion of a
Mormon nudist.
WHILE MANAGING REGULAR day-to-day living, I
over the uncertainties engendered by both halves of my
As everybody knows, nudity is bad. It is straightforward.
hat they
Nudity equals sex. Which
might have
is why my jaw dropped
Delight . . .
when eight years past, I
learned about a website
Named LDS Skinny-Dipper
Connection1.
name was an oxymoron
on the amount of "military intelligence."
Based on the site, its constituency is "Steadfast members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." "Families
forever, naked and not ashamed," it said. "Wholesome interest
in social nudity under suitable circumstances," it said.
I smirked. This was going to be entertaining, reading the rationalizations of these folks attempting to justify this sort of
Matter!
I read through the site.
were lots of words! They claimed that nonsexual societal nudity
is a positive, valuable thing. It is informative because it lets
everyone to see what human bodies actually look like---rather
than have the glorified, airbrushed pictures we see in the
media every day. It strips away the mystery of the person
body---particularly those components we keep hidden from each
other---and decreases lust because people become comfortable and familiar with all the body parts. It fight body
shame and negative self-image. It cultivates openness and trust
because it lets you be completely who you are and still be
When I finished, to my shock and amazement, I exclaimed,
"They're correct! There's no doctrinal objection to wholesome,
nonsexual societal nudity!"
Oh, there were all sorts of LDS cultural objections, all sorts
T
D. MICHAEL MARTINDALE is the writer of the critically acclaimed LDS novel Brother Brigham. He has
Procedure of developing a site on family naturism at
FAMILYSKINNYDIPPERS.COM.
PAGE 44
of "people doctrines" against it, tons of objections to sexualized nudity. But no bona fide official doctrine against nonsexual nudity.
It is just that most folks don't understand there is such a thing as
nonsexual nudity. Recall the equation, "nudity equals sex."
T
HAT WAS ALL I desired: permission from individuals who
understood my LDS hang ups. I printed out the whole
LDS Skinny-Dipper Connection web site and presented
the thick sheaf of paper to my wife. "Read this, and tell me
what you think," I said to her.
She didn't read all of it (there were lots of words!), but she
read a big portion of it, handed the papers back to me and
said, "Well, I believe it's rationalization, but if you need to do it,
go ahead." (Bless her heart.)
I did. I became a full fledged, practicing Mormon naturist.
From other naturist hikers, I learned the way to trek bare safely. I
Seen locations such as Diamond Fork hot springs in Spanish
Fork Canyon where a convention of bare soaking has existed for
decades, and eventually I seen a few naturist resorts and
nude beaches.
The very first time I attended the temple after I began practicing
naturism, I was apprehensive.
I used ton't know how I'd feel, understanding all the things I had done
Nude. Because, really, all I had was an "intellectual testimony"
of naturism Rationally, I was convinced.
raised in America and within the LDS Church, I had a lot of
Psychological conditioning that was not so easily overcome. Would
I feel guilty? Would an evil spirit follow me inside, alerting a
Would God
These were the agitated thoughts that
churned in my head as I entered.
But as I walked from the front desk where I showed my advocate to the changing room, a sense of peace came over
me. It seemed to say, "Do Not worry about it. Everything is acceptable."
For three years, that was the only religious symptom I
had that my alternative to adopt nudism was adequate to
God. But from time to time, it would strike me how out of step
my nudism was with conventional Mormonism, and uncertainties
would appear---am I actually deceived like most Mormons would
consider me? I recall one time in particular when my wife
and I were invited to a hot tub party with a clothes-optional
dress code. She brought her swimsuit; I did not.
Before the party, we attended the wedding reception of a
family in the ward.
cake with another couple in the ward. The whole time, I kept
what I'd be off doing right after the reception.
not such a long time ago that I was laughing at the notion of a
Mormon nudist.
WHILE MANAGING REGULAR day-to-day living, I
over the uncertainties engendered by both halves of my
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