Christianity Today

OK, then. When all else fails, blame the naked human body for the downfall of our society. I'm quite pleased with my body and make some effort to make certain that it works well for me--hoping that I don't scare too many people at the beach. Probably my greatest sin is overconsumption, be it petroleum (contributing to DubYuzz oil wars), or food (contributing in many ways to DubYuzz oil wars), or clothing (contributing to DubYuzz oil wars). If we allow a naked or minimally clad human body to entice us to over-consume, there is probably a great sin, here. (Usually, what happens though, is that I just sit there immobile--not consuming at all, but rather glassy-eyed, passively entranced.) Please join me in wearing far fewer clothes to minimize this great sin of our society ! (Later on, we can travel less and eat less, too.) May The Lord forgive us all for pretending that the TEMPLE that we have been given is so sinful that it must be hidden.

The author wrote... "Not to sound overly biblical,"... did you have to say that? How can you be overly Biblical? We are so often underly Biblical.

I skimmed the article about this "nude issue" of ESPN at USA Today and noticed that there are over 200 comments, (following the article) from readers. Many of the ones that I read were very enthusiastic, calling this idea "a celebration of the human body" and a turning away from "Puritanical standards" of sexuality. How sad... first of all, if more people actually studied the Puritans, they would know that these flawed but Godly men and women valued His gift of sexuality very highly *within its right context-- the covenantal commitment of marriage.* The human body is indeed wonderful, but it is not meant to be displayed naked in just any and every context. Second, any culture that has celebrated nudity in many different contexts, outside of the marriage bed, has eventually crumbled, due to its rejection of God's commands for humanity. Call that truth "Puritanical" if you want, but history proves it.