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To: Romulus
Well, think about it.

I am thinking about it. There are lots of passages in the old testament about uncovering someone's nakedness and how it was frowned upon.

When Peter realized Jesus was on the shore, he hastily put his robe on and jumped into the sea. I don't know one way or the other how God views nakedness and naked art. We are conditioned to accept it, but I can certainly live without it.

When you take an art class, they get people to pose naked and I simply would not do that. Maybe I'm a prude, but I never cared for open nakedness, art or otherwise. It is a very private thing imo.

59 posted on 03/26/2004 10:02:45 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Aliska
I am thinking about it. There are lots of passages in the old testament about uncovering someone's nakedness and how it was frowned upon.

Good; you're on the right track. Now think some more. Why is nudity frowned upon? Because after the Fall it's inextricably mixed up with mankind's dis-integrated condition, especially with respect to sexuality. Nakedness in the fallen world thus becomes a condition uniquely appropriate to marriage -- not just because it's more or less necessary, but because it images the trust that should exist between spouses. The fact that nudity's proper context has become nuptial is precisely why it's not inappropriate in a crucifix, so long (as I observed in the stupidly-deleted post that kicked off this sorry display) as both laity and clergy have had a wholesome spiritual formation. As this lamentable thread shows, that formation is rare in the extreme.

62 posted on 03/26/2004 10:15:20 PM PST by Romulus ("Behold, I make all things new")
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