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  First Christianity-themed nudist resort to open in Florida

  by Abaddon in

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  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013

  tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.

  "depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  in the US the terms are more synomynous with swingers being the overtly sexual ones.

  To the best of my understanding, yep (hubby is more involved in the online nudist community, nudist rights and so on, so he knows the finer details better). I do know that more U.S. 'nudist' places are heavily emphasizing the phrase 'family friendly nudism' to make darn sure there is no misunderstanding of the terms.

  Edited because I forgot to say: Hubby, along with some others we know, prefers the term 'naturist' because he's an ecologist and likes to make the finer distinction of being "out in nature" nude rather than just sittin' around the house. You coulda knocked me over with a feather when I found out that in Arizona you could be nude in the national forests legally. Try that in Nebraska!

  We have swingers of course, but standing around naked waiting for sex is a very inefficient use of sex time, so our swingers tend to go straight to the sex...

  LOL!

  Brilliant holiday as you can see...

  Yes indeed! Hubby noticed your pic and said, "Hey! I see naturists!!" He sometimes wonders why I come on this board (having 'gotten over the JW thing' so he says), and was very interested in the thread.
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  First Christianity-themed nudist resort to open in Florida

  by Abaddon in

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  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013

  tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.

  "depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  I missed that thread. One thing you may (as Icelandic) (?) not realise is that in English 'naturist' is generally the outdoor loving-family oriontated type, and 'nudist' is generally the 'out for sex' type.

  Nope, sorry...my screen name is not my real name (though it is Norse). I'm American.

  My only experience in naturism/nudism is in the central U.S. and in Arizona. I agree with you about the term 'naturist', but would disagree that 'nudist' is "generally the 'out for sex' type"...the 'out for sex' type doesn't last long in the nudist resorts with which I'm familiar, if they are overt in 'coming on' to people. There are open relationships, of course in nudism as there are in the general public, but it must be carried on very privately, among consenting adults.

  I'm very conservative about such things and I've rarely been the least bit uncomfortable where we've been (after 21+ years of marriage, I'm very uncomfortable being 'hit on' and wouldn't go if it happened often).

  My husband just read this over my shoulder and saw your 'out for sex' comment and yelped, "That's not true!!" He says since the modern naturist/nudist movement started in Germany in the early 1900's the European term is naturist, but the American term is (generally) nudist. The 2 terms are generally synonymous in the U.S. In Europe naturism seems to be the "out in the forest" type, but as most (public) places in the U.S. don't allow nudity, private resorts are the norm here. He also adds that "swinger" is the term used by 'out for sex' types in the U.S.
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  You can't go to university but we're going to preach to those that do

  by ignored_one in

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  http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2004/01/26/news/news04.txt

  care for some god with your pizza?

  by scott heiser colorado daily staff

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  "One thing that's different about Jehovah's Witnesses, as opposed to other religions, is that we're not on a proselytizing mission to convert the world," said Wegman. "But our purpose is to do an educational work, to educate people. We're not as result-oriented as most. The success we do have is wonderful."

  Talk about a bald-faced f***in' lie. Doesn't it make you want to set up a table right across from them with "The Truth about Jehovah's Witnesses"???

  They have a table set up at my campus all the time, too. Mostly they just sit there counting their hours as people try desperately to avoid them (thank goodness).

  Occasionally someone I know will get handed a Watchtower or Awake by someone (some of those guys doing 'street work' actually force the mags on people), and I always give them a warning. It goes right in the trash when they find out what JWs are like.
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  First Christianity-themed nudist resort to open in Florida

  by Abaddon in

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  2. friends

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=4&u=/afp/20040122/od_afp/us_nudist_offbeat_040122183013

  tampa, united states (afp) - the first nudist resort created primarily for christians in the united states is due to open in florida and its co-founder claims that he can provide passages in the bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.

  "depending on the version of the bible you use, there are as many as 40 passages that refer to nudity," said bill martin, co-founder of natura, which will be the first christianity-themed nudist colony in the country when it opens in a tampa suburb in april.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  We talked about this a while ago and I guess I killed the thread...

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/14/65343/1.ashx
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  Coke or Pepsi ???

  by dh in

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  personally i prefer pepsi, but i like coke after greasy food.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  Valis ~

  May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.

  Oh, wait...I guess they already did and couldn't stand the smell...

  of Coke.
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  Snow in Charlotte!

  by Xandria in

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  yep, it is actually snowing here!

  they are concerned about ice later today.

  brrrrrr.... .

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  My parents said they had enough ice in KS to keep them from going to church (they can watch their church on tv, so that's what they did).

  We're supposed to frost down here tonight!! Dang, it's supposed to be warm down here! I think we jinxed it when we moved in!!
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  Coke or Pepsi ???

  by dh in

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  personally i prefer pepsi, but i like coke after greasy food.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  Pepsi
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  What would JWs do if... (my first post)

  by Segg in

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  what would jws do if all the members of the governing body were assassinated?

  do you think they would have serious doubts that jehovah was truly with them?

  would the whole organization fall apart?

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  What would JWs do if all the members of the governing body were assassinated? Do you think they would have serious doubts that Jehovah was truly with them? Would the whole organization fall apart?

  No.

  It would just "prove" to the rank and file that Satan's world was "out to get Jehovah's organization" and it "really was the truth (tm)". It would make them stronger than ever. They could spin it beautifully.

  Look what happened to the U.S. after Sept. 11 - people felt compelled to put aside their differences, and certainly refrained from criticizing the President. The same thing would happen to the WTBTS
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  First Christianity-themed nudist resort to open in Florida

  by Winston Smith :>D in

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  plus, it mentions jw's in it .

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  See. There's a reason my husband refers to me as "The Buzzkill"
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  First Christianity-themed nudist resort to open in Florida

  by Winston Smith :>D in

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  plus, it mentions jw's in it .

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.

  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/us_nudist_offbeat.

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  asleif_dufansdottir

  Oh shoot. I'm not mad. I know you were just trying to be funny...but it just buggs me when people think nudism is just about seeing hot chicks naked, and that it's OK to poke fun at 'unattractive' people who are naked.

  See, that's cause I'm overweight, and it took years for hubby to convince me that it was ok for me to go to nudist things...literally...years...society had brainwashed me into thinking I had to look like Brittany Spears or something, before it was ok for me to be naked.

  I was afraid I'd gross people out, or scar the children or something

  I found out that nobody has a perfect body, and that we shouldn't be so self-conscious about it. And nudists aren't (the vast majority)

  Sorry I ruined your fun, but this is a sore spot with me. Every time somebody makes a 'crack' about unattractive nudists, all the old fears and insecurities come back and I have to beat them off with the nearest stick - don't make it be yours!