But don’t pack up your Chevy S-10 and move across the country just yet. As is usually the case, the nudist churchgoers aren’t the people you want to see talking to God wearing only a smile. And naturally, there’s at least one dude with a nipple ring.
A church in Ivor, Virginia, is encouraging their members to practice their faith naked as a jaybird. Their reason for doing so, according to Pastor Allen Parker, is quite simple:
Some of the biggest moments in Jesus’ life, he was naked. When he was born he was naked, when he was crucified he was naked, and when he arose he left his clothes in the tomb and he was naked. If God made us that way, how can that be wrong?
According to WWBT-TV, even in February when the temperatures dip into the low 20s, members of the White Tail Chapel will show up to worship in various forms of nudity. Some go topless, others wear just a T-shirt with nothing between their God and their disco sticks, and the rest show up butt-ass naked:
Judging from the size of his audience, Pastor Parker shouldn’t be expecting too much after passing around the collection basket this time of year. And given that it’s been a pretty chilly winter, we’ll assume that won’t be the only part of the congregation feeling a little short-changed.
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