VIRGINIA evangelical church the White Tail Chapel
has introduced a new phenomenon to Christian
worship by asking its congregation to serve the
Lord the way God created them by worshipping in
the nude.
Based in Ivor in the southern state of Virginia, the
church asks all its worshippers to cast off all their
material concerns including clothing when they
come to worship. White Tail describes itself as a
family nudist community where visitors can enjoy
all manner of activities, including spiritual worship,
completely natural or nude.
Justifying the church's approach to faith, Pastor
Allen Parker said that many of Jesus’ most
important moments happened while he was naked.
Recently, the church even conducted a marriage in
the nude with couple Katie and Robert Church
taking their vows in the nude.
Pastor Parker said: “When Jesus 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?
“I consider this a gift and a privilege God has
given me as our members are caring,
understanding and they’re community and family
oriented. We have one of the most involved chapels
anyplace around. I’ll put our church up against
others around.”
Robert Church also justified getting married in
the nude, saying that White Tail Chapel lacks the
pretence sometimes found at other places of
worship. He added that nudity is a great equaliser
as it becomes impossible to judge someone based on
their expensive or shabby clothes if they are not
wearing any.
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