Naturists: You may know them as harmless
skinny-dippers.... But with their
quiet live-and-let-live philosophy, Naturists sometimes do themselves a disservice
by not speaking out loudly enough for the fine values they share with so many
Americans.
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Naturists are, and always have been, in the mainstream of American
family tradition. +
Church and state have long upheld Naturist values.
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All available research supports Naturist values.
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If a conflict should develop, we can exercise the best
tradition of
American co-operation to find solutions everyone can live with....
Families and friends have been skinny-dipping together for
more than 100,000
years. It is one of the most traditional of all family
values. In comparison,
the swimsuit is a very recent fad, first appearing in the late 1860s, and never
universally accepted anywhere. With swimsuits getting
skimpier, the fad may be
disappearing....
Naturists have families, and Naturists have values.
But which values? Not hatred and
intolerance. Not meddling in other people's private
lives. No, the values
Naturists teach their children include:
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Close-knit families spending their leisure hours together.
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Respect for oneself as a whole person, clean in mind and body.
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Simple living in nature, to experience the spiritual bond linking all
life.
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Being honest in every way.
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Sensitivity to the beliefs or lifestyles of others, and responsibility
in co-
operating with neighbors.
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Cherishing the freedoms we too often take for granted.
These
values we share with millions of good Americans....