dizerner wrote:All I hear is compromise. Misleading original post in that light. We'll see what Christ says on judgment day.
Living in Portland, there is much nudity that is encountered. From naked bike rides, to street festivals, and various other occasions that the city allows. The events in Portland take place on the open streets, and can be stumbled upon at various times. It is on me as to how I discipline my mind in regards to the nudity.
It seems the same would go for missionaries reaching a remote tribe which does not wear clothing, or a Christian doctor who in the course of his job sees nude same and opposite sex patients in a medical capacity. The observation by the missionary or doctor of nudity is not sinful, it seems what they choose to do with it is where sin can enter.
Thus, nudity seems a generally neutral issue relative to the situation.
As this thread seems to show and Matt said, the line of where exposure to nudity crosses into sinfulness is one that is not as easily defined as when being gay moves into sin.
I don't know as I can say all exposure to nudity in a movie or TV show is a sin, nor that even exposure to sensuality is always a sin.
My offense is often higher when I watch a TV sitcom with no nudity that makes light of adultery or homosexuality, than my offense at seeing nudity or sensuality portrayed absent such attitudes.
I do not make it a practice to go observe nudity or sensuality in real life or on a screen, but that has not prevented me from running across it. The line in my mind so far seems to be between the running across it vs. actively participating in activities that I know will bring it into my life.
Also, I feel there is a line between the attitudes in how it is presented. I have seen PG-13 movies which throw much more sexuality in the viewer's face than a R movie that has a scene of nudity.