The Embodied Image

“I would disagree with you on the idea that men are visual, this is a mistake promoted by purity culture to excuse men for lust, it is a misconception ubiquitous in our culture, but one visit to a naturist venue will teach you that it’s untrue if you think to question it. If men were truly visually stimulated, every nudist park would be a forest of erections… not so. Visual stimulation is learned and can be unlearned.” —Naked Preacher, Naturist-Christians “If Christian homes, instead of portraying the human body as pornographic, taught a godly, incarnational view of our Creator’s embodied “image” and potential “temple,” then we would not only porn proof our children but render porn addiction either rare or unknown in our churches.” — David L. Hatton, Who Said You were Naked? Reflections of on Body Acceptance