God doesn't mind if you go naked on the beach -- because you're showing off His handiwork, not simply displaying your shortcomings.A devout Christian and naturist will make essentially that argument next week at the fourth annual Canadian naturist festival in Quebec.
Festival spokesman Paul Rapoport said the presentation by Vincent Pigeon, a member of the Federation of Quebec Naturists and a practising Catholic, will include references to the Adam and Eve story from the Bible.
"Certainly the Garden of Eden story, which most people know from Genesis, does not suggest that the crime or the sin of Adam and Eve was being unclothed," said Rapoport. "It was disobeying a higher power."
He said it is widely believed that Christianity and other mainstream religions are opposed to nudity.
"Many people assume that the main religions of the world are dead against any kind of nudity, except in a medical situation," said Rapoport.
Between 50 and 100 people register for the festival, he said. Other events at the festival, which runs Aug. 16-19, include volleyball, swimming pool games, and relaxing at clothing-optional beaches.
The festival takes place in St-Antoine-Abbe, about 50 kilometres south of Montreal.
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