Surely the Abrahamic faithful, the Jew, the Christian, the Muslim, must realize they have abandoned their own convictions by spreading themselves to every corner of the globe no notion of how far removed from their garden of Eden they have become? In so few words mankind walked away from Eden never to return in desire. Adam and Eve were naked and vulnerable to the elements but the conditions must have been favorable for nakedness until something caused Eve to eat from the tree of life. The serpent is believed to have tempted Eve to eat from the tree but Reginald knew that something must have caused Eve to approach the tree. Possibly the sight of a boundless horizon inspired Adam and Eve to venture to the far reaches of Eden and there they encountered the cold and the realization that nakedness imposes limits on the capacity of man. This moment was man's first conflict with nature, the realization of boundaries . Reginald had set himself on a lifetime journey to ponder this question and to live in the state of Adam and Eve before they became conflicted with nature and expelled from the garden. He happened upon Sunny Salvation twenty three years ago and found in the owner, Thaddeus, a sojourner of similar conviction, albeit limited in conviction to the extent to which a pilgrim should commit oneself to regaining a life in Eden.
Sunny Salvation was, to be honest, a practical answer for a man desiring to live as a nudist in the State of Kentucky that found nudism to be a criminal proposition. Sunny Salvation Camp the property of Sunny Salvation Christian Church was the legal loophole necessary to remain in a hostile environment. Thaddeus did not take his church and his role as pastor casually. The presence of Jesus was inescapable inside and out of the camp. The long standing rumor perpetuated by Thaddeus was that Walt Disney visited Sunny Salvation in the 1950's and Walt's land of amusements sprang forth in an epiphany of marketing genus. Thaddeus always added to his declaration of Walt Disney's visit a reminder to visitors that your visit to Sunny Salvation would be kept a secret to protect your privacy. Walt's visit was a historical moment however.
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