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Although the ancient Adamite sect died out, many similar groups appeared in later historical periods, and some still exist today. These modern groups include the Christian Naturist Church Association, the Church of the Universe, the Doukhobors, and the Naturist Church of Universal Brotherhood. There are also some religious groups whose members normally wear clothes but undress to perform their rituals. These include some covens of Wiccans, some Raelians, and members of several "new-age" religious groups.
Modern Christian naturists say that God originally created people without clothes and intended for them to always live that way. As their proof for this, they say that Adam and Eve would have never tried to hide their nakedness if they had obeyed God's command to not eat the forbidden fruit. Modern naturists also point out that the bible doesn't say anywhere that nudity is a sin. Finally, many of them believe that Jesus was a nudist, and that they are merely following his example.
This engraving by Gustave Dore depicts the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
