They did say “public” humiliation

The silence was broken by "Lizzie" and "Sophie" giggling like schoolgirls. Out of instinct, not to reinforce his humiliation, Nate made a motion to cover his crotch. It did little as his exposed skin was visible from all angles. And the circular chair formation made it so that he was being seen from all angles. He may have covered his penis, but he was doing so with his bare hands and arms, and that left his backside exposed. There was really no winning. He was without clothing and everything he did would draw attention to it, because he was doing it without clothing.

"What are we doing?" said Mrs. Fitzgerald. Nate had only given them directions to strip him. Now that they had fulfilled that requirement, they were clueless as to what they were supposed to do next. So he gave them something to do.

"Mary," said Grace, suddenly, as if she surprised herself by speaking. It was almost as if someone else made her do it. "Would you please grab a bible and find Mark 15:24."

Mary was cautious, but she did as she was told.

"And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get."

"We," said Mrs. Fitzgerald, excitedly. "Are going to be reenacting the humiliation of Jesus Christ, without the crucifixion." The response was not what she was expecting. "Come on guys. Get excited." Still nothing. "Alright, just run with it." She ordered everyone to stand up and hurried them out into the hall, with Nate out in front, no longer covering. They walked through the empty church. Everyone was in the sanctuary, which is where they were heading. They interrupted the preacher right as he was in the middle of a sermon.

They opened the doors and, seeing the large crowd, the pastor stopped speaking.

“Ah look, the youth group has come to join us. It is about time. Aren’t I always saying we should gets these worshipers if the lord in here. These aren’t kids anymore. Welcome brothers and sisters.”

He paused when he saw Nate. He was walking brazenly in front. The pastor was speechless, as was everyone else. They knew they should object, but nobody wanted to make a scene. They didn’t even know what was going on.

The youth group leaders walked over for the pasted and whispered the plan. He looked confused and repulsed, as if they had gone crazy, which they had, though not through their own volition. But with Nate’s help he heard the voice of God in his head. He turned to the attendees, which now included the group Nate walked in with seated in the front row.

“Brothers and sisters. We have something truly special for you today.” They all looked at him expectantly, my anting an answer, especially Nate’s parents who he spotted amongst the crowd. “The youth group is doing a reenactment of the humiliation of Jesus Christ, but they need our help. We all know it was a public humiliation, and you see, they aren’t much of a crowd. But this big family of ours is.”

They just looked at him in disbelief, and at Nate who was beaming.

“As you can see, they have already divided up his clothes. Now he will be walked through the streets, amongst the common people.”

He nodded to the three women and two of them took Nate by the hands. They started walking, guiding him forward while the third walked behind. They Walked him all the way around, through every aisle. With his hands held, Nate could not cover, but of course he didn’t want to. Some tried to look away, others stared. Surprisingly, his parents still hadn’t objected to this display of their son. They were on the edge of their row, and when he passed them he nodded, smiling. They just looked at each other, then back at him as he passed them. No one knew quite what to do. He wasn’t technically being sexually harassed or abused. The only thing sexual was his erection, which was an understandable reaction, even to people who weren’t exhibitionists. The only thing inappropriate about what was happening was his nudity, and no one knew how to react to it. Most just expected someone else to do something. Never expect a religious person to think or act for themselves.

After circling through every path once, Nate was brought back to the front. Everyone could see his boner. He wanted to masturbate, but resisted.

The only direction he gave to the pastor was to allow what his leaders were doing, and they had reached the end of their instructions as well. It was time for something new.