http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hedonism/ en-us Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387724/posts American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday. Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. "Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent after almost being eliminated," said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We have among the highest rates of STDs of any developed country in the world," Douglas added in a... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387724/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378878/posts My Life of Drink and One-Night Stands Left Me Feeling Hollow, Now I've Found The Answer: I'm Going To Be A Nun KATIE COLBRAN 05th November 2009 New order: In a few weeks, Katie Colbran will become a trainee nun For the past four years, I've led the kind of glamorous life some people only dream about. Regularly jetting off to exotic destinations such as Rome, Istanbul and Marrakech, I've been fortunate enough to stay in some of the most exclusive hotels and see some amazing sights. I've made dozens of friends, partied until the early hours in some of... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378878/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 03:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376553/posts President ObamaÂ’s highly controversial Safe Schools Czar, Kevin Jennings, is concerned about the heterosexual indoctrination of children in our public schools. In his bizarre view: “we all know whatÂ’s promoted in our schools: Heterosexuality is promoted in our schools. Every time kids read Romeo and Juliet or theyÂ’re encouraged to go to the prom or whatever it is, kids are aggressively recruited to be heterosexual in this country. And you know what, it doesnÂ’t work. The reality is that if schools could affect your sexual orientation there would have been no gay people in the first place. But theyÂ’re still... CE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376553/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:44:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374011/posts One never knows what might be posted as a YouTube video, readily available to anyone with an internet connection. Among the most recent is a shocker starring Planned Parenthood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvlCx3w_tss Federation of America's vice president for medical affairs, Vanessa Cullins, M.D. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/ask-dr-cullins-6602.htm In a recent Wednesday STOPP Report, http://www.all.org/article_printerfriendly.php?id=12279 Rita Diller, http://www.stopp.org/rita_diller.htm national director of Stop Planned Parenthood International (STOPP), described this video's basic message quite simply as "Get sexually active and get your STDs." In fact, Cullins makes it clear that you should "expect to have HPV (human papillomavirus) once you become sexually intimate; all of us get... RenewAmerica http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374011/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:47:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2357576/posts Man pleads guilty to raping preteen girl BY KEITH EPPS A Spotsylvania man yesterday admitted that he raped a preteen girl earlier this year. Richard Eugene Smith Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to rape in Spotsylvania Circuit Court. He faces the possibility of life in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 2. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutor Amy Harper dropped a second rape charge against Smith. According to the evidence presented by Harper, Smith had sexual relations with the 12-year-old girl twice between June 1 and July 22. The second incident ended when the girl's mother walked into the... Fredericksburg (Va.) Free-Lance Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2357576/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307820/posts The House of Representatives has approved an addition to the healthcare reform package. It calls for the creation of a “Healthy Teen Initiative”, and allocates $50 million to so-called “comprehensive” sex education. “This was a vote to bring science back into government”, said James Wagoner, president of Advocates For Youth and a leader of the coalition that promoted the amendment. The committee, he continued, “has taken an important step toward ensuring young people get the critical sexual health information they need to make responsible decisions about their lives.” Mr. Wagoner’s statement is astonishing, because Advocates for Youth’s sexual education curricula... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307820/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:25:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291001/posts The NHS is telling pupils they have a 'right' to an enjoyable sex life in a leaflet being sent to schools. It encourages them to consider an 'orgasm a day' as a way reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.And if they can't get sex, the leaflet says children should consider masturbation.  The advice appears in guidance circulated to parents, teachers and youth workers. It says experts have for too long concentrated on the need for 'safe sex' and loving relationships - while ignoring the main reason people have sex, for enjoyment.But family groups condemned the guidance last... The Daily Mail (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291001/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:04:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277151/posts PORTLAND, Ore., -- There’s a new nightclub opening in Portland for people who like to swing. And it's not the tree-tire variety, community park child's activity or mid 1950s dance style. Club Sesso opens Friday to Portland couples who like to have sex with other couples -- or singles who enjoy having sex with other couples. And iconic porn film star Ron Jeremy has lent his name and prestige to downtown's newest destination. Club Sesso is located on SW 1st Avenue. Paul Smith, its owner, is relocating from Clackamas and expects a lot of business. Portland just doesn't have a... NW Cable News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277151/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249446/posts Peter Tatchell, Britain’s well-known defender of the rights of sexual minorities, is going to visit Moscow to participate in the gay pride parade in Russia’s capital. Tatchell is arriving in Moscow despite the decision of the Moscow government to ban the march of homosexual individuals. The parade is to take place on May 16, Saturday, to coincide with the final night of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The contest enjoys stable popularity among the people of untraditional sexual orientation, RIA Novosti news agency reports. The organizers of the Moscow gay march intend to make it become a common Slavic... pravda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249446/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 19:14:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241080/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Having sex with animals could soon be outlawed in Florida. The Senate unanimously passed a bill (SB 448) Tuesday that would make it a third degree felony for anyone to have sex with an animal. AP via Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241080/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:15:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2229845/posts India's real life 'Love Guru', a college professor who caused a scandal when he had an affair with one of his young students, has launched a 'Love Party' to contest the upcoming general election. His manifesto will pledge new 'love parks' where couples can canoodle in peace without fear of arrest or being beaten by police officers or morality campaigners. India's public parks have become moral battlegrounds between amorous couples stealing kisses away from their family chaperones and members of the so-called 'Hindu Taliban', traditionalists who attack dallying couples who show affection in public. Professor Matuk Nath Choudhary, 57, is... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2229845/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:23:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226473/posts Pope Benedict XVI will tonight attack the rise of aggressive secularism in western societies, warning them that they risked drifting into a 'desert of godlessness'. The Bavarian-born Pontiff will use his Good Friday meditations to compare deliberate attempts to purge religion from public life to the mockery of Jesus Christ by the mob as he was led out to be crucified. He will say said that 'religious sentiments' were increasingly ranked among the 'unwelcome leftovers of antiquity' and held up to scorn and ridicule. 'We are shocked to see to what levels of brutality human beings can sink,' he will... Mail Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226473/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211882/posts Alaska and Florida consider bans on bestiality Recent cases prompt states to consider outlawing sex with animals March. 21, 2009 JUNEAU, Alaska - It's a subject that can cause nervous snickering, a little uneasiness and even a few bad jokes. But many in the southeast Alaska community of Klawock, population 800, weren't laughing last April after a 26-year-old registered sex offender was accused of molesting a local family's pet dog. The man was spotted by a local woman coaxing the Labrador retriever into the woods near a ball field. There he allegedly tied it to a tree, taped its muzzle... MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211882/posts#comment Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:22:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206037/posts When the case first began less than three years ago, the School of Tantra Web site said, "Enjoy seven days of exotic erotic fun in paradise!" Lovell said. "So we said, 'Aha, this is still a violation of short-term rentals, once we say that they advertised to provide accommodations there." ... Now, they only offer the occasional classes, which often have sexual themes, or "therapy" sessions in rented community rooms or maybe while taking a hike .... Hawai`i Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2206037/posts#comment Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:30:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205448/posts Debra Haffner delights in the reactions she gets when strangers ask her what she does for a living. "I'm a minister and a sexologist," she says. They blink their eyes and try to reconcile what seems to them to be two opposing forces. Religion in the U.S., after all, seems to have quite a reputation for trying to stifle the joy of sex. So how could she joyfully live in these two worlds of church and sexuality? "Our sexuality and our spirituality are intimately connected," Haffner told a crowd at the First Unitarian Society in Madison earlier this month. At... Capital Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205448/posts#comment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2184169/posts Like banishing beads and masks from Mardi Gras or removing the red carpet and gold statues from the Academy Awards, the banning of floats, beer and nudity at this year's Bay to Breakers will take all the fun out of it, many longtime revelers say. City leaders and sponsors of the 98th annual wacky footrace announced several major changes Wednesday that detractors say will turn the over-the-top, only-in-San Francisco party into a 12K footrace like any other race in any other city in the world. At the May 17 event, police will cite or arrest anybody openly drinking alcohol or... SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2184169/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:40:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2163842/posts Madrid, Jan 9, 2009 / 01:46 pm (CNA).- A campaign promoting atheism through ads on public buses in London has spread to the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Madrid, igniting a controversy among the inhabitants of both cities.The so-called “atheist buses” in London were inspired by columnist Ariane Sherine of The Guardian and backed by the British Humanistic Association and Professor Richard Dawkins.  Soon after philosopher, Anthony Grayling, journalist Polly Toynbee and the British Atheistic Association also voiced their support for the campaign.The campaign now has some $250,000 in donations and has spread to other British cities, where some... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2163842/posts#comment Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:03:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160461/posts Yes it is time for another “Hippie Report” from Humboldt county Ca. Join us as we explore The Triad of Death. Humboldt State University, the Ciy of Arcata Ca., and The glorification of marijuana aimed at the youth of the community by the local newspaper - The North Coast Journal. 01/07/09 Old Glory Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160461/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:47:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141531/posts New York, December 1 – Two new radio advertisements for condom use began to target Catholics in the U.S. Hispanic community here today, World AIDS Day, with the message that “good Catholics use condoms” to protect the people they love. The 60-second Spanish-language ads, which will air nationwide in 2009, “take on myths about condom use in Catholic and Latino communities,” said a statement from the sponsors, the Washington-based nonprofit organization Catholics for Choice and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. “Catholics use condoms because we know it is the responsible, loving and caring thing to do,” said Jon... Planetwire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141531/posts#comment Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:28:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2140509/posts Sunday, November 30, 2008 Reaping The Consequences The latest article posted by the AP (Associated Press) stated that about 26 percent of New York City adults have genital herpes, compared to about 19 percent nationwide. My friend, this is only the tip of the decadent iceberg! The New York Health Department stated that genital herpes can double a person's risk for contracting HIV. The rate of contracting herpes is highest among New Yorkers, women, gay men and black people. My beloved, one-in-four New Yorkers has herpes!!! That's 2,000,000 individuals! This statistic should frighten and alarm any sane individual. How can... The Ignorant Fisherman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2140509/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:53:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140512/posts This poster from the French government is aimed at reassuring young people who are "discovering" themselves that there is no difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality. It reads: The only difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality is homophobia. When you are an adolescent and wondering about your emotional and sexual orientation, you may unfortunately also discover homophobia and its violence. This period in your life is often difficult to endure and can lead to serious problems, sometimes even suicide. A national re-education campaign signed by: The Ministry of Health, Youth, Sports and Related Associations; and the National Institute of Health. Brussels Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140512/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:00:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131478/posts CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian holiday resort will hold a month-long, nude "anything goes" party to combat an expected economic downturn, media reports said on Thursday. "Tough economic times call for stiff measures," Tony Fox, the owner of the White Cockatoo resort in Mossman, in tropical Queensland state, told the Courier-Mail newspaper. ... "It will be a hedonism resort, where anything goes for a month. It doesn't take rocket science to work out what it means," Fox said, naming March as the risque party month. (Reporting by Rob Taylor, editing by Miral Fahmy) Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131478/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:05:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028849/posts San Luis Obispo, CA (AP) -- A Nipomo priest got probation for groping a male sheriff's deputy at the Pirates Cove nude beach. Besides three years' probation, the Rev. Geronimo Enrique Cuevas must complete 40 hours of community service and attend an AIDS education class. He also is banned from Pirates Cove. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2028849/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012482/posts New Haven (WTNH) _ Sex. It's everywhere. Online, on the radio, on TV and on the minds of your children. "I don't think oral sex is real sex," said Georgia Wetmore of New Haven, a peer educator who works with Planned Parenthood of New Haven. "I think most teens believe that." "As long as you don't let yourself out more, to get yourself a name as a slut or a dog or something, you're cool," said Domenia Dickey of New Haven, another peer educator. "We're still learning. We're still curious. We have hormones," Georgia Wetmore, another peer educator, said. "I... WTNH Television http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012482/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 15:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005032/posts The handsome young waiter's eyes followed Sarah as she walked across the restaurant, and she felt her heart beating faster as he leaned over to place a napkin in her lap. "At 54, I was unused to the attention of young men, especially a handsome one in his 20s," she says. "Our eyes connected as I told myself not to be silly - he couldn't possibly be interested in me. But I was wrong." Sarah Jarvis is 59 and has four grown-up children and four grandchildren. Attractive, slim and smartly dressed, she has been divorced from her lawyer husband for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2005032/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:42:22 GMT