... what the Catholic Church understands is a core principle of discipleship. Secular Humanist Hedonism (some call it the "pleasure principle") is nothing new to human experience ... money, or state funds only to organizations that embrace the Religion of Secular Humanist Hedonism is against the US Constitution- and will invoke litigation likely to go to the Supreme Court. --and we all know who ...

Here's a link to my recent radio interview on "Issues, Etc." about Anthony Robbins and the human potential movement. Scroll down to November 24, 2009 or go to this link for a direct download of the audio (about a 12MB mp3). I discussed my article, "Personal Power or Harmful Hedonism? Assessing the Teachings of Anthony Robbins" (Christian Research Journal, Vol. 32, No. 5).

Adrien Field may be little, but when it comes to indulgences, he does it up big. Adrien can teach us all a thing or two about hedonism. In fact, our writer Gloria just spotted him uptown at a Breakfast at Tiffany’s event this morning. “He was the only one drinking.” A mimosa at 8:30am on a Wednesday? Why not? And this little Happy Holiday number at the left? Well if that doesn ...

The joys of lying about: Madame Arcati's idea of hedonism One mark of a hedonist is an aversion to travel. Getting on a ... to sit about in turned his mind to the basic problems of hedonism: the lack of authoritative guides to cool places to sit (or ... shall be booking a return ticket online so I don't have to get up. Hedonism to Madame Arcati is the 5* star hotel, with comfy chaises ...

Work commitments over the last week have meant that I couldn't stray far from home for long, never mind enjoy the fruit of the vine and the grain. But this last week hasn't been a disaster. Far from it, I've been in geek heaven. First, last Tuesday saw the release of the long anticipated console and PC game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Despite what gobshite Keith Vaz says, it&# ...

I’ve done a lot of walking, browsing, selecting and trying out lotsa beautiful dresses last weekend, the mass of those is too much for your imagination; from Sungai Wang, The Gardens, Robinsons, Isetan, Mid Valley and to Bangsar Village. Finally I found myself the perfect piece of dress for that night.*wee* Along with it, I

The great truth of the above flower blossom? Allow me to attempt to put it in words: Adsfkj fdsoip ewrkhvj fgdl fdoggrioer relnr. Darn. I guess it can’t be done. Seems that the great truths are ineffable. But what is a great truth? One that resonates deeply within us? (Whatever that means.) If that is the case, I’m sure people prefer their great truths to NOT cause them ...

I’m an agnostic and always have been. Of course for most of my life my parents forced me to pretend I was a Christian. As a grew up and discovered who I really was I found out that I was really a combination of a bunch of different belief systems, none of which can be considered a religion because there is no God to worship. First and foremost, I am a Buddhist from the standpoint that I ...

Travel: When you close your eyes at work for a wee respite of daydreaming this season, chances are you're more likely to envision yourself soaking up rays on a tropical beach than in some noisy metropolis. But if the metropolis is Amsterdam, the palm trees have met their match. Amsterdam Though possibly the most gay-friendly destination in the world, the fact that the Dutch employ the euro ...

... days to realize this was not as outrageous as I had earlier believed. Saharah Eve must have visited Hedonism III in Jamaica. The text doesn't mention public displays of bdsm, but the word "uninhibited" appears frequently. Naked, sure. Leashed? That, too, evidently, as Hedonism II stops at vanilla nudity. I can't think of any other way Saharah Eve could so ...