Why did Hollywood come to Hate Religion?

Intellectual Conservative ^ | October 10, 2003 | Bruce Walker

[nmh]

"Lucille Ball was a registered commie ..."

Really? I had no idea. I only knew her personal life with the Cuban, forget his name, was tumultuous.

[international american]

Desi Arnaz cheated on his wife at every opportunity.

[Condor51]

Yes she sure was.

She was even subpoenaed to testify before HUAC in the 50's. Her FBI file and a slew of other celebrities was released a few years ago under the FOIA and are on the FBI's web-site for all to read.

FBI Electronic Reading Room
Famous Persons Listing
Lucille Ball 172 pages

And 'the Cuban' was her husband Ricky Riccardo. He wasn't a commie, but was a real womanizer.

[Mel Gibson]

Good answer.

[Siamese Princess]

Two other reasons were the much-maligned Hayes Code and fear of the Roman Catholic Legion of Decency, Protestant Council of Churches and local leaders who were willing and able to enforce censorship statutes.

Many of the films of the 1920s were quite racy and there were complaints that they glorified prostitutes, bootleggers and the like. The final straw was the popularity of gangster pictures beginning in the early 1930s. There was legitimate concern that they glamorized gangsters so the Legion of Decency, Council of Churches and local leaders told Hollywood to clean up its act or they would launch boycotts and legal action against it. Hollywood listened.

[MississippiMan]

Thanks, Mel.

MM

[Chu Gary]

'When Satan was cast down to the earth....he musta first landed in Hollywood, CA and said to himself : "Home sweet home"'

Perhaps so, but he must have also had a summer home in Hope, Ark.

[Queen Jadis]

Stay out of West Hollywood. At red lights, they walk up and peek at your crotch:)

"Queen" Jadis as in the character from the Narnia Chronicals by C.S.Lewis:)

It's only changed since the mid eighties in as much as it's become more crowded, with more "red lights" and harder to distinguish between male and female prostitutes. My husband and I went into the area for a book signing at 6.00pm "Hollywood Interrupted" (an expose of celebrity insanity chic)...it took 45 minutes to drive 14 miles.

[nmh]

I truly had no idea. I will read the links you provided. Thanks!

[nmh]

What an interesting website. I scanned through it. She claimed her grandfather made her register as a Communist but she was never a member of the Communist party - weird. When you register as one, you are one.

[Aquinasfan]

Simply put, they want to be able to live with themselves without giving up their sin, so they find ways to convince themselves there's no such thing as sin.

An old truism:

Man: "Father, I don't believe in God any more."

Priest: "Really? What's her name?"

[nmh]

Yeah I was aware of that with Desi. Apparently she couldn't keep his interest sexually. It looked like one of these stormy love/hate relationships.

[wayoverontheright]

Why did Hollywood come to hate religion? Marx replaced God.

He answers his own question I think, quite correctly, but the answer begs another question; Why did Hollywood embrace Marxism?

Entertainers and atists have been exalted throughout history, regardless of the type of political organization. In short, unlike the rest of us, they instinctively recognize no debt to capitalism. Their success comes not so much from hard work and following a gradual upward carreer path, but sometimes through genetic providence can leap-frog to success.

[LadyDoc]

Lucille Ball also refused to abort her child and so lost a big roll in a movie (The Big Tent) for being pregnant.

She realized her husband's infidelities when he was traveling on the road with his band, and devised a TV show so they could be together. Voila, I love Luci.

Her second pregnancy was written into the tv show.

[R. Scott]

I have been to few movies in the last several years. I went to see Lord of the Rings and the sequels, Dr. Doolittle and the sequel and Saving Private Ryan. I’m basically a poor boy, and won’t waste my time or money on a movie that doesn’t appear worth watching when I see the trailers.
I received a DVD player Christmas of 2003. I periodically check out the rental stores for something to watch. I’ve used it twice - to watch Saving Private Ryan a second time and to watch an old Godzilla movie.
I guess I just can’t change with the times. I don’t find the new crop of Glamour glamorous. I don’t consider many of the current crop of award winners to be very good actors. The plots are usually trite and try to make up for lack of substance with gratuitous sex and violence. I’ve had plenty of sex and violence in my life. If I want to entertain myself with sex and violence I only have to set back and reminisce - and the plots are much better.

[thesummerwind]

Why did Hollywood come to Hate Religion? >>>>>

It's easier to sell crap to folks with no values, no standards. Gotta remove religion, then $$$$ come rolling in. The lowest of creatures out in Hollywood. They give some reason for the rest of the world to disdain us.

Many Hollywood producers and owners are among America's worst enemies.

[DoctorMichael]

Good find!

BTTT

[TexasCajun]

Why did Hollywood come to hate religion?

Sodomite Butt-Worship conflicts with the world's religions!

[andrew]

so you came to my book signing? did you introduce yourself? have you read yet? am interested to hear from you.

best,
andrew