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The lack of [[morals]] and difference of [[values]] in [[Hollywood]] culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family.

The lack of [[morals]] and difference of [[values]] in [[Hollywood]] culture has been destroying the fabric of American culture, particularly the family.

==Conflict over values==

==Conflict over values==

There have been, however, a handful of prominent people whose work in Hollywood opposed these values. [[Charlton Heston]], [[Jim Caviezel]], [[Ricardo Montalban]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Paul Schofield]], [[Lisa Whelchel]] ("The Facts of Life" sitcom's 'Blair' who refused a storyline where she would be the first of Eastland's girls to become a non-virgin), [[Walt Disney]] and many others practiced conservative values while working in Hollywood and the productions of these and many others also reflect these values, irrespective of the names associated with them: [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and ''Independence Day'' (a 1996 movie about the U.S. being attacked on [[Independence Day]]) being recent examples.

There have been, however, a handful of prominent people whose work in Hollywood opposed these values. [[Charlton Heston]], [[Jim Caviezel]], [[Ricardo Montalban]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[James Stewart]], [[Pat Boone]], [[Paul Schofield]], [[Lisa Whelchel]] ("The Facts of Life" sitcom's 'Blair' who refused a role where she would be the first of Eastland's girls to become a non-virgin), [[Walt Disney]] and many others practiced conservative values while working in Hollywood and the productions of these and many others also reflect these values, irrespective of the names associated with them: [[The Chronicles of Narnia]] and ''Independence Day'' (a 1996 movie about the U.S. being attacked on [[Independence Day]]) being recent examples.

Although the social elite of Hollywood may have held different values that Main Street America, the disparity was hidden from the public.  First, many film studios and actors hired publicity agents to control what life-style facts became known to the public.  Certain personal indiscretions were considered "off-limits" to journalists and not generally reported, such as [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s connection to various [[organized crime]] and political figures.

Although the social elite of Hollywood may have held different values that Main Street America, the disparity was hidden from the public.  First, many film studios and actors hired publicity agents to control what life-style facts became known to the public.  Certain personal indiscretions were considered "off-limits" to journalists and not generally reported, such as [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s connection to various [[organized crime]] and political figures.

Second, both the film studios and the television networks had codes of acceptable content.  Actors who were living by Hollywood values were creating films and television programs that carefully avoid sexually explicit themes or foul language.  For example, the code required that if a married couple were to be shown in a bedroom scene, they would have twin beds and would be wearing [[pajamas]].

Second, both the film studios and the television networks had codes of acceptable content.  Actors who were living by Hollywood values were creating films and television programs that carefully avoid sexually explicit themes or foul language.  For example, the code required that if a married couple were to be shown in a bedroom scene, they would have twin beds and would be wearing [[pajamas]].

Third, after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that the [[First Amendment]] protected certain forms of literature and motion pictures that were previously considered [[pornographic]], the case law developed that applied local community standards when deciding whether a particular work was to be protected.  This had the effect of decoupling national values from Hollywood values and started a race to the lowest common denominator.

Third, after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled that the [[First Amendment]] protected certain forms of literature and motion pictures that were previously considered [[pornographic]], (''[[Miller v. California]]'' in 1973), the case law developed that applied local community standards when deciding whether a particular work was to be protected.  This had the effect of decoupling national values from Hollywood values and started a race to the lowest common denominator.

Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed.  The three major television networks shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible.  As a result, [[tabloid journalism]] and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture.

Finally, over time, the media has shifted from being concentrated to being dispersed.  The three major television networks shifted to thousands of cable channels, and the adoption of the Internet by the general public made controlling the spread of news and the fabrication of false public images by movie studios impossible.  As a result, [[tabloid journalism]] and [[reality television]] spread the full impact of the Hollywood lifestyle throughout American culture.

Hollywood values are deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of typically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm</ref>  A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/20021--list-of-celebrities-taken-by-drug-use-tragic-and-growing</ref>

Hollywood values are deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of typically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm</ref>  A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/20021--list-of-celebrities-taken-by-drug-use-tragic-and-growing</ref>

*[[Nick Adams]], 36, TV actor died of an overdose from barbiturates.

*[[Nick Adams]], 36, TV actor died of an overdose from barbiturates.

*[[Jeremy Applegate]], 24, suicide, ironically after saying (in a voiceover scene) in 1989's film ''[[Heathers]]'' "I hope this never happens to me, because I couldn't handle suicide".

*[[Jeremy Applegate]], 24, suicide, ironically after saying (in a voiceover scene) in 1989's teen film ''[[Heathers]]'' "I hope this never happens to me, because I couldn't handle suicide".

*[[John Barrymore]], 60, cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking.

*[[John Barrymore]], 60, cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking.

*[[John Belushi]], 33, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.

*[[John Belushi]], 33, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.

* [[O.J. Simpson]] is widely believed to have murdered his wife and her friend, and was found liable in a civil (but not criminal) trial.  He has since been convicted of unrelated felonies outside [[California]] ([[Nevada]] in 2008) and is serving time in Nevada.

* [[O.J. Simpson]] is widely believed to have murdered his wife and her friend, and was found liable in a civil (but not criminal) trial.  He has since been convicted of unrelated felonies outside [[California]] ([[Nevada]] in 2008) and is serving time in Nevada.

* [[Jim Bakker]], [[televangelist]] for the [[PTL]] Club, was convicted of accounting fraud in 1989, stemming from the [[televangelism]] scandals of the later 1980s. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, but this sentence was commuted to eight years and the fine was voided.

* [[Jim Bakker]], [[televangelist]] for the [[PTL]] Club, was convicted of accounting fraud in 1989, stemming from the [[televangelism]] scandals of the later 1980s. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison and a $500,000 fine, but this sentence was commuted to eight years and the fine was voided.

* [[Jimmy Swaggart]], also a televagelist and involved in the late 1980s televangelism scandals, was caught in 1991 with yet another prostitute while in Indio California and when asked about it at the Family Worship Center, he said "The Lord said it's flat none of your business".  

* [[Jimmy Swaggart]], also a televagelist and involved in the late 1980s televangelism scandals, was caught in 1991 with yet another prostitute while in Indio California and when asked about, he said "The Lord said it's flat none of your business".  

*[[Lana Turner]] was involved with [[Mafia]] enforcer [[John Stompanato]], who tried murdering her in 1958, but was himself killed by Lana's daughter, Cheryl, an incident that would be ruled justifiable.

*[[Lana Turner]] was involved with [[Mafia]] enforcer [[John Stompanato]], who tried murdering her in 1958, but was himself killed by Lana's daughter, Cheryl, then 14 in an incident that would be ruled justifiable.

*[[Hugh Grant]] was arrested in 1995 in Los Angeles when he found in a car with a known prostitute.<ref>[http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/hugh-grant.html]</ref>

*[[Hugh Grant]] was arrested in 1995 in Los Angeles when he found in a car with a known prostitute.<ref>[http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/hugh-grant.html]</ref>

*[[Stacy Keach]], movie actor, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1984 after being arrested at [[London]] [[Heathrow Airport]] in possession of a large quantity of [[cocaine]].

*[[Stacy Keach]], movie actor, was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1984 after being arrested at [[London]] [[Heathrow Airport]] in possession of a large quantity of [[cocaine]].

*[[Brokeback Mountain]]

*[[Brokeback Mountain]]

:2005. Like [[Kinsey]], it's also extremely graphic in [[homosexual]] behavior and pro-homosexual. It's a story of an off and on "romance" between two rural [[Wyoming]] cowboys during the 1960s-1980s.

:2005. Like [[Kinsey]], it's also extremely graphic and pro-homosexual in its story of an off and on "romance" between two rural [[Wyoming]] cowboys during the 1960s-1980s.

*[[Fahrenheit 911]]

*[[Fahrenheit 911]]

Many celebrities and other exponents of Hollywood Values have no respect for the sanctity of marriage - their own or anyone else's. This is manifested in a high rate of marriage breakdown, and by the home-wrecking activities of the promiscuous, whose moral outlooks have been distorted by liberal and atheistic teachings.

Many celebrities and other exponents of Hollywood Values have no respect for the sanctity of marriage - their own or anyone else's. This is manifested in a high rate of marriage breakdown, and by the home-wrecking activities of the promiscuous, whose moral outlooks have been distorted by liberal and atheistic teachings.

*[[Ingrid Bergman]], Swedish actress who achieved U.S. fame in the 1940s with ''[[Casablanca]]'' (1942) and ''[[The Bells Of St. Mary's]]'' (1945). In 1950, Ingrid, who was married to fellow Swede, Peter Lindstrom, had an affair with director Roberto Rosellini while in Italy while filming Rosellini's direction, ''[[Stromboli]]'' (1950) and stayed in Italy after becoming pregnant with his child. This caused Ingrid to be blacklisted from U.S. films for several years and denounced from pulpits as "an agent of evil" until her comeback in ''[[Anastasia]]'' (1956). Her marriage to Rosellini, like the one to Lindstrom, ended in divorce, as did her third and last marriage to Lars Schmidt. Bergman died August 29, 1982 in London on the night of her 67th birthday.

 

*[[Ingrid Bergman]], Swedish actress who achieved U.S. fame in the 1940s with ''[[Casablanca]]'' (1942) and ''[[The Bells Of St. Mary's]]'' (1945). In 1950, Ingrid, who was married to fellow Swede, Peter Lindstrom, had an affair with director Roberto Rosellini while in Italy while filming his direction of ''[[Stromboli]]'' (1950) and remained there after becoming pregnant with his child. This caused her to be blacklisted from U.S. films for several years and denounced from pulpits as "an agent of evil" until her comeback in ''[[Anastasia]]'' (1956). Her marriage to Rosellini, like the one to Lindstrom, ended in divorce, as did her third and last marriage afterwards to Lars Schmidt. Bergman died August 29, 1982 in London on the night of her 67th birthday.

*[[Bonnie Lee Bakely]] was married ten times, divorced four, annuled five and her last marriage (to [[Robert Blake]]) was the only one ending in death-hers in 2001.

*[[Bonnie Lee Bakely]] was married ten times, divorced four, annuled five and her last marriage (to [[Robert Blake]]) was the only one ending in death-hers in 2001.

*[[Humphrey Bogart]], His first three marriages ended in divorce and his fourth (to [[Lauren Bacall]]) was the only one ending in death-his from throat cancer in 1957, age 51.

*[[Humphrey Bogart]], His first three marriages ended in divorce and his fourth (to [[Lauren Bacall]]) was the only one ending in death-his from throat cancer in 1957, age 51.

*[[Joan Crawford]] (real name Lucille Fay LeSueur), last of Hollywood's "movie queens" with roles spanning 45 years (1925-1970, most of her popularity in the 1930s) and long since a [[homosexual]] [[idol]], was married and divorced three times and named as the other woman in at least one affair with a married man. Her fourth and last marriage to Pepsi Company's president Alfred Steele was the only one ending in death (his in 1959). When Joan died in 1977, her public disinheriting of her two oldest remaining adopted children from her $2M estate "for reasons that should be well known to them" was said to have caused her oldest daughter, Christina, to write her best-selling book ''[[Mommie Dearest]]'' (1978), which alleged a lifetime of [[extramarital affairs]], [[alcoholism]] and selfishness-induced [[child abuse]] at a time when child abuse was rarely talked about in public. Unfortunately, like her adoptive mother, Christina Crawford also got married and divorced three times in her own life.

*[[Joan Crawford]] (real name Lucille Fay LeSueur), last of Hollywood's "movie queens" with roles spanning 45 years (1925-1970, most of her popularity in the 1930s) and long since a [[homosexual]] [[idol]], was married and divorced three times and named as the other woman in at least one affair with a married man. Her fourth and last marriage to Pepsi Company's president Alfred Steele was the only one ending in death (his in 1959). When Joan died in 1977, her public disinheriting of her two oldest remaining adopted children from her $2M estate "for reasons that should be well known to them" was said to have caused her oldest daughter, Christina, to write her best-selling book ''[[Mommie Dearest]]'' (1978, adapted into film in 1981), which alleged a lifetime of [[extramarital affairs]], [[alcoholism]] and selfishness-induced [[child abuse]] at a time when child abuse was rarely talked about in public. Unfortunately, like her adoptive mother, Christina also got married and divorced three times in her own lifetime.

*[[Frances Farmer]], who as a [[public school]]er in 1931, denied God in a controversial award winning high school essay and in 1935, visited the [[USSR]], was also popular in the 1930s to the point of being considered the next [[Greta Garbo]], had three marriages at least two of whom ended in divorce, with extramarital affairs during at least one that included one with married writer Clifford Odets. She also had multiple [[abortions]] when abortion was illegal; the guilt of which caused her to avoid all contact with children. In 1968, however, while living in [[Indianapolis]] for the previous ten years (she died there in 1970 at age 56), a friend's child whispered to her that she was "good", something that nobody ever said or thought about her before. Soon afterwards, she went to St. [[Joan of Arc]] Catholic Church in West Lafayette where she [[confess]]ed her sins and took up classes about and was eventually baptized into the Catholic faith, turning away from her former lifestyle.

*[[Frances Farmer]], who as a [[public school]]er in 1931, denied God in a controversial award winning high school essay and in 1935, visited the [[USSR]], was also popular in the 1930s to the point of being considered "the next [[Greta Garbo]]", had three marriages at least two of whom ended in divorce, with extramarital affairs during at least one that included one with married writer Clifford Odets. She also had multiple [[abortions]] when abortion was illegal; the guilt of which caused her to avoid all contact with children. In 1968, however, while living in [[Indianapolis]] for the previous ten years (she died there in 1970 at age 56), a friend's child whispered to her that she was "good", something that nobody ever said or thought about her before. Soon afterwards, she went to St. [[Joan of Arc]] Catholic Church in West Lafayette where she went to [[confession]] of all her sins and took up classes about and was eventually baptized into the Catholic faith, turning away from her former lifestyle.

*[[Judy Garland]], best known as "Dorothy Gale" in ''[[The Wizard Of Oz]]'' had five marriages, the first four ended in divorce, the last ended only three months later in her death in [[London]] from a barbituate O.D. in 1969 at age 46.

*[[Judy Garland]], best known as "Dorothy Gale" in ''[[The Wizard Of Oz]]'' had five marriages, the first four ended in divorce, the last ended only three months later in her death in [[London]] from a barbituate O.D. in 1969 at age 46.

*[[Florence Henderson]], despite her wholesome ''Carol Brady'' image on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', fell victim to these values ([[adultery]]) during her first marriage to Ira Bernstein in the late 1960s and early 1970s in an affair with [[New York City]]'s then-mayor John Lindsay, who she claims gave her crab lice. She divorced Berstein in 1985 and married John Kappas in 1987, which lasted until his death in 2002.

*[[Florence Henderson]], despite her wholesome ''Carol Brady'' image on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', fell victim to these values ([[adultery]]) during her first marriage to Ira Bernstein in the late 1960s and early 1970s in an affair with [[New York City]]'s then-mayor John Lindsay, who she claims gave her crab lice. She divorced Berstein in 1985 and married John Kappas in 1987, which lasted until his death in 2002.