Heaven Knows . . . Anything Goes
Posted: Saturday, March 03, 2007
by Judi Lake
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For those old enough to recall America when it upheld a certain degree of ‘moral standards’ there were things that, even in Hollywood, were best kept in the ‘closet’. There were always scandals, rumors and gossip but no one outwardly discussed their ‘sexual preference’ and going to prison was, well… just not a good thing. Did anyone need to know that Tyrone Power was bisexual? Who’s business was it regarding the personal life of Errol Flynn… Glamour and role models still existed and romance was triggered for the imagination which, actually, is a whole lot sexier than seeing every actress alive nude. How many more breasts do we need to pay to see? I really want to know why 'Playboy' is the landing role for the many aspiring no-talent actresses? Wow, takes a lot of brains, girls.
The irony with Jenna and her like is that I know of many legitimate businesswomen who genuinely want to help people but are ignored by the media. One such person who comes to mind is Sandra Shelton and her business Strengthbank (if you have time, look up her website… quite informative). Ms. Shelton’s mission is all about giving a purpose to high school kids purely, with dignity and, sorry, God focused but I guess that’s the darn problem – not very newsworthy and besides, who really has the time to teach these kids? Let’s face it, the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan is what makes news despite their self-destructive behavior. Is it really that difficult to understand why so much of our youth is confused and ‘sleep walking’ through life? We are not really allowed to offer them a strong foundation, not in the schools anyway. Not allowed… mmm…. Well, if anyone is interested, again, check out Sandra Shelton’s Strengthbank program.
Flash back to 1949: “… (Ingrid) Bergman's personal and professional life went into a tailspin in 1949 after she left her husband, Dr. Peter Lindstrom, for Italian director Roberto Rossellini. She married Rossellini, a union which produced three children and six films of varying artistic merit, beginning with Stromboli (1950). The international scandal tarnished her innocent image and, extraordinarily, led to her being barred from American films for 7 years…." Poor Ingrid, barred from America for seven years because of having a relationship with a man; what must she have thought if she had lived to witness Brittney Spears and the Madonna french-kissing on public television for the sake of ‘positive publicity". Hey, anything goes and there’s just no such thing as bad publicity. . . is there?
Even crime has gone down the tubes. Years ago, when gangsters and robbers still knew who the ‘Boss Man’ was, they never ever desecrated or robbed any religious buildings or articles no matter how gruesome or dirty the crime was. Today, God isn’t even allowed in America anymore and, God forbid you put a nativity in many public places – it won’t be long until Christians will have to go into hiding to share their faith.
I am preparing to put together a few press releases for some of my clients this week and I am going to run one for myself. Gay parades are really old hat and the atheists really have too much time on their hands so guess what I’m going to prepare? You guessed it: a heterosexual parade geared for people who value morals and honor God (perhaps in NY on Broadway? – too edgy?). I’m still thinking of a hook but it might have something to do with protecting the rights and safety of our children as well… I don’t know, something really, really racy but please stay tuned for the date, this ought to be a doozy.
Naïve? Who me? Hardly, but I am not even fifty and yet have sadly witnessed our incredible country rapidly go down the tubes. A client I am working with recently made a statement to me that, at first, startled me. Speaking about the Holocaust, he disagreed that Hitler was at fault but rather all the millions of people who followed him and allowed this mad-man to take over and that is exactly who is at fault here in America. We, the people, are at fault. We sit complacently complaining about this and that yet do nothing. Another election is coming up and we better do our homework which leads me to plug yet another incredible woman / author I have worked with: Dr. Amaal Tokars and her book, “America & Iraq: Seduced by Fear" (her info can be found at the website seducedbyfear). Part of her mission is for people to become truly informed and to get involved for it is only we the people of the United States of America who can change the path we are on.
Enough said right now. I am not a writer, so please don’t contact me with any grammatical errors; I am an artist and ‘feel the need to be heard’ just like Sean Penn, George Clooney and, yeah, Barbra Streisand. I shall blame the reason of this article on a creative temperament and, hopefully, will be able to get away with it. I do know one thing and that is that I often visualize the Lord watching our country from afar weeping deeply as He witnesses our decay. He really wants to help us, but we have shut Him out. Does anyone have the nerve to invite Him back and bring order to our country and our people? Anyone?
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)A very thought provoking article, well said, well written even though you claim not to be a writer. I would advise you to take advantage of your artistic temperment anytime.
A very good article. I wanted to add that we forget that prior to our middle ages many of these "activites" were accepted by societies and hidden behind closed doors. In fact even priests were married for many hundreds of years after the Cruxifiction and woman had key roles preaching. Just facts. We like to think that our Western Culture is civilized. However, if God allows all men to have free choice, then what right does anyone have to impose their beliefs and life styles on others? It does not mean you have to accept what is done just accept it is their choice. Where we all go astray is when we seem to have to force that choice on others to gain acceptance. While a hetrosexual person, I can say this in fact. In all my relationships with gays of both sexes, I have found them more considerate then many hetrosexuals. Hipocricy does not have a hold on any one race, color, creed, sex or lifestyle. The fact that we judge others, while in many cases not looking in the mirror [ in general terms] is part of the problem in my opinion. We only need one day as far as I am concerned and that is the day of mankind. A day that we can celebrate our sameness but also our diversity and uniqeness as individuals.Thank you Robert for your comments -- much appreciated!
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