[Jeff Gordon]

polytheism

Since the Roman Empire had been firmly under Christian leadership for over 100 years before the Fall, one should argue that Christianity was a prime cause of the Fall. Had Rome remained polytheistic, it might have survived longer.

[apackof2]

Had Rome remained polytheistic, it might have survived longer

Oh pleeeeeeeeeeeeease

[LibertarianInExile]

Dead on. If it weren't for those people who insisted on belief in a single god, instead of reasonably believing in a Pantheon, if it weren't for their 'belief' in the face of EVIDENCE of divine intervention, like the rise of the Empire under the worship of Jupiter, Rome would never have fallen.

Jupiter and Ares and Juno and Vulcan were almost certainly setting things aright. It's just too bad no one really believes the true faith anymore, that they all worship this silly heretic who got nailed to a tree or some fat Indian or a bunch of false Indian gods. The whole world's going down the toilet as a result. Rome simply needs to go back to fundamentals and she'll rise up again.