Posted on 11/03/2023 11:22:07 PM PDT by Angelino97
The new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson once attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to homosexuality, resurfaced audio from 2008 has revealed.
Johnson suggests historians might consider the decline of Rome as partially related to a societal loss of morals and widespread homosexual behavior condoned during that period.
In the past, Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has frequently disparaged homosexuality.
But it was during a radio interview he could be heard advocating for the criminalization of gay sex and went so far as to partially blame it for the fall of the Roman Empire.
Some credit to the fall of Rome to not only the deprivation of the society and the loss of morals, but also to the rampant homosexual behavior that was condoned by the society,' Johnson said.
'One of the primary sources of Johnson criticism has been his stance on LGBTQ issues, as he has been a consistent opponent of federal protections for same-sex marriage.
Johnson was once closely associated with Exodus International, a now-defunct group that promoted LGBTQ 'conversion therapy'.
The discredited practice aimed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through various means, including prayer and counseling.
Exodus International was a highly controversial 'ex-gay' organization that ceased operations in 2013. The group's former president, Alan Chambers, issued an apology for the harm it had caused to the LGBTQ community.
Between 2006 and 2010, while Johnson was an attorney for the conservative legal advocacy group Alliance Defense Fund - an organization labeled as an extremist hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because of its long-standing opposition to LGBTQ rights.
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Well the western empire fell due to barbarian invasion but the eastern empire lasted until 1453.
From 180 until 312 there were danged few effective emperors to help hold the empire together. Many were outright killed in battle against the barbarians or killed by the rivalries amongst their peers and soldiers. The western empire was regularly defeated and attacked, buying off invaders as best it could. The slide had started and was averted by the occasional rise of an emperor such as Valerian or Diocletian who backstopped the slide temporarily. I do think the tolerance and practice of homosexuality among the upper classes abetted that demise, perhaps as a symptom if not a direct cause..I do not think that homosexuality was all that prominent among the lower classes.
I think Mr. Johnson has a point.
Same as Sodom and Gomorrah. Homosexuality is the sign of complete decay in society
"Historians might consider the decline of Rome as partially related to a societal loss of morals and widespread homosexual behavior condoned during that period."Historians DID make the above conclusions. That's a well-known fact.
The “everyone in greece and rome was gay” myth just won’t die
These people don't have short memories. They have a complete disregard for the truth (the truth is relative in their world).
That was one of a number of factors.
It’s true enough for the upper classes. Whomever they took a fancy to was going to have sex with them whether they wanted to or not.
Oh my God, next they will dig up that he believes the Soviets beat Hitler! Or maybe rain is wet, snow is white......
Fixed it.
I rectum sore.
“It’s highly unlikely the Roman Empire declined due to homosexuality or even immorality...”
It did indeed fall due to homosexuality and immorality. Those Roman orgies actually happened. And the government promoted homosexuality.
You need to dust off some history books.
And....?
I applaud the speaker’s willingness to stand up for Biblical principles.
However, from an historical perspective, the Roman emperors were notoriously debauched throughout most of the prosperous periods of the empire. Read Suetonius. Nero and Caligula engaged in bisexual acts but the empire still had many good economic years later on.
If he’s look at the Roman Empire’s collapse for historical parallels of collapse, there others such as border control, taxes, increased operating costs for government to maintain the army and bureaucracy.
A contributing factor for sure. As standards stretch and degrade, defenses to invasion crumble.
Oh posh. Her Entitledness Hillary Clinton once pontificated that abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. Now she supports the blood cult of self worshippers who seek to enshrine even late term infanticide as holy, natural, and free.
Talk about Roman Empire comparisons, ever hear of exposure of unwanted newborns?
Moral decay, yup agree
Inconsistent at least. The left takes up for the muslims who throw homosexuals off rooftops. Liberalism is indeed a mental disorder.
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