The Southern Poverty Law Center is a radical hate group.
It’s highly unlikely the Roman Empire declined due to homosexuality or even immorality, especially because the Empire had converted to Christianity. But Johnson had every right to speculate on that.
“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.
Agree.
So, which came first, decline or immorality? You know, chicken or egg?
Is immorality/homosexuality the cause or the symptom?