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"Look at the fall of Rome"

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In Reply to: RE: I have to say Mike, I think Conservatives should feel differently about the subject posted by Michael Samra on November 04, 2009 at 20:30:55

When the Western Empire fell in 476, Christianity had been the state religion of the Empire for over 130 years. Some historians have concluded that Rome fell BECAUSE Christianity prevailed (or at least that was a significant factor), as ever scarcer state resources were funneled to support an ever growing church heirarchy.

It might even be argued that the growth and expansion of the Roman Empire occured earlier, in the pre-Christian period - at precisely those times when the immorality of the populace was at its most pronounced.

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