America as Ancient Rome: Impact of Moral Decay
Update: Also discussed at the Christian Post.
We’ve reached a point where people are afraid to actually talk about what they want to say, because somebody might be offended. We’ve got to get over this sensitivity; it keeps people from saying what they really believe. It muffles people, it puts a muzzle on them; and, at the same time, keeps people from discussing important issues while the fabric of their society is being changed…
Dr. Benjamin Carson, Sr., the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast:
Why is it so important that we educate our people? Because we don’t want to go down the pathway as so many pinnacle nations that have preceded us. I think particularly about ancient Rome. Very powerful. Nobody could even challenge them militarily, but what happened to them? They destroyed themselves from within. Moral decay, fiscal irresponsibility. They destroyed themselves. If you don’t think that can happen to America, you get out your books and you start reading, but you know, we can fix it.
Watch the video.
Quote from the 17:00 minute mark.
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Indeed. Americas continual decline of morality has greatly contributed to our society rotting from the inside.
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If moral decay caused the Roman Empire to collapse, when exactly did that moral decay start? Was it when they were owning slaves? Because the Empire lasted a over thousand years after that. Was it when they were killing people for entertainment? Because the Empire lasted over a thousand years after that. Was it when they were leaving unwanted children out to die? Because the Empire lasted over a thousand years after that? Was it when they were massacring entire towns, including women and children? Because the Empire lasted over a thousand years after that.
Maybe it was when they abandoned the Old Gods and started worshipping a Jewish carpenter, they only got a couple of hundred years after that. Maybe a lesson there for America. Hail Jupiter!
@Donalbain
What makes you think “moral decay caused the Roman Empire to collapse?”