Edward Gibbon, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1789), argued that Christianity contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire by undermining its civic and martial spirit. He claimed that Christianity's emphasis on spiritual salvation, pacifism, and otherworldly concerns diverted resources and attention from military defense and civic duties. The rise of monasticism, for instance, drew productive citizens into ascetic withdrawal, while the Church's growing wealth and influence siphoned funds from the state. Gibbon also suggested that Christian doctrines of humility and forgiveness weakened the aggressive virtues that had sustained Rome’s dominance, replacing them with a passive acceptance of fate.Additionally, he pointed to internal divisions caused by theological disputes, like those between pagans and Christians or among Christian sects, which fractured social cohesion. The conversion of emperors, notably Constantine, shifted imperial priorities toward religious matters, sometimes at the expense of governance and defense against external threats like barbarian invasions.Gibbon’s view reflected Enlightenment skepticism toward organized religion, particularly Christianity, which he saw as superstitious and dogmatic. However, his argument wasn’t solely anti-Christian; he acknowledged other factors like economic decline, overexpansion, and military decay. Critics argue he overstated Christianity’s role, ignoring its unifying potential and the empire’s pre-existing weaknesses. Modern historians often see Christianity as a complex factor, both destabilizing and stabilizing, depending on context. Gibbon’s narrative, while influential, is partly shaped by his era’s biases and isn’t universally accepted today.
18:00 Religion and rules
14:00 Freemasons are equated with Jews.
16:00 A Christian Amendment would implicitly abolish the First Amendment.
The showmanship of the Catholic Church.
Pontifex Maximus
18:00 State created rituals and traditions
20:00 Solar eclipses in Ancient China
21:00 Idolatry
22:00 Unstable identify of Christianity over the centuries compared to the stable identity of Muslim identity
24:00 Global Islamic Revolution
26:00 quran.com/2/256 supports the First Amendment.
The Founding Fathers were proto-Muslim.
27:00 George Washington: "We must with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion."
28:00 Thomas Jefferson owned The Koran.
29:00 Monarchy was equated with tyranny by Jefferson.
30:00 Constantine would have adopted sharia if that had been an option.
31:00 The matriarchy is irrational.
33:00 Christians are Islamophobes.
34:00 Secular Koranism is sharia for non-Muslims.
36:00 Secular Koranism uncompromisingly supports the First Amendment.
Cruel and unusual punishments
38:00 Salem Witch
40:00 Calvin Robinson
42:00 Caliphs who were not rightly-guided distorted Koranic principles
43:00 The Stockholm Syndrome of antisemites and Islamophobes makes them cling to Christianity.
44:00 The Koran is the holy book that supports the First Amendment.
45:00 Humans are supposed to be better than animals at abstract thinking unless they are idolaters who worship their own feelings and opinions.
46:00 Hierarchy comes with patriarchy.
47:00 Who is in charge of Western civilisation
48:00 Americans who are unAmerican and unconstitutional and seditious
51:00 The First Amendment is sacred to non-Americans because it is a kind of divine right.
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