I think all the debauchery was a symptom of the corruption in their hearts not the cause of the empire fall. They didn't decide one day to this and that and the empire fell. They got increasingly corrupt and as the corruption and rejection of God and moral values increased, the debauchery took that empty place in their life. Debauchery is a symptom that corruption and rejection of God have gotten to the maximum levels.
Edit: Corruption is always the cause of fall. So even 'conservatives' need to be careful and mindfull of corruption among us.
True. A descent into corruption inevitably leads to worse and worse corruptions, and when it's essentially nation wide then a nation will fall.
Honestly you don't have to even go down the mindset of smiting or righteous holy flame -- they destroy each other as a result of corruption, every time.
I think all the debauchery was a symptom of the corruption in their hearts not the cause of the empire fall. They didn't decide one day to this and that and the empire fell. They got increasingly corrupt and as the corruption and rejection of God and moral values increased, the debauchery took that empty place in their life. Debauchery is a symptom that corruption and rejection of God have gotten to the maximum levels.
Edit: Corruption is always the cause of fall. So even 'conservatives' need to be careful and mindfull of corruption among us.
True. A descent into corruption inevitably leads to worse and worse corruptions, and when it's essentially nation wide then a nation will fall.
Honestly you don't have to even go down the mindset of smiting or righteous holy flame -- they destroy each other as a result of corruption, every time.