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Rise and Fall

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T. Shaw
T. Shaw
Wednesday, April 20, AD 2016 5:41am

I believe the following is from Edward Gibbon.

“The five marks of the Roman decaying culture:

Concern with displaying affluence instead of building wealth;

Obsession with sex and perversions of sex;

Art becomes freakish and sensationalistic instead of creative and original;

Widening disparity between very rich and very poor;

Increased demand to live off the state.”

Does that sound familiar?

.Anzlyne
.Anzlyne
Wednesday, April 20, AD 2016 8:32am

Well ?- a little off topic, but
Decadence doesn’t cause decay, but it means decay has already manifested.
The Church however, is animated by the Giver of Life, the Holy Spirit. Though earthly kingdoms rise and fall, our Church – will give glory to God per omnia saecula saeculorum.

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