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As with Sodom and its region, (Jude 1:7) widespread fornication and its abominable homosexual form are Biblically seen by traditional Christians as concomitant with “pride, fullness of bread and abundance of idleness, and selfishness. (Ezek. 16:49,50), and is a preclude to national travail and ultimate destruction, if such prevalence continued.<ref>[http://www.leaderu.com/common/nationsdie.html When Nations Die, by Kerby Anderson]</ref>   

As with Sodom and its region, (Jude 1:7) widespread fornication and its abominable homosexual form are Biblically seen by traditional Christians as concomitant with “pride, fullness of bread and abundance of idleness, and selfishness. (Ezek. 16:49,50), and is a preclude to national travail and ultimate destruction, if such prevalence continued.<ref>[http://www.leaderu.com/common/nationsdie.html When Nations Die, by Kerby Anderson]</ref>   

Historically, societies that have embraced homosexuality have perished, whereas those that have upheld traditional values have endured.  For example, ancient Rome's decline and its eventual fall in A.D. 476 were due in no small part to a growing tolerance of homosexual acts beginning in the Late Republic period ending in 27 B.C. The prominent Italian historian Roberto De Mattei, deputy head of the Italy's National Research Council, indicated the fall of Rome was due to a "contagion of homosexuality and effeminacy" that made the Roman Empire easy pickings for barbarian hordes.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8438210/Fall-of-Roman-Empire-caused-by-contagion-of-homosexuality.html Fall of Roman Empire caused by 'contagion of homosexuality'], The Telegraph</ref>

Historically, societies that have embraced homosexuality have perished, whereas those that have upheld traditional values have endured.  For example, ancient Rome's decline and its eventual fall in A.D. 476 were due in no small part to a growing tolerance of homosexual acts beginning in the Late Republic period ending in 27 B.C. The prominent Italian historian Roberto De Mattei, deputy head of Italy's National Research Council, indicated the fall of Rome was due to a "contagion of homosexuality and effeminacy" that made the Roman Empire easy pickings for barbarian hordes.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8438210/Fall-of-Roman-Empire-caused-by-contagion-of-homosexuality.html Fall of Roman Empire caused by 'contagion of homosexuality'], The Telegraph</ref>

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