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Source: New Republic
Guess Who MAGA Mike Johnson Once Blamed for the Fall of Rome
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Thu, November 2, 2023 at 10:32 AM EDT·2 min read
Prior to launching his political career, Speaker Mike Johnson worked hand in hand with a group promoting conversion therapy for gay teens, actively promoting the criminalization of gay sex, and even blaming sexual orientation for the downfall of the Roman Empire.
According to a CNN KFile review that analyzed dozens of the Louisiana Republicans media appearances between 2006 and 2010, before he entered political office, Johnson spent years providing legal advice to Exodus International, an Orlando-based Christian conversion therapy organization whose practices resulted in quantifiable harm.
He also partnered with the group to run an annual anti-gay event called the Day of Truth, a snub of the national youth movement protest Day of Silence, which recognizes the silent suffering of LGBTQ teens who are bullied.
According to some experts, Johnson didnt just pander to anti-gay advocates, he was the anti-gay and ex-gay advocate, Wayne Besen, the executive director of Truth Wins Out, told CNN.
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Ford_Prefect
(8,202 posts)They exemplify the worst of abuses yet claim the highest moral ground by conflating their fears and prejudices with Christian teaching and faith.
If Mike is so moral why doesn't he play by the rules he presumes to impose on everyone else?
Valdosta
(331 posts)I assume he meant specifically the Western Roman Empire.
Because the Eastern Roman Empire was very Christian and definitely fell to the Turks.
The most "notoriously" gay Emperors were near the height of imperial power.
I mean Tiberius and Nero. Also Julius (allegedly) was bi. Does that count as gay "enough"?
According to their Christian detractors, anyway.
The Western Roman Empire fell due to Christianity, and the (medieval) Christian position was that was a good thing.
yankee87
(2,339 posts)He protests too much.