Dec. 19—In ancient times there were “the cities of the plain”—Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Zoar. Today, there are Washington, London, Kiev, Brussels and Jerusalem. The first four of the “cities of the plain” listed above, were famously destroyed by fire and brimstone, because of their hubris, their “sin and error.” The fifth, Zoar, was spared because Lot, the only man of truth to be found, took refuge there.