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Umennajiego:
The Bible does not forbid marrying your cousin so let's make sure in our zeal to help others that we don't confuse what our culture teaches with what the Bible teaches.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Leviticus 18 lists the forbidden relationships and cousins are not forbidden nor is cousin marriage forbidden anywhere else in the Bible.

God may have chosen your cousin for you and if He chose him it would be a sin to walk away from this. There is no evidence that there is a significant increase in birth defects when cousins marry. The preferred marriage among the Israelites was cousin to cousin marriage and Jews to this day have an average I.Q. of over 120 with the highest population of Geniuses in the world. Ever hear of Einstein?

Both Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin married their first cousins. If such scientists as these had no fear of "defects" in their children then you should not. Their children were all healthy and bright. However, if you're really stupid and your cousin is really stupid then there is a much higher chance that your children will be really stupid. Is there room for a little humor here?

The fact is that cousin marriage was banned by the Roman Catholic church under 'Pope Gregory I' in an attempt to prevent the accumulation of wealth and power within families. The popes saw wealth among the common man as competition for their own power. This power structure exists in the Philippines to this day and is hampering economic development. The ban had nothing to do with our Bibles which we read regularly, don't we?

Civil disobedience has a long history within the Christian community. You've all heard of people power. When the people gathered by the thousands outside of Malacanang to oust Marcos that was against the law. Was it a sin? No. If you must go to another province or state to marry your cousin so that nobody will report you then that is what you must do. Will that be against the law? Maybe. Is it a sin? No. This is not unheard of in the Philippines, The United States, and many other countries where Born Again Christians live in sufficient numbers to make such laws of no effect. I know of such a couple in the Philippines and they live happily to this day. They're now in their 60s with 5 children and many grandchildren. They're born again of course because it is the pope who forbids cousin marriage, not the Bible.

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YOU MUST NEVER HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH A CLOSE RELATIVE, FOR I AM THE LORD.

Leviticus 18:6

Chinoble:
lol............like dis one(added to d list of my future interview question answers).
....waitin patiently for more.....

I piry you!

Where do u see urself in 5years?











November, 2019! Period!

Wouldn't even call Kanu a No 9!

He sang the hit song 'YOU GARRIT'. I'm almost certain most of u have hrd dat somewhere somehow. I like ds guy!

I'm prouding of u so many mush! Dat all my respondin n grammar are not go in vain. I'm certainly u are move on now. God bless.

I think it only makes a difference when dat name musta bn inspired by divinity. In which case, d name a person bears has a lot to do with hw such turns out eventually, remembering also that each one needs to take responsibility for hw they live regardless of covenant.

1Sam25:25
Please, let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him!

olala32: why i mine nober 11?

Oh dear... It's because of ur english o!

Had ds domineering landlady early last year. Wants to be interested in every detail of ur life. She hardly wants anyone visiting u. She had irritating rules to d point dat her generator man has to be d one to fix d tenants' generator if the need arise... Had to leave d house for her majesty at d expiration of my rent... Rubbish!!

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Fake story! Who puts their heads down for a stranger to be laying hands on them in a public bus

soloyes: What has happened has happened. The first person U need to border about is God and not even your job or Boy friend. If you go to him in genuine repentance he will forgive U and give you a better life. I know it is very difficult but it is the most viable solution because anything U do to bring him back now outside God will certain backfire someday and the trust has already been eroded. so i advice you go to the perfect mender and restorer-God to give your life meaning again-he has a way of correcting our error and only him can do that and guarantee continual happiness.

Yea! Go to God in repentance n forget abt ur guy even if he forgives u. Na for ur own good. Just move on! And just for d records, try n find a way to explIcitly explain d conditions surrounding ur stoopidity to him. But still, move on!

The only reasons for ur action is simply because ur bf was sulkin n u were beginning to take some responsibilities u wudnt normally assume if he had a job. Talking of giving a permanent solution to a temporary problem. U Bleep up! Imagine if u were married n d lost job problem arose!

@Most:
ther's a verse in d Bible sayg. Parents do not offend ur children lest the b discouraged ( i never hear dat verse ever uttered by a parent. They skip over it. Never heard it in church. ). Theres a verse tht says parents TRAIN up a child in d way he shud Go ...

Eph 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Okiki_Oluwa: She knows how to answer Nigerian journalist's interview questions about ones private life.

She sure does. I'll call that wisdom.

Nicepoker: Tripple divorce cuming ur way soon

I wish u d same...eeeeeediot!!! There're some things u don't make an effort to be funny with. Ode!!

ideylaff: what kind of write up is ds.. na 3 people marry .... and what's the meaning of "were watched by the ecstatic crowd as they cleaved to their wives and husband" .... such a poor way to write..

The writer is trying to say The Triplets held on to their Husbands and not to their "wives and husbands"..

Happy married life to them oooo

On a funny note... which kind flower, Taiye, Kehinde abi na Alaba bn carry for hand wey look like paper and runner so.. the flowers especially the blue and white looks like rubber/plastic sha..... LOL

Oponu...See proper ignoramus. That they're tripets doesn't indicate that they're of the same sex.the post actually makes it articulate dat d trio consists of 2 guys n a gal, hence cleaving to their WIVES n HUSBAND.

And as for the picture, isn't it obvious that they're al focused on different cameras? And that their seeming lethargy cud be as a a result of tiredness from dancin n d whole enchilada? Abeg make una free them jor...

Le Ostrich: YOU STILL HAVEN'T BEEN WEANED ABI?

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Wetin sef? Una no know say drugs dey bitter ni... Water sef contains watery acid...

Ethiopia will FALL!! Keshi promises... Complete Sports

femi4: 696ZEZ

God bless ur relentless effort!

pls help out bro... 27B4460A

Supersport what?

Everyone have made good points. However IMO, I'd say for your personal studies, those gadgets may be useful, but for use in church 4 preachers n members alike, it wouldn't necessarily be ideal for d same n only valid argument of the OP n others alike... Distractions!which will take minutes of struggle to ignore (if at all u even win d battle) when they show up. These gadgets av become overwhelmingly distracting in our everyday lives talkless of the church. Let's be honest, how many will genuinely ignore BB pings, notifications n other pop-ups dat flashes in while flipping thru Bible apps on ur smartphones during a church service?

A whole congregation with iPads n not 'Bibles' will rily look farcical to me...Imagine during d 'heat' of prayers u just smash ur iPad against ur neighbour's head

Let all things be done decently n in order...1Cor14:40. Let ur moderation be known unto all men... Phil4:5

femi4: 6Z9TZG

Jah bless!

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realsammie: my babe is beautiful, and i mean very beautiful. men are alwayz after her but thank God for my long joystick which she confesses dat she cant do without

No mata aw long ur joystick is, there are quintillions of longer joysticks. I hope God won't put a new testimony in her mouth

which is better, Orange or Banana?? that's a similitude of what u asked. All boils down to preference/taste

femi4: ATZZQQ

Thaaaaaanks bro! Jah bless...