chiraqDemon:


the mosaic law that dictates some christian and even sociatal values were made centuries after the era of cain and abel.
Also i dont think Americans(or whites generally) ppl are the real ppl to talk societal values with. I mean they get married to robots, dolls, houses and they could fck anythimg with a hole (even heard of one that did a car) and still say its acceptable.

brandydaniells:
where in d bibble was marrying ur cousin or sister contradicted

chiraqDemon:

Please i posted the bible passage in the original post. Marrying ur sister is prohibited but nothing was mentioned about cousins, that is why i opened the thread to gain an understanding of why that is.

Raine80:
There is strong evidence that marrying first cousins has many genetic implications.
Saying that most Christians tend to frown on the practise the exception being Mormons and the Amish.

If you look at the list cousins are not included. If I may use Jacob, Rachel, and Leah is any indication, it would appear that cousin marriage was fairly common in those times . In Genesis 28:1, 2, Isaac charges his son: "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother."
However how does our culture view the marriage of first or second cousins? The view of society will influence religion and vice versa. We adapt certain aspects of the bible to suit the society we live in.
No European country bans first cousins marrying each other but it's still frowned upon.

brandydaniells:
on d dark side ........must god tell u everything ? u just have to figure out some things on your own ...that why ur brain was created

chiraqDemon:

I know but there are many situations where the line between good and bad (accepted and not) is very thin and u have to bring the discussion to others to come to a satisfying conclusion.
For example the amish accept marriage between cousins and it has been this way for a long time. So u start asking, is what they are doing good or bad? does an average amish man ever think that he is sinning when he marries his cousin? Why do we think its bad and they think its good?
These questions can nag at u. Not just relating to this topic but many other religious topics

Raine80:
There is strong evidence that marrying first cousins has many genetic implications.
Saying that most Christians tend to frown on the practise the exception being Mormons and the Amish.

If you look at the list cousins are not included. If I may use Jacob, Rachel, and Leah is any indication, it would appear that cousin marriage was fairly common in those times . In Genesis 28:1, 2, Isaac charges his son: "You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father, and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother."
However how does our culture view the marriage of first or second cousins? The view of society will influence religion and vice versa. We adapt certain aspects of the bible to suit the society we live in.
No European country bans first cousins marrying each other but it's still frowned upon.

chachanga:


Cool, i was expecting to see someone bring up the practical biogenetical impracticality angle instead of loosely interpreted Bible verses and conjectures based oon historical antecedents of which we may not have the actual specific catalysts.

Anyways and simply put, just the same way a lot of sstuffs you read in Leviticus etc have a compassionately practical endpoint of God building the Jews a socio-spiritual framework that'd promote goodhealth, longetivity and fair civil relations while guaranteeing the ultimate survival of their race, am guessing that, this close-kin marraige stuff was been discouraged just like that.

Notice that, close-kin marriage was practiced earlier on in Genesis but was discouraged as soon as the population-numbers could support interbreeding. Even up to WW I era, the Jew's practice of marrying, mostly, one another to preserve genetic/racial purity had already being rewarded with certain health disorders common, more to them than others, like Haemophilia (a condition where the sufferer has unusually fragile blood vessels that rupture easily or bleeds fail to clot easily on time from cuts, wounds and bruises).

And was that peculiarly new to them, nooo? As far back as 2nd Century AD, early Jewish Holy Scriptures Talmudic writings recorded some of the first accurate descriptions of Haemopholia as a human malady common to Jews. Can we say that that God was trying to keep them from stuff like that all the while? I'd guess so. Even other practical issues remain to consider like the effect of failed love attempts and divorces etc

Having enjoyed a mutual crush with a distant cousin before; I can testify that the pull can be powerful when it is there but only on the long run, it's best that folks should sow-their-oats well outside the confines of home.

The one I'd like to hear about is the issue of marrying ur late elder-bros wifey to "continue-his-lineage" and all the factors that led to the death of that guy that wanked in Genesis!

chachanga:


Cool, i was expecting to see someone bring up the practical biogenetical impracticality angle instead of loosely interpreted Bible verses and conjectures based oon historical antecedents of which we may not have the actual specific catalysts.

Anyways and simply put, just the same way a lot of sstuffs you read in Leviticus etc have a compassionately practical endpoint of God building the Jews a socio-spiritual framework that'd promote goodhealth, longetivity and fair civil relations while guaranteeing the ultimate survival of their race, am guessing that, this close-kin marraige stuff was been discouraged just like that.

Notice that, close-kin marriage was practiced earlier on in Genesis but was discouraged as soon as the population-numbers could support interbreeding. Even up to WW I era, the Jew's practice of marrying, mostly, one another to preserve genetic/racial purity had already being rewarded with certain health disorders common, more to them than others, like Haemophilia (a condition where the sufferer has unusually fragile blood vessels that rupture easily or bleeds fail to clot easily on time from cuts, wounds and bruises).

And was that peculiarly new to them, nooo? As far back as 2nd Century AD, early Jewish Holy Scriptures Talmudic writings recorded some of the first accurate descriptions of Haemopholia as a human malady common to Jews. Can we say that that God was trying to keep them from stuff like that all the while? I'd guess so. Even other practical issues remain to consider like the effect of failed love attempts and divorces etc

Having enjoyed a mutual crush with a distant cousin before; I can testify that the pull can be powerful when it is there but only on the long run, it's best that folks should sow-their-oats well outside the confines of home.

The one I'd like to hear about is the issue of marrying ur late elder-bros wifey to "continue-his-lineage" and all the factors that led to the death of that guy that wanked in Genesis!

SorftWerk:
yeah yeah baby...just the way I like it...u make my head go like this

Nickizoe:
it is just a box of memories that i created about you!

boxer022:
I will like you to site an instance on who in the bible married their cousin. As far as if is written in the bible concerning close relatives, you should have understanding as to who is your close relative. If you can have sexual relations with your cousin then it means that nothing stops you from having same with their mother. It's as simple as that.

Kenshinmunac:
I still have sex with my cousin sister when she is around, we just love ourselves but I can't do it my own blood sister cause that's disgusting.

firstking01:

Kenshinmunac:


LOL weiten happen na

Kenshinmunac:


LOL weiten happen na

firstking01:
You dey fvck your cousin

Nickizoe:
you can marry your cousins from your father's side in my place..

But you can't marry from your mother's side of same lineage..

It seems the mother's lineage/blood is stronger than the Fathers...

If anyone has same situation in your hometown you can just like or share your story too

colossus91:

is it just me or i feel u from afikpo south in ebonyi state correct me if am wrong tho!,

Kenshinmunac:


So?? Na that one they do you? Lmao

My fam know we into each other. It's not a taboo where I come from.

Inbreeding is allowed.

Nickizoe:
. CORRECT... AND I FEEL.YOUR FROM OHAOZARA OR OKPOSI??

colossus91:

am from edda iku ndi ibudu !!

SorftWerk:
come on Saturday let's create more baby

Nickizoe:
Knock Knock. Wanna steal a fork now plzzz. Open up the door.. SORFTWERK

SorftWerk:
lol baby...come on in, I got many forks and won't mind giving u some hot forks this morning..


Thought about u the whole night

chiraqDemon:

Both yall stop exchanging forks here

chiraqDemon:
So recently here on nairaland i saw some posts addressing a guy that had sex with his cousin or something like that

I went and did some research on what the bible and christianity says on sexual relationships(didnt bother much on islam since it permits marriage between cousins in many cases and generally, it seems its allowed. Correct me if im wrong please) especially leviticus 18 and 20.

In leviticus 18, after delivering the first comment that one must not lie with his close relations, he goes forward to talk about what he considers as close relations and blood. I noticed that sex with mothers, fathers, step moms, step fathers, step sister, step bros, uncles, aunts and many others was prohibited but it never mentioned the son or daughter of ur father's or mother's brother or sister.

This prompted me to think if the guy was wrong in what he did (it was a sin btw cos its fornication in the first place) but apart from that, is it biblically prohibited or is it just a societal taboo?.


Please im just trying to have an understanding of this since such cases are on the rise. Btw i know the post will offend some so idgaf bout them.



U can stop here.




here is leviticus 18 in case u never read it. Its the passage that elaborates on sexual relationships well



18 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. 4 You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the Lord your God. 5 Keep my decrees and laws, for the person who obeys them will live by them. I am the Lord.

6 “‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord.

7 “‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

8 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.

9 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

10 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.

11 “‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

12 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

13 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

14 “‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

15 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.

16 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.

17 “‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

19 “‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

22 “‘Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

23 “‘Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion.

24 “‘Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going to drive out before you became defiled. 25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26 But you must keep my decrees and my laws. The native-born and the foreigners residing among you must not do any of these detestable things, 27 for all these things were done by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land became defiled. 28 And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you.

29 “‘Everyone who does any of these detestable things—such persons must be cut off from their people. 30 Keep my requirements and do not follow any of the detestable customs that were practiced before you came and do not defile yourselves with them. I am the Lord your God.’”

whitebeard:
How about your uncle's in-law (Lady)