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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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donroxy:
Some culture allow it but only forbid marriage between Brothers/Sister .... Half brother/half sister , Aunts/Uncle, Nephew/Niece , StepMother/StepFather .......

Islam my religion allow marriage between cousins while Yoruba my heritage forbid it .... Me I'm indifference !!

Goddex:
http://www.punchng.com/politics/crossfire/tambuwal-should-quit-the-house-agbakoba/

wakacome:
all I see is two insecure married women who are so idle and dumb... ....na wa oo all this celebrities don turn twitter to a social media where they start and end fight...spits on her head*** If you know your marriage is ordained by GOD then why are you still bothered about what bloggers say about your marriage,??she said she is titanium and nobody can break her home then why is she on twitter ranting like a dog on heat?awon attention seeker oshi....who is she?actually she looks like my former dry cleaner.....wetin lola omotayo dey talk sef?is she speaking in tongues??do lola even understand the meaning of bi*tch?she is calling the lady a bi*tch and that one is even happy about it,I do not think both of them even understand what bi*tch means.....na too much of hollywood movies cause am...

LouisVanGaal:
Kikikikikikikiki...*Laughing in Gen. Sanni Abacha's voice* . I thought the presidency through Abati said that OBJ has no 'political relevance' in naija again; that he should help his old age in Ota farm When the deleterious trio of Abati/Metuh/Okupe were busy running their mouths like one that suffers from Oral dysentary and GEJ refused to bring them to decorum...He didn't visualise that Elections were forthcoming?? This is just the prologue..he hasn't started begging...until he does the Gen. Adisa's style..then he would know that some persons are above him in these country..he merely occupies a POSITION of INFLUENCE; but Generally has NO INFLUENCE within . Quote me anywhere, those quartet (Asari Dokubo inclusive) would be his downfall come 2015, cos they have created more problems for him that he cannot solve..considering the time frame .

Cutehector4u:
its not yet 12th.....is it?

DangoteSon:
nov 27.....I av a special gift for anybody whose birthday is d same as mine

Cutehector4u:
lool...i dnt do drinks,..

Cutehector4u:
thnks rhames...n wat is oguro

lonelydora:
Eko ni Baje oooo

maryam6:
ofcos, we are. hope u are one of us?