about having kids its rubbish that there will be greater genetic abnormalitys than other couples, unless there is a family history of such diseases. charles darwin says there is nothing wrong with it and he did marry his cousin as did albert einstien
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Charles Darwin & Emma Wedgewood: A Cousin Couple
"When the principles of breeding and of inheritance are better understood, we shall not hear ignorant members of our legislature rejecting with scorn a plan for ascertaining by an easy method whether or not consanguineous marriages are injurious to man."
~ Charles Darwin. (1871)
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as for the bible
Isaac married Rebekkah, his first cousin once removed. Genesis24:12-51
Jacob married two of his cousins , Rachel & Leah. I love this story! Genesis chapters 28-29)
Zelophehad's five orphaned daughters were commanded by God to marry cousins. Numbers 36
Eleazar's daughters each married first cousins, as they were instructed. I Chronicles 23:22
In the 18th chapter of Leviticus, the Bible provides a lengthy list of forbidden relationships. These laws are the scriptural definition of sexual impurity. Not one mention of cousins, of any degree, is made.
the New Testament does not specifically address the rules of sexual misconduct, with the exception of fornication, other than to refer
Biblical prohibitions of cousin marriage reside only in the minds of the unlearned. In fact, the Catholic Dictionary finds that Christ's parents-- Joseph & Mary-- were cousins.
source ww.cousincouples.com
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