Is marriage/relationship illegal by law?

Question

If the bible is to be believed and the whole human race was started by Adam and Eve, how did they procreate? Father and Mother, Son and Mother, Father and Daughter, Daughter and Son? this would make us all related at some level, would this make the whole concpt of marriage and relationships illegal by the way of incest?

Answer 1

Incest is sexual intercourse between close relatives...legaly speaking many states allow for the marriages of couples who are cousins and distant cousins..websters definition of incest...................... sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry; also : the statutory crime of such a relationship.......................................................................................here is a cnn report concerning incest laws in various states..............................Incest in this country is regulated through two parallel sets of laws: marriage regulations and criminal prohibitions. Marriage laws prohibit unions of parties within certain relationships of consanguinity (by blood) or affinity (by marriage). They declare such marriages void from the start.

Criminal laws prohibit marriage and sexual relationships based on the same ties (with the necessary consanguinity and affinity usually defined the same way as in the marriage laws). They penalize those who disobey with fines or imprisonment.

Every state today has a statute defining eligibility for marriage, and each and every one prohibits marriages between parents and children, sisters and brothers, uncles and nieces, and aunts and nephews. Some prohibit all ancestor/descendant marriages, regardless of degree. Four states extend the prohibition to marriages between parents and their adopted children.

Twenty-four states prohibit marriages between first cousins, and another seven permit them only under special circumstances. Utah, for example, permits first cousins to marry only provided both spouses are over age 65, or at least 55 with evidence of sterility. North Carolina permits first cousins to marry unless they are "double first cousins" (cousins through more than one line). Maine permits first cousins to marry only upon presentation of a certificate of genetic counseling. The remaining nineteen states and the District of Columbia permit first-cousin marriages without restriction.

Answer 2

Great question...and lots of religious people have different takes on this. I'm not a theologian...and I think peoples own interpretation of the bible either cheapens the bible or it cheapens the religion that "interprets" of it's own accord.

Marriage is a religious unification.
And therefore...if the church advocates and blesses this as holy...then it is so.
If the city/state officials say it is a legally binding, religious marriage...then it is so.
Never the twain shall meet. = separation of church and state.

Now...you can try an Arabic country, where they refer to each other as brother or sister...and they'll even marry someone they've been calling brother/sister...but they aren't blood related.
Thier marriage is holy and legal...in fact...wholey legal.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

A marriage/relationship have a purpose, to give birth to a new life. If you can give birth by theorising the bible concepts, no problem bringing this under law.

But I am sure you need to be practical to achieve the purpose. Think with your mind, rather then through books and you wil have the answers to most of your dilemmas.

Answer 6

I personally am non-religious, and i wouldnt judge my life (or others) based on fairytales and "legends" from a book written over 2500 years ago.

The bible states that Eve was made out of Adams ribs.... so you make your own mind up! Unfortunately there an awful lot of people out there that choose to believe such bull but that is their choice, and i respect that.

I personally believe in evolution.....! Knowledge is power!

Go withy our own mind and dont be brainwashed by lies and uneducated beliefs!

good luck xx

Answer 7

If you remember correctly in the bible, Adam and Eve's son went on a journey and came back with a wife. No we are not related by way of incest on any level. The bible only states that ADAM and EVE were created FIRST, it doesn't say they were the ONLY ones created.

Answer 8

Adam and Eve were cerated.....they had two sons..one killed the other....the surviving son was cast out..and took a wife from the neighboring tribe....or the other people.....(not of god) or the (pagans) yada yada.....pick your belief system they all have fundamental flaws in their teachings

Answer 9

No.Go in depth in sacred Bible.Don't use your superficial knowledge.

Answer 10

the bible states that adam and eve were the first man and woman it does not state that they were the ONLY people to be created by god at the crewation of the world