Im cristian and im confused because i fall in love with my causin i just wanted to know if there any section of the BIBLE says that is forviden??which section??
I would never though this was going to hapened now we both love each other and dont know what the family is going to say by the way hes not my first causin hes my sencond! Help Where in the BIBLE is forviden???
2006-10-31 05:19:10 · 9 answers · asked by confundida 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I hope this will answer your question.
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.
Legal in: Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia
Illegal in: Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
Legal under Certain Circumstances: Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Utah, Wisconsin
On account of the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, a marriage between two cousins where it is legal generally remains valid in any state where it would be illegal. Therefore, two cousins who are legally resident in Virginia and marry there, and then move to Michigan will still be recognized as married under Michigan law. There are conflicts and courts have interpreted the clause differently.
Also, The Bible, primarily in Leviticus, contains prohibitions against sexual relations between various pairs of family members. Father and daughter, mother and son, and other pairs are forbidden on pain of death to engage in sexual relations. (Father/daughter incest is covered by a prohibition on sexual relationships between a man and any daughter born to any woman he has had sexual relationships with, thereby prohibiting not only incest between father and any possible daughter, but many women where it would be impossible for the daughter to be the man's.) It prohibits sexual relations between aunts and nephews but not between uncles and nieces.
2006-10-31 05:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incest is not expressly forbidden in the bible. The taboo springs from the genetic and social implications that it is unacceptable. Mostly because the moral implications of incest are shady and the genetic offspring tend to have a higher incidence of deformity and mental incapacity.
2006-10-31 13:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by kigerjane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bible promotes incest. dont try to deny it.
Rape and the Spoils of War (Judges 5:30 NAB)
They must be dividing the spoils they took: there must be a damsel or two for each man, Spoils of dyed cloth as Sisera's spoil, an ornate shawl or two for me in the spoil. (Judges 5:30 NAB)
9) Sex Slaves (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment. (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
10) God Assists Rape and Plunder (Zechariah 14:1-2 NAB)
Lo, a day shall come for the Lord when the spoils shall be divided in your midst. And I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle: the city shall be taken, houses plundered, women ravished; half of the city shall go into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be removed from the city. (Zechariah 14:1-2 NAB)
2006-10-31 13:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter where it is in the Bible, you alreayd know it's wrong just by listing your question here, so quit! Love or not and so what if it's a second cousin, chances are your babies will still not be normal especially if you to are related by blood!
2006-10-31 13:40:47 · answer #4 · answered by sophia_of_light 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good luck with that because it is a social taboo also. I think the section of the Bible that forbids incestral relation goes back to when Lot's daughter got him drunk, and had sex with him, and then got pregnant by him. I believe the Lord was not too happy about that.
2006-10-31 13:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by danicolegirl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Even though this is the Old Testament it could get you started on finding answers. You can start here:
Lev 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.
The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness....
After this verse it goes into specifics of exactly how family relationships are forbidden and why. I think the Lord instructs us this way because there are natural consequences when it comes to having children with relatives. Things like deformities, retardation, social problems, etc. So be careful.
2006-10-31 13:33:22 · answer #6 · answered by sugarfoot 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't actually have any blood relationship with a second cousin, so I'm pretty sure that's okay.
2006-10-31 13:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by fiveshiftone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Second cousin is OK. You can marry legally and there is not prohibition.
2006-10-31 13:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is no problem with second cousins or further away relationships developing.
2006-10-31 13:23:14 · answer #9 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋