I know the Bible says that we should not marry someone of a different race. For example, a white man shouldn't marry a black woman. A French woman shouldn't marry a German man, and so on and so forth.
My ladies' group at church was talking about this topic at this morning's brunch. The oldest lady in our group said that this can lead to a higher chance of birth defects or diseases.
Does anyone know of any statistics or medical research that has been done to validate this? Do you have any real-life scenarios where you know this has occurred?
(Serious answers only, please)
2007-02-14 05:18:41 · 12 answers · asked by Cindy Knapp 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It seems like the ladies in your church group are simply trying to justify their prejudices with some anal sounding medical/genetic bs. When will people understand that we all belong to the HUMAN race, color is simply that, and has absolutely no bearing what so ever on the superiority of the gene pool?
2007-02-14 05:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stop it, stop it, stop it! This is why some people have the perception that Christians are crazy!
Please give the scripture verse where it says that! What the bible says is that we should not marry those not of us. That doesn't refer to race as we know it now. For example Abraham did not want his son to marry a Canaanite woman because they did not worship the same God. In today's world, it means that Christians should not marry non-believers as it will cause an unequal yoke/belief system! Furthermore, it doesn't mean that you are doomed to marital failure, but it's a serious issue that you will have to deal with at some point or another. God NEVER said anything about diseases or birth defects.
Stop spreading biblical lies!
2007-02-14 05:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by Apple21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, Where in the bible does it say not to marry another race? It says "to only marry in the Lord".. In other words do not marry a non-believer. for some religions it has even been interpretated to mean only marry within your own religion. I know of no where that it says race or color or ethnicity matter. Check the book and bring that up with the old ladies
2007-02-14 05:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Genesis 11, we read of the rebellion at the Tower of Babel that resulted in people being scattered over the earth. Because of this dispersion, and the resulting splitting of the gene pool, different cultures formed, with certain features becoming predominant within each group. Some of these (skin ‘color,’ eye shape and so on) became general characteristics of each particular people group.1
Note that the context of Genesis 11 makes it clear that the reason for God’s scattering the people over the earth was that they had united in rebellion against God. Some Christians point to this event in an attempt to provide a basis for their arguments against so-called ‘interracial’ marriage. They believe that it is implied here that to keep the nations apart, God is declaring that people from different people groups can’t marry. However, there is no such indication in this passage that what is called ‘interracial marriage’ is condemned. Besides, there has been so much mixing of people groups over the years, that it would be impossible for every human being today to trace their lineage to know for certain from which group(s) they are descended.
God Bless You
2007-02-14 05:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not true and not biblical at all. Just prejudice. Moses was married to a black women in the Bible and his brother and sister in law made fun and got the sister in law got struck with leprousy.
There are many more examples in the Bible of the king taking wives from differ countries etc.
2007-02-14 05:27:01 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Momma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't know of any birthdefects from a mixed race couple having a child. What I do know is, in America...everyone is from somewhere else. Most people don't have just german, or just french background. Most people have more than one mixed with them. In a way we are all mixed. Does she have only irish parents, grandparents, great grandparents? Does she have an irish husband( just using irish as an example...despite my hat I am not irish...lol) If her husband isn't she same as her... does that mean her kids couple possibly have a birth defect?
2007-02-14 05:25:55 · answer #6 · answered by Brandy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother married a Jamaican woman, and they are planning on having kids...and actually the lady in your group was exactly wrong - it's the other way around. Mixed raced children have much lower chances of having inherited diseases and defects.
2007-02-14 05:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where does the bible say this? I don't think so. It does say we should not allow ourselves to be unequally yoked, meaning marry a non believer. But even then it is not law, just recommended as it makes our walk easier.
I would say it sounds just true and compelling enough to do real damage, but is probably not based on science. Just on prejudice. 40 years ago people believed black people to be genetically inferior. Some people hear something add to it and spread it around. They never bother to check sources they just spread it as if they did.
2007-02-14 05:27:03 · answer #8 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to read your question and then I had to stop. Starting a question with a false pretense is a bad idea! The Bible never says to do that. I think that you might be pretty hard pressed to make a good case for the Bible saying that!
2007-02-14 05:24:44 · answer #9 · answered by timmeresque 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First you should ask the church member WHERE the Bible says that. Because it doesn't and they need to show where they think it does.
Second unless that oldest lady is a doctor, scientist, biologist, or other revelant professional, she is spouting nonsense.
2007-02-14 05:24:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋