Any Advice? Nay, Yay?. i know its leaga in Cali
2007-05-01 08:58:17 · 13 answers · asked by robertdonta 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Where legal, Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe the bible to forbid marrying one's cousin (of the opposite sex). However, true Christians recognize that they are a 'theatrical spectacle' and so tend anything which might seem reprehensibe in the surrounding community.
(1 Corinthians 4:9) We have become a theatrical spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.
(1 Corinthians 6:12) All things are lawful for me; but not all things are advantageous.
(1 Corinthians 10:23-24) All things are lawful; but not all things build up. Let each one keep seeking, not his own advantage, but that of the other person.
Learn more:
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
2007-05-02 13:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well technically we are ALL related on some level. But it is not a good idea to pursure inbreeding, also the Bible prohibits incest. I do know a couple, who in this case are Witnesses, who found out when there daughter was born that they were distant cousins. The reason they found out was because it turned out they both had a defective recesive gene that became active in their daughter causing her to have many health problems. My father had a coworker who married a cousin and had a pretty good marraige. The main thing to consider is Laws. The Bible's and the Country/State's.
2007-05-01 13:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know 2 couples in Australia that are first cousins and they got married.
It is legal to marry your cousin here just as it is in California.
It may be worth looking into about having a family however as close relatives can end up having children with problems at birth.
If you are going to marry a JW and you are not one already I suggest you start researching into the religon a bit before you do.
2007-05-01 15:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by pamela p 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You guys talk like they are some specie of plant.
One family out of a million relatives is a witness. Owns a store and everyone knows them and they are nice people.
This guy I work for part time hires them because he says they are honest. some of them have this cleaning service and come in at night and clean the offices. He said the first time he didn't lose stuff. They are just people who believe that this earth will one day be a paradise and wicked people will be gone. They don't even believe in fighting in wars.
2007-05-01 09:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by Steven 6 · 9⤊ 1⤋
My Wife and I are active Jehovah's Witnesses and we do not marry family members.
Are You Thinking About MARRIAGE?
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1999/2/15/article_01.htm
2007-05-01 09:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jason W 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
if you do get married you will might be unhappy,might get devorcide,and you kids might get confusied and what if the want to be witnesses what would you say,how about you talk to her find out what she wants,settle the issues about religion,kids whatever before you get engadged and if you do get married tell he that you like your religion and not to try to make you become a witness,but listen,she will probaly bring witnesses to the house talk about how good the meeting are and if you can handle and deal with that and she can to,then go ahead but if she isn't baptised then she can't get baptised.if you love her you will respect her wishes even if she won't marry you,the bible says "marry in the lord and in the lord only."
2007-05-01 09:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by ms.redhead 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i could say which you're able to desire to (in case you're actually not JW) pass and characteristic holidays along with your loved ones. So, pass away her/him on the homestead and enable them to have an afternoon to do their own subject. it could desire to be form of like a injury day for them, so they are in a position to easily be on my own. you do not could desire to look at it as you leaving them. yet once you may not stand to pass off and characteristic exciting without them, basically stay homestead from vast holidays. you do not could desire to "celebrate" Christmas to spend the day at the same time, doing something that the the two certainly one of you come across particular. As for the youngster/s, i'm not likely optimistic how JW's do it. Are the youngsters not allowed to take part in holidays the two? As for now, i could say to enable them to take part interior the classic holidays till they get of an age to chosen whether or not they like to persist with the JW way.
2016-10-14 06:52:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
study their believes
Johavah witness. people who are mean.
they are allow to be friends and talk to people who are only Johavah witness, they don't talk to other people.
they have meetings and they are force to memorize their book.
this is a marriage, if your relationship is alright right now. it will be that way, after marriage too.
but if you are having problems right now.
marriage won't fix it.
believe me i been there done it. and study about it.
hope this helps. Good lucky
2007-05-01 09:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by Abdalla 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
2007-05-01 09:02:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Your cousin?? JW or not, you shouldn't be married to your relatives! That's just incest!!!
2007-05-01 09:14:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋