Do your family marry within family?

[Prince of China]

Is it disgusting if you are a single child but then all of a sudden your parents adopt a child of the opposite sex and you get married or something?

 

[ShadowFox]

Is it disgusting if you are a single child but then all of a sudden your parents adopt a child of the opposite sex and you get married or something?

Maybe religiously, but not scientifically.

There is no blood relation, so who cares.. besides your parents.

 

[-=jt=-]

Is it disgusting if you are a single child but then all of a sudden your parents adopt a child of the opposite sex and you get married or something?

biologically the reason for the stigma is not present (inbreeding, gententic anomolies)
and in reality/practise it depends on your upbringing. personaly, if my parents adopted a hot girl, i don't think it would matter. :naughty:

 

[kidrock450]

not if you're a redneck :naughty:

or French lol

 

[Icarus]

As defined by the California Penal Code Section 285. Incest
"Persons being within the degrees of consanguinity[blood relationship] within which marriages are declared by law to be incestuous and void, who intermarry with each other, or who commit fornication or adultery with each other, are punishable by imprisonment in the state prison[16 months]"

Degrees of Consanguinity Defined by California Civil Code Section 59
"Parent and child, ancestors and descendents, brothers and sisters of the half or whole blood, uncles and nieces and aunts and nephews, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate."

First cousins, therefore, may legally marry in the state of California....

 

[FortisVir]

Eh, I'm a pretty sensible guy, so normally I'd be like "That's freaking gross", but a couple months ago, I was visiting my grandmother and I met my sixth-cousin who I hadn't seen in a long time. Let me just say I had some........inappropriate thoughts..........while she was around.

I meet someone who I am genuinely attracted to both mentally and physically, and I'm related to her. God is such a jerk.

Now as far as the marrying within the family goes, my family may be hillbillies but even we don't do that.

Heh, you know, typing this made me think of a joke my uncle told at one of my cousin's wedding's. I think he scared the entire groom's family when he told them:

-Yeah, its great getting some new people in here, this is the first time our family tree's had a branch in 50 years!-

 

[moz4rt]

Maybe religiously, but not scientifically.

There is no blood relation, so who cares.. besides your parents.

what religion would forbid that?

 

[Icarus]

what religion would forbid that?

christianity

 

[moz4rt]

christianity

where in the bible does it say you can't do that?

 

[bliink]

where in the bible does it say you can't do that?

it says it.. but you can always bend the bible to say whatever you want, its illogical to base any argument on one source alone.
there are websites full of 'interesting' bible quotes

 

[moz4rt]

it says it.. but you can always bend the bible to say whatever you want, its illogical to base any argument on one source alone.
there are websites full of 'interesting' bible quotes

sorry dude, but you're wrong. the bible says you shouldn't marry a blood relative, that's all. this means that if your sister is adopted, and is not related to you in any way (except through adoption), you could marry her.

EDIT: by "blood relative" i mean a close realative.

 

[bliink]

sorry dude, but you're wrong. the bible says you shouldn't marry a blood relative, that's all. this means that if your sister is adopted, and is not related to you in any way (except through adoption), you could marry her.

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"Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of this mother..."
Deuteronomy 27:22

"And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter...it is a wicked thing...."
Leviticus 20:17

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those do not specify blood... adopted is implied

 

[Shuzer]

Wow. Do you REALLY think adoption was around WAY back then?
Adoption, in one form, has always been around, yes. But not in the sense that you can adopt a kid and the kid becomes your child, same last name and all.

 

[moz4rt]

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"Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of this mother..."
Deuteronomy 27:22

"And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter...it is a wicked thing...."
Leviticus 20:17

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those do not specify blood... adopted is implied

None of you shall approach any blood relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD. (NASB) Lev. 18:6

how can you say adoption is implied? it specifically says blood realative.

 

[bliink]

ok.. well:
then theres still stuff like this; which seemingly makes it ok.. which is why i was saying it would be illogical to rely upon one source...

Genesis 19:32-36 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

EDIT: there is more like that.. but i dont really think i need to post it.

 

[Shuzer]

Eh, I'm a pretty sensible guy, so normally I'd be like "That's freaking gross", but a couple months ago, I was visiting my grandmother and I met my sixth-cousin who I hadn't seen in a long time. Let me just say I had some........inappropriate thoughts..........while she was around.

I meet someone who I am genuinely attracted to both mentally and physically, and I'm related to her. God is such a jerk.

Now as far as the marrying within the family goes, my family may be hillbillies but even we don't do that.

Heh, you know, typing this made me think of a joke my uncle told at one of my cousin's wedding's. I think he scared the entire groom's family when he told them:

-Yeah, its great getting some new people in here, this is the first time our family tree's had a branch in 50 years!-

Er, pretty sure anything past second cousin is considered legal. I mean, SIXTH cousin? How do you really share her blood? Just curious.. give me the family tree connection! lol

ok.. well:
then theres still stuff like this; which seemingly makes it ok.. which is why i was saying it would be illogical to rely upon one source...

Genesis 19:32-36 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

EDIT: there is more like that.. but i dont really think i need to post it.

Problem being, that's in Genesis, when that was the only way TO procreate.


and btw, somehow, I feel like this is a pretty stupid argument lol

 

[moz4rt]

ok.. well:
then theres still stuff like this; which seemingly makes it ok.. which is why i was saying it would be illogical to rely upon one source...

Genesis 19:32-36 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

EDIT: there is more like that.. but i dont really think i need to post it.

that is an account of something that happened, not a commandment.

that's like posting the story of cain and abel and saying that the bible tells us to kill our siblings.

EDIT: i think it's a stupid argument too

 

[bliink]

EDIT: i think it's a stupid argument too

I agree let us never speak of it again

 

[moz4rt]

I agree let us never speak of it again

you up for a drink later on?

 

[Shuzer]

asl!?!??!

 

[bliink]

you up for a drink later on?

:cheers:

 

[Adrien C]

Hoally shit, guys please don't talk about drinks, its the first time in my life that I feel like to vomit, I allways have my limits and I only drinked like 4 cups of coke and bacardi today. I diden't eat much so I thins it's all about food.

 

[Icarus]

Hey adrien...you can't be talking....you are the one that came up with the drinking game thread

 

[h4vvok]

or French lol

I take offense to that on behalf of our kind =(

 

[we11er]

Hoally shit, guys please don't talk about drinks, its the first time in my life that I feel like to vomit, I allways have my limits and I only drinked like 4 cups of coke and bacardi today. I diden't eat much so I thins it's all about food.

DO NOT drink on an empty stomach - at any time, any place. You will end up slouched in the corner with people asking "Are you alright mate?"

It's my biggest weakness. Otherwise I can drink anyone under the table - and yes, that *is* a challenge!

 

[DizzyOne]

DO NOT drink on an empty stomach - at any time, any place. You will end up slouched in the corner with people asking "Are you alright mate?"

It's my biggest weakness. Otherwise I can drink anyone under the table - and yes, that *is* a challenge!

or youll end up as a hallway carpet...

you want a challenge? drink 2 full bottles of gold strike (60 70 percent?) and take a ride on your bike... fun! i can know i broke my hip

 

[Burn]

Its abit weird, personally I've never looked at my family in "that way"

Yea, very weird. Too weird, im leaveing the thread now.

 

[FortisVir]

Er, pretty sure anything past second cousin is considered legal. I mean, SIXTH cousin? How do you really share her blood? Just curious.. give me the family tree connection! lol

Well......uhhh.....I believe our grandmothers , were cousins, so that makes us sixth cousins, or something like that. I'm not really sure to be honest...

What weirded me out was that my father was encouraging me to go for it haha.

Dad: Hey, she's pretty cute huh?
Me: Uhhhhh dad, we're related.
Dad: What? Who cares....you guys are sixth cousins or something!
Me: ............We are related .........

Yeah my family is a bunch of hillbillies but that's ok, at least I'm an educated hillbilly.

 

[we11er]

6th cousins would mean they are... 5(?) generations of separation between you. Now 1st cousins are deemed OK, so there's no problem at all!

 

[CrazyHarij]

Well, there's a moral problem. I for one wouldn't even want to do anything with a non-biological relative like a stepsister or something like that, nor anyone even close of my family tree.

 

[hasan]

well, the whole huymanity are a bunch of blood relatives .. sort of. we are all 100000th cousins or something lol

anyway ..
so um, how far in "relativity" (NOT as in einstien!!) do you have to be so you can marry?

 

[we11er]

Yeah we're all related if you go far back enough.

And why people wouldn't get it on with a hot step-sister I don't know - there's nothing wrong as far as I'm concerned!!

 

[SpuD]

alabama anyone?

 

[mortiz]

Eh, I'm a pretty sensible guy, so normally I'd be like "That's freaking gross", but a couple months ago, I was visiting my grandmother and I met my sixth-cousin who I hadn't seen in a long time. Let me just say I had some........inappropriate thoughts..........while she was around.

I meet someone who I am genuinely attracted to both mentally and physically, and I'm related to her. God is such a jerk.

Now as far as the marrying within the family goes, my family may be hillbillies but even we don't do that.

Heh, you know, typing this made me think of a joke my uncle told at one of my cousin's wedding's. I think he scared the entire groom's family when he told them:

-Yeah, its great getting some new people in here, this is the first time our family tree's had a branch in 50 years!-

Dude, for a second there I thought you wanted to get it on with your grandma :O

 

[Neutrino]

Eh, I'm a pretty sensible guy, so normally I'd be like "That's freaking gross", but a couple months ago, I was visiting my grandmother and I met my sixth-cousin who I hadn't seen in a long time. Let me just say I had some........inappropriate thoughts..........while she was around.

I meet someone who I am genuinely attracted to both mentally and physically, and I'm related to her. God is such a jerk.

Now as far as the marrying within the family goes, my family may be hillbillies but even we don't do that.

Heh, you know, typing this made me think of a joke my uncle told at one of my cousin's wedding's. I think he scared the entire groom's family when he told them:

-Yeah, its great getting some new people in here, this is the first time our family tree's had a branch in 50 years!-

As far as I'm concerned the only logical reason one should not have relations with family is due to the genetic abnormalities which can result from intermixing of genes of two people who are genetically related. I think that's the only reason we have such strong taboos about it (not to mention laws). The taboos serve as a survival trait for the species by stopping inbreeding, which would only weaken the genetic pool.

Now about your own situation, I don't really see a problem. If you two are sixth cousins you're barely even related. At that level there shouldn't be any problem morally or genetically. I don't think any state has a law against sixth cousins marrying either. First cousins yes, but sixth no.