Na wahoo! sometimes i ask myself such questions due to what is happening and the way so much taboo and scary statement are being made.how exactly did this world start,well let me not talk too much only God knows best.

Warlord3000:


Bros go Bible study for Sunday you no dey go.. See now...

Noah's daughters didn't sleep with him ooooooo..

Lot's daughter slept with lot.. After the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah


Don't thank me yet

You just proved yourself wrong. Hope you were inciting its not written in the bible. Men deceiving self.

Okay let us leave the religious angle and focus on genetics. Research had shown that,tho cousin marriage may not be harmful at first,continual cousin marriage between the same family will eventually lead to d manifestation of recessive genes responsible for genetic defects.Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia about a long run research of cousin marriage btwn Pakistan-Britons
A BBC report discussed Pakistanis in Britain, 55% of whom marry a first cousin.[196] Given the high rate of such marriages, many children come from repeat generations of first-cousin marriages. The report states that these children are 13 times more likely than the general population to produce children with genetic disorders, and one in ten children of first-cousin marriages in Birmingham either dies in infancy or develops a serious disability. The BBC also states that Pakistani-Britons, who account for some 3% of all births in the UK, produce "just under a third" of all British children with genetic illnesses. Published studies show that mean perinatal mortality in the Pakistani community of 15.7 per thousand significantly exceeds that in the indigenous population and all other ethnic groups in Britain. Congenital anomalies account for 41 percent of all British Pakistani infant deaths.[197] The BBC story contained an interview with Myra Ali, whose parents and grandparents were all first cousins. She has a very rare recessive genetic condition, known as Epidermolysis bullosa which will cause her to lead a life of extreme physical suffering, limited human contact and probably an early death from skin cancer. Knowing that cousin marriages increase the probability of recessive genetic conditions, she is understandably against the practice. Finally, in 2010 the Telegraph reported that cousin marriage among the British Pakistani community resulted in 700 children being born every year with genetic disabilities
So the fact is that if you marry your cousin there might not be a problem,but when your child also marries his cousin,then your grandchild does the same,expect genetic defects to occur

PlutoLA:
Read Leviticus 18:6,the bible clearly stars that one must not have sexual relations with a close relative or someone near of kin. Is your cousin not a close relative??!

Close relatives? How do you define closeness? Read the whole of Leviticus 18; the chapter defines who are meant by "close relatives," and cousins are not listed.

I won't marry my cousin because it is not allowed in my community, but I also know cousin marriage is not prohibited, Biblically speaking.

ugsams:


It seems you have a strong point here but my conscience will not allow me do this.

for moral,cultural,ethic reasons I can't do it too...but as a kid growing up I use to cultivate such ideas in my mind!

I wouldnt do it... We should ask those in the North cos they do it there...

Unquenching death awaits anybody that subscribed to this to happen in our land,amadioha ga-amagbu onye siri nwanne na nwanne n'emekorita,I kn say na only hausa land u go obtain such,those animals all of kn,ABOMINATION!!!!

Forbidden passion!!!

It's unethical full stop

Socially , not accepted

Biblically, not condemned

Personally, indifferent

PlutoLA:

That was b4 God laid down the new law for the Israelites

which law? D 11th commandment? The same law dat forbids eating pigs nd ducks? For ur information marriage to cousins nd kinsmen continued well after d old testament.

One might as well yansh him aunty na if you do not see anything in yanshing your cousin. Your cousins are your aunty or uncle's kids, it is morally reprehensible, culturally debasing, ethically wrong, socially unacceptable, and nairalanderically unwarranted. Don't do it.

trisha01:

lolz noo me na lekpa

ow thank God!!! My dear no worry. He go make you bigger.. At least before xmas. You'll be half lekpa half orobo!! :-) :-) :-P

Bergs:
[size=18pt]We b goats?? Kaiiii some people deserve red card in life[/size]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL

I DEY TELL YOU

charlsecy:

Stop appealing to your uninformed assumption or conscience. The Bible does not forbid cousin marriages. Something is not necessarily good or bad because people accept or reject it.

When twins were being slaughtered, it was acceptable by tradition, but was it godly?

The bible doesn't forbid it, fine,but the bible says, if u knw what is good, do it. If cousin to cousin marriage is good, there wud hav been no nid 4 dis thread.

Benard94:
There is this raging arguement in my area as to if one could date/marry his/her cousin. Some stood frankly against it while others saw no crack in it. Apart, what is the measure of closeness where one could restrict dating? Is cousin-dating ethical?

Op I dated my cousin for years but it was a secret, we love each other so much, but people were suspecting while we were pretening. my late dad was threatening if it ever happen, but we cover them with shadows till their suspicions fate away like the morning stars. we always had sweet sex, but marriage was the last thought that could never comes into our minds. in the end we both go our separate ways, though she jelous any she see me going out with others ladies. morever our Roman Catholic faith forbid it and nature,forsake such marriage.

so I likely advise, incase you have a sweet cousin like mine, you can do as I did but trespass.

All I can say is; there is God oo chia!! [color=#990000][/color]

Mescopaul:
The bible doesn't forbid it, fine,but the bible says, if u knw what is good, do it. If cousin to cousin marriage is good, there wud hav been no nid 4 dis thread.

What a highly confused and disjointed analogy!

You admitted the Bible doesn't forbid it, why imply again that it is "not good?"

Secondly, so discussion on a topic is what determines the goodness or badness of ideas or concepts expressed therein? So, the subjects of all topics on Nairaland are "not good" simply because they have been discussed or being discussed on a thread? I wonder what sort of reasoning is that?

Maybe you need a little informing on "why" this discussion:

A. While some societies approve of cousin marriages, others frown upon and reject it.

B. The Bible nowhere condemns cousin marriage, but some uninformed persons let their hasty assumption guide their utterances instead of the words of the Bible. Or they let the standards of society they come from influence what they say and then misapply it to the Bible.

C. People from different backgrounds and with different understanding discussing a topic.

These are some of the "whys" of this thread, not whether cousin marriage is good or bad in itself. Discussion on a topic allows people to express their views on such topic. Some views are wrong, some informed, others relative.

@ op

Benard94:
There is this raging arguement in my area as to if one could date/marry his/her cousin. Some stood frankly against it while others saw no crack in it. Apart, what is the measure of closeness where one could restrict dating? Is cousin-dating ethical?

oga i know she is very pretty and you love her but she is your sister,she bleeds the same blood as you,she is family. it is very wrong and evil.

charlsecy:



@endkay4love.

What is difficult for you to understand here? Leviticus 18:9 KJV says,

"The unclothedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their unclothedness thou shalt not uncover."

The verse condemns having relations with your sister or half-sister, whether from the mother's side or the father's. Like I said before, marriage between cousins is never prohibited in the Bible. However, some cultures forbid it, while others accept it.

Well, so because it was stated in your hoax bible then it means you can go f*uck your cousin, uncle, aunt, etc?
Not everything in your bible has a moral value.

samflexxy:
religion--there's no place in the bible which state that thou shall not have a relation with thou cousin


Societal--- I leave my life for me not for anybody

...and u guys are clicking like...you all should please read lev 18 : 6 downwards....and God bless you(Amen)

NobleG1:


Well, so because it was stated in your hoax bible then it means you can go f*uck your cousin, uncle, aunt, etc?
Not everything in your bible has a moral value.

NobleG1:


Well, so because it was stated in your hoax bible then it means you can go f*uck your cousin, uncle, aunt, etc?
[b]Not everything in your bible has a moral value.

it seems you people do not even know who a cousin is...or you are trying to turn the bible up side down....a cousin according to oxford dictionary is The son or daughter of a person’s uncle or aunt; a first cousin.
Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc...and Those word are believe to be said by God(THE LORD) thru man...so be warned...God bless us All

Benard94:
There is this raging arguement in my area as to if one could date/marry his/her cousin. Some stood frankly against it while others saw no crack in it. Apart, what is the measure of closeness where one could restrict dating? Is cousin-dating ethical?

In other words you're asking how right INCEST is?

ProffT01:


You just proved yourself wrong. Hope you were inciting its not written in the bible. Men deceiving self.

so many people are so ignorant....the solution is not to go to church alone...read your bible and pray for that the holy spirit will interpret it to you...

Pennyways:
Op I dated my cousin for years but it was a secret, we love each other so much, but people were suspecting while we were pretening. my late dad was threatening if it ever happen, but we cover them with shadows till their suspicions fate away like the morning stars. we always had sweet sex, but marriage was the last thought that could never comes into our minds. in the end we both go our separate ways, though she jelous any she see me going out with others ladies. morever our Roman Catholic faith forbid it and nature,forsake such marriage.

so I likely advise, incase you have a sweet cousin like mine, you can do as I did but trespass.

you are so wrong and yet you do not know it.....you sex your cousin sister and you are proud of it...ignorant is not an excuse you give to God and he will accept, but what of those that are fully award and yet still indulge in it and even advise others to do so....please ask God for forgiveness....every physical action has its spiritual reaction....you surely do not know the spiritual implication of sex...

samuelezekiel: you all should please read lev 18 : 6 downwards

Can you please quote the words of Leviticus 18 where cousin, or words describing it, are mentioned. Also include your Bible version.

Leviticus18. Make una read am

Benard94:
There is this raging arguement in my area as to if one could date/marry his/her cousin. Some stood frankly against it while others saw no crack in it. Apart, what is the measure of closeness where one could restrict dating? Is cousin-dating ethical?

No. Cousin, Aunt, Nephew, Niece, Uncle are all consider as family members in the Africa believe, even though you may not be related to them directly by blood.

Cousin na still family..so hell to the no

Benard94:
There is this raging arguement in my area as to if one could date/marry his/her cousin. Some stood frankly against it while others saw no crack in it. Apart, what is the measure of closeness where one could restrict dating? Is cousin-dating ethical?

are u dor real.wat a question