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Lv 6

Gay marriage is bad according to Christians. Incest is OK?

The story of Lot supports incest.

In a cave, Lot’s older daughter said to the younger “Our father [is] old,” and there are no men to “come in [] us,” so let’s “cause our father to drink wine, and lie with him …” The first night, the older daughter got her father so drunk that he was not aware of her moving “down, or in her rising up.” The next night the younger daughter did the same.

BQ: Do Christians agree on the Bible's take on family values?

Update:

Genesis 19:30-36

Update 2:

"the bible doesn't support incest"

It doesn't? Did you read the story I have referred to?

Update 3:

@ David. I can tell by your response that you take the Christian teachings seriously. Also, thank you for providing the context for me.

Update 4:

@ Brad: God is supposed to be all powerful. Why would he have to become a (less powerful) man to accomplish ANYTHING? It is illogical.

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  • 9 years ago
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    That's a story. Over 2000 years ago.

    And yes Christians believe in the Bible's family values, but the bible doesn't support incest, neither does Christianity.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Consensual incest appears to have been forbidden to the ancient theocracy of Israel. If you build a time machine and go back to ancient Israel, be sure not to have consensual incest or eat shellfish.

    When it comes to LAW, an adult, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion, should be free to share love, sex, residence, and marriage with ANY consenting adults, without prosecution, bullying, or discrimination. Don't like it? Don't do it.

    Edit: Taking the Bible as a whole, Adam and Eve were the first and only humans. They had sons and daughters. The inescapable conclusions from this is that there was a lot of incest in the beginning. Also, after The Flood, Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives were the only people left in the world, so the world was repopulated at least through first cousins pairing up, and perhaps closer relations than that.

  • 9 years ago

    Because a story is in the Bible doesn't mean it's supported. IF you read on you would see what troubles came from old Lots brood. It was put in as a don't do this story.

    Also, I am Christian and I support gay marriage, it's legal in many countries, like Canada, Spain, etc that have a religious majority.

  • 9 years ago

    Why not go for the first story - Adam and Eve. Since god only created 2 humans & eve was made from adams rib, the incest and narrow gene pool mixing must have been astounding.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Incest is legal in some places around the world, and contrary to popular popular belief, (cousins not included) those jurisdictions do not include the US states of Alabama and Kentucky. It's legal in in some of the world's most industrialized and powerful countries and the sky hasn't fallen yet. I seldom hear of problems with inbreeding where it is not prosecuted.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yeah, according to the Bible, incest is okay. This is mainly due to the lack of knowledge back when the Bible was first written.

  • 9 years ago

    You can pick and choose how you wish to interpret the Bible. As far as I am concerned, people base their Bible biases on the assumption that they're properly interpreting it. Who knows? Maybe incest and gay marriage are both okay, maybe they're both wrong... It's all just a subjective mess.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    FINALLY! no one else has even known this verse of believed me when i quoted this. the bible is so messed up. i also like how god decides to burn down two cities because they were full of gay people. if "god" was still performing miracles today san francisco would be burnt to the ground, and i'v heard some christians say that's what the huge earthquake that happened was for. it's sick.

  • 9 years ago

    relating a story is not the same as 'supporting' it

    is the channel 2 news 'supporting' murder when it reports it?

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    That sounds funny to me their own Pop wow! no one does that any more! wow! and God doesn't promote that stuff. However they were the leading people of the ages

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