Related to Pizzagate as it shows the declining morals of society opening the door to pedos.
As shocking as that sounds, this isn’t the first time this has cropped up. In 2014 an Australian judge noted that pedophilia and incest might no longer be considered “taboo,” and noted that if a brother and sister should conceive, they could simply abort the baby. The same year, the National Ethics Council of Germany voted two-to-one to call for the decriminalization of incest, explaining that, “Criminal law is not the appropriate means to preserve a social taboo. The fundamental right of adult siblings to sexual self-determination is to be weighed more heavily than the abstract idea of protection of the family.” Fortunately, Chancellor Angela Merkel ignored the advice of her ethicist luminaries.
https://thebridgehead.ca/2018/07/24/ethicists-advocate-for-the-acceptance-of-incest/
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septimasexta ago
I find it interesting that the definition of "incest" has changed. Western civilization's ideas about it have been Biblically defined. Obviously, after the Fall and before the Flood, a pair of children of Adam and Eve would have had to have married. There were dramatic changes in the ecosystem after the Flood, and the life span of people dramatically dropped. This change is noted in the Old Testament, and the Law given to Moses included God-approved and disapproved marriage relationships. Intermarriage within a nuclear family unit was forbidden (sibling/sibling, parent/child). This became known as incest. The Bible did not forbid marriage between first cousins. In fact, this was widely practiced amongst the European elite ruling class. It had the benefit of increasing family wealth and power. In Medieval times, marriage was more of a corporate merger, and females could only inherit property when they married. If first cousins of wealthy landowners married, the family name and land stayed in the family. This is how many clans initially formed. Albert Einstein's second wife was his first cousin, and this practice also helped the Rothschilds to build wealth and power, as well as some of America's Founding Fathers. In fact, later, laws were written to prevent these close marriages in order to break up these family monopolies. It was about money and power more than genetics.
Legalizing the Biblical definition of incest (parent/child) (sibling/sibling) would leave the child vulnerable to any pedo proclivities a parent might have and add to pedo normalization. It has also been shown that these types of relationships have a much higher risk of producing a child with birth defects. JUST SAY NO! Addendum: Whether you believe there was a flood or not, the early Christians did, and so the original laws regarding incest were influenced by this belief.
SaveTheChildren ago
The ruling class are NOT a good indicator of morals.
septimasexta ago
My comment regarding marriage between first cousins was to confirm the Biblical laws laid out in the Book of Leviticus, not necessarily the morals of those practicing this. Repopulation of the earth after the Flood would have been impossible without this practice (Shem, Ham, and Japheth). God did not condemn this, but “And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.” Genesis 9:1 Significantly, this command by God is restated AFTER the Fall and the Flood. First cousin marriage was their only option. Our genetics have continued to decline since the Flood, and in the present day it would be WISE to avoid such relationships, but God has not forbidden them. Some families have pushed the practice for greed and power, but eventually they go into decline or begin marrying outside the family. True incest has always been forbidden. If you reject what I am saying, then you must reject the Book of Genesis, and then you have NO moral ground to stand on for ANY kind of relationship. If we believe we are God's creation, then we must acknowledge His power to tell us how we are to relate to one another. Of course, we all have free will to reject the teachings of the Bible.....at your own peril!
SaveTheChildren ago
I never said I didnt beleive that sometimes it was necessary.