Posted on 12/15/2010 9:18:21 PM PST by This Just In
So, Why Is Incest Wrong?
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
There are certain questions now pressed upon us that previous generations would never believe could be asked. One of these is thrust upon us by events in New York City, where a well-known Ivy League professor has been arrested for the crime of incest. What makes the question urgent is not so much the arrest, but the controversy surrounding it.
David Epstein is a professor of political science at Columbia University, where his wife also teaches. He previously taught on the faculties of Harvard and Stanford. Last week, he was arraigned before a judge in Manhattan, charged with a single count of felony incest. According to authorities, Professor Epstein was for several years involved in a sexual relationship with his adult daughter, now age 24.
Though the story was ignored by much of the mainstream media, it quickly found its way into the cultural conversation. William Saletan of Slate.com, who remains one of today’s most relevant writers working on the issues of bioethics and human nature, jumped on the story with a very interesting essay that openly asked the question many others were more quietly asking: “If homosexuality is OK, why is incest wrong?” Related Posts
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Just sayin'.
The story in Genesis of God infusing spirit into the body of Man is an example of Biblical mythology. Characterizing it as such does not impugn Christians anymore that calling the stories of Muhammad riding a winged horse or Vishnu striding the Earth in three steps myths impugns Muslims or Hindus.
You’ll note that despite the fact that we are discussing abhorrent behavior, the noob, Abin Sur, completely disregards the topic of this thread and tries to interject his atheist ideology.
The trolls silence is deafening concerning the issue of incest. I have to wonder if he embraces the vile act.
The disgust level is too great with this n00b, so I’ll refrain from further discussion.
Any further discussion concerning the noob is not worth the time.
I'll go out on a limb and say that I'm against it.
Happy?
Just for the record, I didn't say anything about spiritual matters until MHGinTN brought up the subject and interjected his ideology (Christian?) in post #91. What's more, while I am an atheist it should be noted that nothing I've said in this thread rejects the notion that God exists; I've simply observed that religions such as Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism contain mythological elements.
There is no way to go wrong when following the Truth and the Light. You will always have hope and love and you and your children will have great strength because of it. I wish our country would have a reawakening. I do pray for it. There is no other road to happiness and hope for the future. It has to be a faith in God.
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