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So, Why Is Incest Wrong?
Albert Mohler blog ^ | Wednesday, December 15, 2010 | Dr. Albert Mohler

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: academicbias; celebrateperversity; consentingadults; culturewar; doasthouwill; hedonism; homosexualagenda; ifitfeelsgooddohim; incest; moralabsolutes; sexpositiveagenda; smashmongamy
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Same as Rome....When things get so good from following the “rules”....The “Rules” are the only thing left to attack in the quest for “Freedom”...

A vicious circle...

61 posted on 12/16/2010 4:01:23 AM PST by M-cubed
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To: aliquando

“I can not believe that this is even debatable.”

It is not debatable. It is quite simply DETESTABLE.


62 posted on 12/16/2010 4:47:06 AM PST by Twinkie (Doing nothing is the most tiring job there is; you can't quit and rest . .)
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To: Twinkie
That it is.

And more.

liberals not only do everything they can to destroy the beauty and innocence of childhood, but they seem to thrive on destroying the entire framework of family.

They use abortion as birth control. Never considering the life they snuff out has the potential to live a long and beautiful life.

They promote sexualizing little children with crap like homosexual sensitivity and worse, experimentation and flat out promotion. Making children feel badly for having the natural ICK FACTOR that goes with the very idea of same sex crap. It is full of ew-gie, yuck factors and we are all supposed to suppress and ignore this so that the few who need to ADVERTISE their deviant sexual proclivities can reach some guiltless nirvana in society. Tough.

They attempt to mock and degrade anyone who stands against their ideas of tolerance...even when that intolerance is actually healthy and perhaps natural. ONLY what liberals deem as ok is ok. And nothing is too low for them to embrace.

Incest?

Oh fine. Destroy little children by laying an horrific abuse of adult power and betrayal upon them.

Rob the children of their right to grow up safe and to MAKE CHOICES regarding whom they will have sexual relations with....that's the ticket for a liberal....STEAL EVERYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT CHILDHOOD and DESTROY the LITTLE SOUL DEVELOPING WITHIN.

Make um stay in teacher unionized schools where tenure rules and if a kid has to put up with a teacher who does not teach....let that kid miss a year of education...as long as the lazy, imcompetent teacher gets that paycheck. Who cares....it's just kids.

Liberals must REALLY HATE CHILDREN. From the earliest development of a life to the adult that leaves home-defeated and without a compass upon which to build a solid life.

liberals are my enemy. a bunch of perverts who need to sexualize children in order to justify their mental illness.

63 posted on 12/16/2010 5:39:09 AM PST by Republic (The entire White House presidential team needs to grow up and face facts!)
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To: This Just In

How about it being just plain icky!!!


64 posted on 12/16/2010 5:57:33 AM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: This Just In

Not to mention its just plain nasty.


65 posted on 12/16/2010 6:32:22 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2
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To: This Just In
You can’t compare animals to humans

Humans are animals, by definition, belonging to kingdom animalia, phylum chordata, class mammalia, etc.

66 posted on 12/16/2010 6:39:40 AM PST by Abin Sur
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To: central_va

Please! That cliche is vile.


67 posted on 12/16/2010 6:44:15 AM PST by doberville
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To: little jeremiah
If the authority of God is thrown away, civilization is doomed. This is the war we're in.

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Yes. There is no morality without God.

68 posted on 12/16/2010 6:49:25 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: doberville
Please! That cliche is vile.

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So is incest. Vile and evil.

69 posted on 12/16/2010 6:53:59 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: aliquando

One has to wonder if these same idiots thatare debating this are also into advocating or debating beastiality....incredible. *shakeshead* =.=


70 posted on 12/16/2010 6:59:55 AM PST by cranked
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To: little jeremiah

That is a beautiful quote. Goes up in my office. Thanks.


71 posted on 12/16/2010 7:15:59 AM PST by bboop (Stealth Tutor)
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To: little jeremiah

can we get the numbers of senators thinking of voting for this, I’ve called McCain and my rep but can’t get a hold of the two sisters and Brown


72 posted on 12/16/2010 7:25:16 AM PST by manc (FOX and the media never talk about the queer private who stole all the secrets do they? mmmmmm)
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To: Abin Sur

I guess the “definition” all depends on which dictionary you’re reading. Modern language(which redefines the meaning of words; as in this case) or from the original Greek and Latin.

According to Websters 1828 dictionary, which I’ll trust over any modern day dictionary, human is defined as such:

[l. humanus; Fr. humain; Sp. humano; It. umano...]

1. Belonging to man or mankind; pertaining or relating to the race of man; as a human voice; human shape; human nature; human knowledge; human life.
2. Having the qualities of a man.

No we’re not animals. When’s the last time you witnessed an animal design a car, or seek to develop a more efficient tool to build a house? The last time I saw an “art piece” created by an animal was as a result of some moron actually placing a paint brush in some elephants trunk and shoving a canvass in its face.

No doctors, musicians, soccer players, biologists, speech therapists, theologians in the wild kingdom. Animals generally behave by instinct. They mate, play, and eat. You understand what I’m saying, I hope. We are not animals. Our species is not the same.


73 posted on 12/16/2010 7:41:00 AM PST by This Just In (In America, RINO's belong in zoo's, not public office)
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To: himno hero
We all have choices...we can be men, or we can be creatures of the field…

I come to this thought with some frequency these days.

Progressives push society to being creatures of the field and only men when it serves to get creatures out of a predicament such as a contracting an STD or dealing with an inconvenient pregnancy.

Social conservatives, Bible Christians and Catholics try to aim higher.

74 posted on 12/16/2010 8:28:12 AM PST by newzjunkey (expired "Bush tax cut" = Obama Tax Increase)
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To: This Just In

Sick! First came the fags, they were accepted. Next comes incest, then what, sex with the family dog? The whole family has an orgy with the family pets? WTF is going on in this country?


75 posted on 12/16/2010 9:25:59 AM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: savagesusie; This Just In; miss marmelstein; NYer; rush; wagglebee; narses; aliquando; ...

For since the creation of the world His invisible
attributes, His eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly seen, being understood through
what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
(Romans 1:20)

For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie,
and worshiped and served the creature rather
than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
For this reason God gave them over to DEGRADING
PASSIONG; for their women exchanged the natural
function for that which is UNNATURAL, and in the
same way also the men abandoned the natural
function of the woman and burned in their desire
toward one another, men with men committing
INDECENT ACTS and receiving in their own persons
the due penalty of their error (wasting diseases).
(Romans 1:25-27)


76 posted on 12/16/2010 10:32:29 AM PST by Jo Nuvark (Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
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To: Jo Nuvark

Rand Paul would probably vote for incest too and no I’m not joking.


77 posted on 12/16/2010 10:39:56 AM PST by manc (FOX and the media never talk about the queer private who stole all the secrets do they? mmmmmm)
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To: manc

I think you’ve got several windows open and meant to reply on a DADT thread?

I don’t think there are any votes about incest, at least not yet...

Coming soon, no doubt!!

grrr


78 posted on 12/16/2010 10:40:52 AM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
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To: manc

Of course he would. He’s a sick in the head evil ****** ******.


79 posted on 12/16/2010 10:41:38 AM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah

called the north east fools, Murkowski, Demint and McCain today and let it be known that they are making a serious mistake if they allow the repeal.
The rudest was Murkoski who just said thank you to which I replied I have seen friends die and still have friends over there serving and all you can do for this call is to say thank you and then want to get off the phone.

Surely McCain or someone can delay this vote or do amendments to slow it down, hell close down Govt and to hell with those wanting to go to a state park this Christmas.


80 posted on 12/16/2010 10:45:59 AM PST by manc (FOX and the media never talk about the queer private who stole all the secrets do they? mmmmmm)
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