[Gondring]

It's interesting that after Darwin wrote "marriage between near relations is likewise in some way injurious," he took so much heat from the Church, he took it out of later editions!

The Church of England still permits first-cousin marriage; the Roman Catholic Church also will allow it.

[Twinkie]

“first cousin marriage” - Yuk! - My Daddy was adamant that there wasn’t going to be even any marrying of a 4th cousin once removed. Not that I intended to anyway or had an interest that way. Some things are just yukky!