@shortstories - Cousin marriage was outlawed by the Catholic Church sometime in the middle ages.
Was it because of all the birth defects? Nah. Was it because the Bible said so? Nope.
The reason they did that, was because families were accumulating too much wealth. It was communist thinking that created such a taboo. And I find that funny, and sad.
@shortstories @YoMomz I'm glad I am estranged from family. I'm the only gorgeous one left. ✨
@YoMomz @shortstories I’m moving back to Arkansas this is not a big deal there
@YoMomz
In the Bible a man can marry his niece but a woman can not marry her nephew if I remember correctly and I find that weird from a genetics perspective
By can marry I mean there is no listed prohibition
https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/religion-holidays/2015/10/does-the-bible-allow-you-to-marry-your-uncle/
"The book of Leviticus, in its catalogue of forbidden unions, says nothing about marriage between uncles and nieces"