incest

In one of the most gruesome murder cases of recent times a couple from Sheffield, UK, have been found guilty of murdering their two eldest children, Tristan and Blake Barass. They have been given life of 35 years each. Sarah Barass had six children with her half brother, Brandon Machin. They...

Ok, don't ask me how I arrived at this topic. I swear it has nothing to do with anything I have done or contemplate doing, just something that popped up in a discussion I had with someone, and later, out of boredom I guess, I thought about it, and got confused. I guess I am asking this not for...

Can you imagine anything more depraved than this? For those who don't want to click the link, a young couple (21 and 18) who were caught on CCTV having sex in a lift turned out to be brother and sister. Ick!

Link A professor at Columbia has been charged with having an incestuous relationship with his adult daughter. Leaving aside the issue of whether closely related people should have babies, should this be a crime?

So a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door to preach their silliness a few days ago, and as usual, I welcomed the discussion. They talked about how Islam was all about violence and then pointed to a passage in the Bible that talked about how God's Kingdom would crush all other kingdoms...

I decided to start this thread as a response to the "plural marriage" thread, but this is a serious question and not a parody. If we're to redefine marriage to include legally recognized gay pairings and polygamy, then why should, say, a brother/sister marriage be illegal? Note that I'm not...

I'm astounded by learning that in some US states marrying a first cousin is prohibited. The quotes below are from Wired, but I suggest reading the entire article, which is short and enlightening. In an age where the right to get marriage is being fought over by gays, why no one stands up for...

Apologies if there is already a thread about this. It's a horrifying tale. Sometimes I despair of my fellow humans.

This is absolutely disgusting. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20080403060414774C774861 And that is why religion is a problem.

This sounds strange to me. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311889,00.html "BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A judge ordered a prominent businessman to pay $8 million to his daughter, who claimed he sexually abused her for decades beginning when she was a preschooler and included a rape the night she...

Article He claimed he was teaching his daughters how to act like a proper wife for their future husbands. He is eligible for parole in four years; his wife and church remain supportive. No mention if they support the rights and well being of the victims.

Dear friends I know that most people in all the ages have always found incest very,very condemnable.But is it condemnable even when it is a result of sheer helplessness?For example,I know an incident..a brother & sister lost their parents at an early age.None of the relatives came to help...

I was watching a TV program the other day about the European monarchies, and I got to think about the rampant inbreeding in royal circles. What are the biological/genetical arguments against incest? Are there any, or is it only a question of morality? Where should the limits be? I doubt there...