Incest: An Abominable Act Or Permissible?

A brother in love with his sister

Superstition, beliefs, and performing of rituals are associated with many tribes and ethnic groups in different parts of the world. There are many things considered a taboo.

For example, Saturday is Sabbath for the Jews. It is a day for religious services and abstinence from work. Clans, tribes, and people carrying out traditional values believe in punishment when the law is broken.

Something from ages people considered a taboo is an incest, sexual intercourse between very closely related people. But as the generation advances some of these taboos are no longer taken into consideration.

Son sleeps with his mother, a father has carnal knowledge with his daughter. The news is disturbing, but they are true.

Incest is a common issue these days, even though it is illegal or prohibited. There are many stories of accidental incest love affairs. For example, a Brazilian couple looking for their mothers who abandoned them when they were children, found out later that they were searching for the same person.

Leandro had no knowledge that she lives with her own sister, Adriana. They already had a six-year daughter in their seven-year common-law marriage. That's accidental anyway, but it's hard to believe nowadays, many young men can’t resist the nakedness of their own sisters.

A young man interviewed over his relationship with his sister said "I don't see anything wrong with this. People look at us like we are from a different planet. I love my sister and we have a baby now." The question is, does incest poses any health hazard? The Holy Bible speaks against incest in many ways.

Also, social scientists believe that children from incestuous affairs have higher risks for hereditary disorders. Whatever people may view incest, we have to admit that we are now in a world, people will go to the extent of fulfilling their heart wishes and desires, without thinking of any future consequences.