I think families that have been in one place for a loong time have this problem, they are opposed to foreigners, they just don't want anyone different inheriting their land.My great-grandparents on my father's father's side were first cousins. I dated my 2nd cousin once-removed for a short time. Interestingly, I got more grief from my family for dating a girl of Korean heritage who was adopted by a family in the church as a baby. The one who objected most was my great-grandmother on my dad's mom's side who just happened to be half Choctaw...
A good friend of mine is of Samoan royal heritage. She married a Samoan who turned out to be very abusive. She lives in NZ now. You might be familiar with her nephew Keven Mealamu.Remote Pacific Islanders also have this problem, which is why there is a lot of Samoan/German couples, or Samoan Chinese. And Tahitians tend to go for visiting foreigners, because if you from a tribe you don't really want to marry your own tribe. Everyone would just know all your business.
No that name doesn't ring a bell. But I went to a Samoan majority church for a while.A good friend of mine is of Samoan royal heritage. She married a Samoan who turned out to be very abusive. She lives in NZ now. You might be familiar with her nephew Keven Mealamu.
No that name doesn't ring a bell.
Yeah, I saw where the tree on One Tree Hill used to be.But I went to a Samoan majority church for a while.
There was one boy in my primary school who turned out to be of royal heritiage, I can't remember if he was Samoan or Tongan. Probably Tongan as he was a big boy. Tongans are massive. They can be like sumo wrestlers in bulk.
Now you have to be careful because when Islanders turn violent, they can do serious damage, simply because many are huge. But when peaceful they are the sweetest people ever. And they are very demonstrative, like I was never hugged and kissed so much as I when I was in the Islander church. I was also welcomed a lot more than I ever was in the Pakeha (white) majority church.
aah well I'm not the biggest rugby fan. But yea he's pretty famous.4th-longest-tenured All Blacks player. 132 Tests (2002–2015)
Yeah, I saw where the tree on One Tree Hill used to be.
I visited the Maori museum in Rotorua when I was there. Incredible how they stepped up during WWII to represent NZ. It reminded me a lot of the Indian nations here in the U.S.aah well I'm not the biggest rugby fan. But yea he's pretty famous.
Um..think it was a Maori bloke who felled the tree, but Maori have their reasons for being violent. It can be part of their culture. If you had to fend for yourself for a long time, you just grow up in a violent environment.
Yea Maori Battalion.I visited the Maori museum in Rotorua when I was there. Incredible how they stepped up during WWII to represent NZ. It reminded me a lot of the Indian nations here in the U.S.
jerry lee lewis married his cousin.What do singles think of cousins dating..and marriage. Is it legal or illegal where you are?
Does it happen often?
The only time I've heard of it was in the movie/book Gone with the Wind where Ashley Wilkes married his cousin Melanie Hamilton. Scarlett was jealous as she was in love with Ashley so she married Melanie's brother Charles out of spite.
I suppose cousins with the same surname are somewhat more related than cousins with different surnames? Same male lineage or something? Also I'm sure it happened in the Bible, but can't think of who it was exactly, and if it was prohibited.
its against God's commandsHere in Finland it is legal, but I do not know anyone who has married or even dated a cousin. Personally I think it is too close.
No. Even thou I do think it is too close, and there are risks of genetic problems, the Bible does not forbid marriage between cousins. It is the closest family relationship that Scripture permits within the marriage laws given.its against God's commands