So what is your point exactly. Make a statement and give your reasons. Your implications can mean any of a thousand different scenarios.

I am definitely opposed to the idea of siblings marrying each other etc, but what happens if an couple meet each other, go out, have sex etc then get married. Now after they have gone way over the boundaries of what they shouldn't do, dig back into their past and learn they have the same father but different mothers, because back in the father's hey-day he liked to sleep around and refused to be tied down to any one girl?

What happens here, two people who are completely innocent in the beginning, have now created a life with each other, may even had kids? The complexities of the situation are way beyond anything any one can work out. For the sake of simplicity they should get a divorce and then kill off the child/children?

The added problem to this (seemingly) fictitious scenario is, it HAS happened here in Australia. I have my values and beliefs and also the added bonus of not being caught in a situation like this, yes I agree it is incestuous at a fundamental level. Here is hoping they fall out of love and break up, and life runs its course of events.

I can't condone this, but I can't condemn it either, because I refuse and cannot play judge, jury and executioner. Given this scenario, the lesson learned for me, is I understand why it is important to not sleep around.

Food for thought.

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First off let me say, I choose no not because of a sanctimonious perspective but because I believe in the abilities of the human spirit to overcome atrocities, traumas of any kind and more. This is a really difficult position to stand for or against, I totally comprehend and understand why the person would do such a thing, because the baby is conceived out of the most horrible circumstances and everyday would be difficult for the mother who stares at a reminder of her violation instead of through loving eyes and heart.

But then there is the opposing view (and this may well come off as arrogant) we all suffer tremendous trials and tribulations and we don't get the choice of the easy way out, 99% of us who suffer sexual crimes have to go through it and endure it too, we would like the idea of being able to kill off the people who violated us sexually, unfortunately this is not how society works and so we have to live with the knowledge the people who have violated us are allowed to endure according to the graces afforded them through civil laws and liberties.

So aborting the baby could be a form of revenge against the assailant, and a physical expression of hatred towards another, these acts and more are definitely within the abilities of the person who does so, but the problem isn't being address for the better it is being exacerbated.

The person who was violated should seek counselling and healing of the soul so she can deal with the trauma and receive power to overcome the event and the effects it has on her. Be transformed from one person who was stripped of her rights, dignity and honour into one who maintained who dignity, honour, values and righteousness as well as increasing her graces, glories, mercies, compassions and more, then being a role model and shining light for other people who have suffered similar atrocities.

I get it, she wants to get rid of the baby because of pains she is feeling and wants out of the pain, but through counselling and healing she and many others can be taught to embrace the horror and through embracing learn to forgive truly, and then be caused to forget their pains. Having the baby would cause her to become one of the most powerful voices and woman on the planet. Pain precedes glory, the only thing is normal people cannot say what pain they have to suffer and endure then overcome in order to attain the glory reserved for them.

I remember a story about a woman who in one night was blocked by four hundred men, she took all those men and when they all finished she pulled up her pants, walked out of there with her head held high. If you're ignorant of what "blocked" means, it's a gang term for being screwed by all the men in a gang. This happened back in NZ.

If you can persuade me that you're willing to make a proper contribution to this debate, I will lift the ban I've just placed.

Why does someone else have to prove to you they can make a proper contribution to the debate. Who do you think you are placing a ban on someone, and then they have to justify to you they can make good contributions to any debates. You're not the judge, you're not the be all and end all of their actions and decisions.

What if the person doesn't know how to argue according to the level of logic you use to make your arguments, what if the person is just learning how to argue, and because of you, you are preventing them from honing out their skills to become an effective critical thinker? We all must persevere with people lesser than ourselves just like people better than us have to persevere with us.

If you don't like someone elses reply to your argument, and their argument is nonsense, tell them it's nonsense but don't ban them. You will do more for them using criticism than you would banning them.

God is not made, He is. And all His decisions are guided by wisdom. The real problem is people think they know what is right and wise until the consequences of their actions reveals the truth about their decisions. I'm sure you would agree with this statement, people are easily fooled and manipulated into wrong choices, the problem is we don't know these choices are bad for us until the consequences hit us for those bad choices. And even if we are made aware of the consequences for our choices our souls are already attached to the thing which is bad for us.

It's like bad choices/decisions shackles our souls/takes our soul hostage and we become prisoners to the outcome whether we try to resist or not. If this is true, humanity is screwed and we are powerless to stop our own destruction. If it's true how can we stop the demise which waits for us around every corner? But if it's false, what is the cause for dumb decisions and choices people make, and if we make dumb choices how come we can't escape making more dumb choices?

Why is God naive. He created everything and we screw it up the best part of it all. When we receive something good we destroy it somehow or waste it because of the foolishness inside of us. It isn't God is naive, it is people are stupid and foolish with small, and good blessings. People in general don't have the wisdom to utilise the gifts we receive in the right manner which will increase the quality of our lives. E.g: how many people have won the lottery and now they are broke again? How many people keep buying lottery tickets hoping to get rich quick? How many people have started a business for it to fail almost instantly (I know this one I have done it myself)? How many of us have wasted the opportunities we have been given? God isn't naive, people are inherently foolish, and only the rod of pain will drive the folly out of us.

This handle people with kid gloves because of their folly stupidity will not work, if being gentle on people would actually work, there would be a lot more happy people on earth because we made better decisions, not folly driven decisions.

Well 16 yrs is probably a safe number people are comfortable with accepting. So what is the definition of an "adult" anyway. According to websters dictionary it states an adult is someone who is "fully grown or developed". Well for me and many other people this is a very vague definition for something seriously important like adulthood.

If we use factors like abilities to make money, and buy major items in life; house, car, reproductive abilities etc there are children as young as 6 years old who are doing better at some of these factors than adults. I consistently read stories of children a quarter my age making 5 times more money than me, and I am on some descent coin, so to be honest we can't use external factors to determine if a person can be considered an adult or not. Not to mention 10 year olds popping out babies, and engaging in sex exposing themselves to responsibility while being totally vulnerable and unprepared should they make a baby.

Maybe we should use internal factors like being able to make wise and sensible decisions leading to favourable consequences. If this were the case then many adults who are alcoholics, or drug addicts, or the many men and women who make babies then hit the highway as soon as possible, or theives, or adulterers, or murderers, or con artists would totally destroy this argument of "the ability to make wise decisions is the defining characteristic to determine when a person becomes an adult or not". Fact of the matter millions upon millions of people make appalling decisions daily, and people are mortgaging their homes in the desperation of getting rich quick, anyone who is sensible enough knows this is a very dangerous move and game the people are playing, what if their gamble fails (and nine times out of ten it does), the people and children lose everything, the man loses everything he worked for as well as his wife and children all because of the desire for money was the root for all their stupidity, and some by longing for it wandered away from sure steps and exposed themselves to many griefs.

I believe a kid becomes an adult when they are given a situation which is difficult to handle even in the eyes of an adult, take on the challenge presented to them and cause the situation to succeed instead of erode into chaos and destruction. History is riddled with stories of families losing the bread winner and then the eldest son steps up and takes on the responsibilities as man of the house, or parents are tragically killed and the eldest daughter steps up and nurtures her siblings towards success and taking on responsibility.

I believe you become an adult when you take on responsibilities whatever their form and shape and you steer those responsibilities and the situation towards success. Age is nothing but a number.

The jurisdiction of Adonai extends to the farthest recesses of the universe, and higher and wider still, you talk about things you don't know anything about and in your arrogance you make claims based upon your ignorance. You don't have the balls to do some research to get a clue so you can present an argument which inspires a debate. You speak from your own foolishness, typical of a fool I suppose.

1. Historical evidence routinely includes ancient literature, business records, and government documents, analyzed in conjunction with linguistics, geography, and archaeological analysis of physical objects (pottery, coins, remains of buildings, etc.), using forensic science techniques.

2. After many millions of man-hours of research and evidence analysis, archaeology has repeatedly confirmed the reliability of the Bible. The Bible has been proven geographically and re-proven historically accurate, in the most exacting detail, by external evidences.

Here are some other facts to seriously challenge atheistically inclined mindsets. And food for thought, if the Bible is proven to be historically accurate what about the miracles which have taken place too?

3. The Bible has become a significant source book for secular archaeology, helping to identify such ancient figures as Sargon (Isaiah 20:1); Sennacherib (Isaiah 37:37); Horam of Gazer (Joshua 10:33); Hazar (Joshua 15:27); and the nation of the Hittites (Genesis 15:20). The biblical record, unlike other “scriptures,” is historically set, opening itself up for testing and verification.

4. Two of the greatest 20th-century archaeologists, William F. Albright and Nelson Glueck, both lauded the Bible (even though they were non-Christian and secular in their training and personal beliefs) as being the single most accurate source document from history. Over and over again, the Bible has been found to be accurate in its places, dates, and records of events. No other “religious” document comes even close.

5. The 19th-century critics used to deny the historicity of the Hittites, the Horites, the Edomites, and various other peoples, nations, and cities mentioned in the Bible. Those critics have long been silenced by the archaeologist’s spade, and few critics dare to question the geographical and ethnological reliability of the Bible.

6. The names of over 40 different kings of various countries mentioned in the Bible have all been found in contemporary documents and inscriptions outside of the Old Testament, and are always consistent with the times and places associated with them in the Bible. Nothing exists in ancient literature that has been even remotely as well-confirmed in accuracy as has the Bible.

What you call bigoted, other people refer to as adamant. If you want to be truly tolerant, it means having no beliefs at all. Because being bigoted or adamant requires being firm in your beliefs, so what's it to be; are people to be tolerant or believing. The problem with tolerance is no one will ever rise to higher levels of success, but with belief people are capable of astounding levels of success. And if we pursue tolerance to it's ultimate conclusion society will be transformed into a new form of dictatorship because the general public cannot get their own values and beliefs right, so government will step in and implement what they believe is right for society, standing on the brink of martial law.

What?! Oppress the homophobes. Why? Why does any oppression have to happen in the first place? You don't have to be homophobic to not want to tolerate gays. This is stupid. I and anyone for this matter can be friends with people of same sex orientation but we don't have to be accepting of their sexual orientation. What is wrong for wanting better for people who cannot get it right when it comes to sexual orientation?

Example: We know poverty is wrong. Poverty doesn't harm the people who live this way, yet there are many people in the world who know there is a better way to live and offer methods and teachings for those living in poverty, so they can rise above their blight and step into a more glorious lifestyle. But the people living in poverty who refuse to accept the offers for a better life are considered foolish, arrogant and stupid, by people who live richer lifestyles. And from simple observations those of us who live better lives know poverty is wrong.

So why can't those of us who are heterosexual and have righteous beliefs offer our way of life to those who live sub-par to their natural inheritance. And if same sex orientation were righteous and true, what would have happened to mankind from the beginning, if two men or two women got into a relationship? Same sex relationships has been and will always be the curse to eradicate mankind. No good will ever come from same sex relationships.

But your suggestion government should oppress people for their beliefs as an answer is down right stupid, don't get me wrong any crimes should be punished, but not people for their beliefs. You seem a smart man. Instead of working together for elevating people to a higher level of living you would rather one group be oppressed so the other group can live better. This sounds similar to what Hitler done.

Give one example of same sex relationships producing good results for society, where heterosexual relationships cannot compete?

Why do you say Trump is out of his mind? Chaos has always been in the middle east, you can't say there is more chaos because the is no way to measure whether it is more chaos or less chaos than before. Trump has done what many other Presidents before him have "said" but failed to "do". Other presidents used the Jewish people and their situation to win the hearts of people for the purposes for winning an election but when it came time to fulfil their word they completely disregarded and never even bothered to try and make good on their statements. Trump is one of the last reasons America has not fallen into total destruction yet. Trump is in many ways the grace of God for the nation of America. When Trump has had his run, America will fall. The economic crises, the unemployment situation, the bubbles which are all over the country, the nation is on its last legs.