First Cousins Get Married In Maryland

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I have much less of a problem with 1st cousins marrying than with homosexual “marriage”.
 
The funny thing is that in Mongomery County, you can’t light up a cigarette in a restaurant, but just about any two people can get married.
 
“You can’t control who you fall in love with,” Andrews said.
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Oh my now isn’t that a dangerous statement? Yes you can control who you fall in love with.
 
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Shinobu:
Yes you can control who you fall in love with.
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I don’t think so. It’s a purely hormonal reaction.

You can, however, control what you do with it.
 
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Timidity:
I don’t think so. It’s a purely hormonal reaction.

You can, however, control what you do with it.
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Who you have a strong sexual attraction to is purely hormonal. Who you love is definitely a choice and it’s spiritual, not hormonal.
 
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Timidity:
I don’t think so. It’s a purely hormonal reaction.

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Purely a hormonal reaction? So like my pet cat can “fall in love” with the neighbor’s cat. :rotfl:
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Genesis315:
Who you have a strong sexual attraction to is purely hormonal. Who you love is definitely a choice and it’s spiritual, not hormonal.
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I disagree. “Pair bonding” isn’t a choice, sorry.
 
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Timidity:
I disagree. “Pair bonding” isn’t a choice, sorry.
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Think of it this way too. Love is the main reason God gave us free will. We are to love Him freely of our own choice. If love is not freely given, but just a random act of nature, then it is not love.
 
I disagree. “Pair bonding” isn’t a choice, sorry.
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Nonsense. The initial infatuation may be uncontrolled. That’s “eros”. But the *decision *to fully love another (agape) is conscious and fully controlled. It may be *strengthened *by eros, but is in no way dictated by eros.
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Well, this is one of those times.
 
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demolitionman65:
The initial infatuation may be uncontrolled. That’s “eros”. But the *decision *to fully love another (agape) is conscious and fully controlled.
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I agree completely. The original statement I was defending was “you can control who you fall in love with.” Falling in love is the inital attraction, and has nothing to do with true love.
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demolitionman65:
Well, this is one of those times.
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And yet we’re in complete agreement. I guess that makes us both wrong.
 
The marriage is valid according to 1983 canon law, so I don’t see what the problem is. (Unless one or both of them is Catholic and therefore required to marry in the Church.)
 
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