Australian Judge Says Incest May No Longer be Taboo

Judge Garry Neilson

An Australian judge has said that incest may no longer be taboo. Judge Garry Neilson of New South Wales said that as homosexuality was once regarded as unnatural but is now widely accepted, so incest should also now be accepted (“Australian Judge Says,” The Telegraph, London, July 10, 2014). He said that though incest could lead to abnormalities in the offspring, this “was increasingly irrelevant because of the availability of contraception and abortion.” There is no surprise here. If homosexuality is accepted as natural and acceptable, there can be no clear lines drawn against any sort of sexual activity. The acceptance of homosexuality ultimately destroys the very concept of sexual morality and marriage.

(Friday Church News Notes, July 25, 2014, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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