Agreed. This and the extended discussion about Angus and Forfarshire have been both very helpful. This is a great list. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wallace Fullerton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Deceased Wife's Sister > Among the benefits of belonging to a forum such as this and some others > is how a relatively basic question and some simple responses can expand > into a very thorough and educational discussion. > > I didn't ask the question but I appreciate the thought and effort going > into the replies. My thanks to you all. > > > > On 8/2/2011 1:21 PM, John Hardy wrote: >> Adrian Guy Etchells is quite right that the prohibition was based on the >> theological view (both Catholic and Protestant) that a husband and wife >> became 'one flesh' on marriage, and the prohibited degrees listed in >> Leviticus. This was a well-thought out theological position that dates >> back to the 13th centuryiof not earlier (and was used by Henry VIII to >> justify one of his divorces/annulments).Practice was another matter - as >> with anything else including the Ten Commandments. The interesting point >> is that practice varied significantly from the theological view that was >> incorporated into the law. Clearly most people did not regard it - or >> cousin marriage - as inappropriate, yet alone incest. There are very few >> cases where someone was prosecuted - it usually crops up in civil >> disputes about inheritance as a ploy to disinherit children of such a >> marriage as they would then be illegitimate and to justify the annulment >> of a marraige instead of a divorce. The repeal of the law th! > at! >> prohibited it was a very bitter dispute. >> John >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message