As we have seen, God sanctions interracial marriage--a mixing of the races--but by contrast God condemns incest--the ultimate attempt at "racial purity." Consider, for example, Leviticus 18:6-14:
"None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the LORD. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether brought up in the family or in another home. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your own nakedness. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, brought up in your father’s family, since she is your sister. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s relative. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative. You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt." (ESV)Kinism thus cannot be justified by the Bible. The only commands the Bible gives in regards to racial purity are commands against certain forms of racial purity. By contrast, in sanctioning interracial marriage, the Bible sanctions racial diversity.
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