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Lesson on Incest as an irresponsible sexual behavior

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Incest as an Irresponsible sexual behaviour:
Incest refers to sexual intercourse between people who are closely related, for example, between a brother and a sister or a father and a daughter. Incest is condemned in the Bible for example:
In the New Testament, John the Baptist condemned King Herod for committing incest by marrying his brother’s wife, Herodias. Paul also
condemned a marriage between a man and his step mother. He referred to it as a serious form of sexual pervasion and the offender was to be excommunicated from the Church. It is morally wrong to have sex with members of the immediate family. It is against God’s intended purpose for sex. In some traditional African communities, such unions
cause ritual uncleanliness and those involved have to undergo ritual cleansing. The church too condemns incest as an act of sexual perversion and a sin.
The effects of incest.
-It undermines the healthy relationships between members of a family.
-It brings shame and guilt among the parties involved.
-It destroys relationships within the family and leads to divorce.
-It destroys relationships within the family and leads to divorce.
-It destroys the dignity, self-respect and self-esteem of the victims.
-Boys and girls who are abused may never establish a healthy relationship with members of the opposite sex.
-It may lead to pregnancy and abortion.
-It may lead to the victims contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV and AIDS)