Why is it a sin to be in an interracial relationship?

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America is a melting pot. The people in New England have a slightly different culture than those in Texas. So what? The northern midwest has some who came from colonial Connecticut and Massachusetts as well as a lot of Lutheran Germans, Protestant/Reformed Dutch, and Catholic Polish and Hungarian. New England typically didn't have that mix. There are a lot people with Scotch-Irish backgrounds in the South. My Irish ancestors originally came from Scotland. Should couples have their DNA tested before they marry? :doh:
Exactly, what about those minorities groups who adapted to American/Western culture or people who were adopted by westerners? Do they count?
 
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Exactly, what about those minorities groups who adapted to American/Western culture or people who were adopted by westerners? Do they count?

I'm not sure what you're asking, but all people matter to me.
 
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Just something I’ve been wondering, I’ve heard it many times it’s a sin to be in one, but have never really heard any reason or purpose why.

It is not a sin to be in a relationship with someone of a different ethnicity. It is a sin to be in a relationship with a different race. There is only one human race and the amount of skin pigmentation has nothing to do with race.
 
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According to that statement, Spaniards shouldn't marry British people, and Germans shouldn't marry Italians because they are from a different culture. However, you imply that two Americans who share the same language, probably same culture, and same beliefs shouldn't be married because they have a different color of skin. Which one is the one who is more likely to be like Babel's Tower?

Bingo.
 
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Their argument is Acts 17:26 "From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."
They say that God put people in different nations, so marrying someone of a different culture is against God's plan.

All Paul is saying to the Greeks is that God created the world and all the nations of the world. He's certainly not declaring that he was lying to the Galatians and the Colossians about there being neither Greek nor Jew in Christ.
 
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Except many people with different skin color typically come from different neighborhoods and often have different religions, moral values, and culture.

Also if you look at white cultures, even though the languages are very different, often their cultures share a lot of similarities as if they came from the same originating area. Same with Asians, Africans, and etc.

Right now you're just trying to rationalize in a way that makes it appear "not racist" but racism is actually a modern trigger word that is rarely ever mentioned in the Bible. Jesus didn't come to earth to "damn the racists"! In fact I believe a lot of His own disciples displayed racism and ignorance which was corrected by Jesus but never heavily condemned. In fact Jesus barely spoke about racism at all because that is not the most important issue like the liberal society today would have you think. It's only a distraction.

"Racism" as defined today did not exist as such in the first (or earlier) centuries. People were bigoted according to culture, but it was possible for people to change cultures (Ruth, Caleb, Rahab, for instance).

Skin color was observed aesthetically, but not as an immutable indicator of culture, nor as a dictator of any nonphysical characteristics such as intelligence or moral character.
 
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"Racism" as defined today did not exist as such in the first (or earlier) centuries. People were bigoted according to culture, but it was possible for people to change cultures (Ruth, Caleb, Rahab, for instance).

Skin color was observed aesthetically, but not as an immutable indicator of culture, nor as a dictator of any nonphysical characteristics such as intelligence or moral character.

Believe whatever you want kiddo.
 
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Just something I’ve been wondering, I’ve heard it many times it’s a sin to be in one, but have never really heard any reason or purpose why.

Where did that line of thinking come from? Interracial marriages/relationships/dating is not a sin. Last time I checked, it was 2018! :p

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist being a little sassy!) :D

It's funny you mentioned that, though. I actually am familiar with a religious group that believes this crock. This church publishes a bi-monthly periodical, and they have a lot of outlandish beliefs, and this is one of them. They also believe that worship choruses are satanic, that it is "immodest" for women to wear pants or makeup, watching TV and movies is a sin, and that puppets are evil and not to be used for church ministries. Don't bother looking for a Website for this group because they actually think the Internet is of the devil, too.

Other than that, I have heard of practically no one in this day in age who, deep down, would really believe that it is sinful to be in love with someone of another race. I don't doubt that there a few people who have problems accepting it, but not sure if they would believe it to be sinful; probably the more old-fashioned types who are not used to that kind of background. If there are people who think it's sinful, I don't know anyone personally who does (but time will tell).
 
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Do some more reading of Latin and Greek secular sources, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

You do realize that Greeks and people who spoke in the Latin language spent 99% of their time with people of the same race?

"Exotic" was a thing back then because it was extremely rare to see someone of another race. Nowadays, it is just a cesspool with 5000 different races thrown together with no structure or organizations. And people wonder why there's a ton of division today. (hint, its because we allow other people in here who don't respect our laws or our culture)
 
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You do realize that Greeks and people who spoke in the Latin language spent 99% of their time with people of the same race?

"Exotic" was a thing back then because it was extremely rare to see someone of another race. Nowadays, it is just a cesspool with 5000 different races thrown together with no structure or organizations. And people wonder why there's a ton of division today. (hint, its because we allow other people in here who don't respect our laws or our culture)

Haven't done the reading, have you?

While the average ancient Greek or Roman spent most of his time with persons of the same color, they did have and speak of "exotics" who entered their culture, albeit of different colors.
 
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Haven't done the reading, have you?

While the average ancient Greek or Roman spent most of his time with persons of the same color, they did have and speak of "exotics" who entered their culture, albeit of different colors.

>didn't do reading did you?
>goes on to agree with me.
 
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>didn't do reading did you?
>goes on to agree with me.

You missed the "entered their culture" part.

Bottom line is what I said earlier: Skin color was observed aesthetically, but not as an immutable indicator of culture, nor as a dictator of any nonphysical characteristics such as intelligence or moral character.
 
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Why does a simple question have to turn into all of these arguments? The question came from a person wanting to know where it came from, not to have it justified or rectified. If you please, in the name of Jesus Christ.
 
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You missed the "entered their culture" part.

Bottom line is what I said earlier: Skin color was observed aesthetically, but not as an immutable indicator of culture, nor as a dictator of any nonphysical characteristics such as intelligence or moral character.

Zero evidence of that my dude.
 
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Their argument is Acts 17:26 "From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."
They say that God put people in different nations, so marrying someone of a different culture is against God's plan.
Well, "they" would be wrong. If they would read Deut 30:1-6, all of Hosea 1 and any of another 200 references, they would find out that the Northern Kingdom called Israel was scattered into ALL NATIONS after their Assyrian captivity. That means that all nations, all colors, and all apparent ethnicities are going to be found to be part of God's Israel. And that aside... since God made man, since God confounded the languages... He is responsible for all the variations we see anyway. But... people will believe whatever they want. :)

Blessings David.
 
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Zero evidence of that my dude.

Of course, you're ignorant of any of the available Latin histories and your prefer to remain ignorant, claiming in your ignorance that there is no evidence.

Then settle for the two biblical archetypes: Keturah, the Cushite brought into the Israelites and the Cushite official of Candace brought into the Body of Christ. Those archetypes prove the point.
 
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Just something I’ve been wondering, I’ve heard it many times it’s a sin to be in one, but have never really heard any reason or purpose why.
It is not a sin to be in an interracial relationship. Anyone who says that it is is wrong.
 
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