What is endogamy all about?
Is it relevant today as we enter the 21st century? Does it face a bleak future? Let us take a look at it from all angles. This discussion may prove useful to the present and future Kinanaya youth irrespective of whether they are growing up in North America or elsewhere. Hopefully, this will help them make up their mind more objectively about a most crucial life decision rather than feel compelled by the weight of traditions. Parents and elders may find this helpful to prepare them to discuss these very personal and timely issues with their near and dear ones in the privacy and comfort of their own homes. We, as a community, can also help shape our destiny in the coming century by critically evaluating whether this practice has served us well in the past and what it will do for us in the future. ORIGIN: Biblical & Historical Biblical tracings of endogamy take us to the days of one of the most illustrious and chosen forefathers from the Old Testament, Patriarch Abraham. The story is told
