MISCEGENATION, MIXED MARRIAGES AND IMMORALITY: SOME HISTORICAL AND CHRISTIAN ETHICAL COMMENTS
Abstract
For the first time in more than thirty years the issue of interracial sexual contact as such has been raised in public debate. Ever since the introduction of the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act in 1949 and the consequential tightening up by means of article 16 of the Immorality Act in 1957 occasional skirmishes on the issue have taken place. But they have never reached the level of a comprehensive, public reassessment of the fundamental aspects of the issue. Now, however, it seems that the time for such a debate has come. It is hoped that this article may contribute to the debate in a responsible way.Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
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