Those humorous Founders.

[doucanoe]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Not necessarily "enforced" as simply what was expected behaviour, yet I am willing to bet that there were proportionally as many "out of wedlock" babies then as now.

One of the things that a study of genealogy will show you is that the more things change the more they stay the same.

I think you right there. I also believe that you comment "Not necessarily "enforced" as simply what was expected behaviour" is where we have strayed badly. It's hard to have a sense of expected behavior when nothing is expected and all behavior is measured by degree.