Now Lot went up out of Zo'ar, and dwelt in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to dwell in Zo'ar; so he dwelt in a cave with his two daughters. And the first-born said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring through our father." So they made their father drink wine that night; and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. And on the next day, the first-born said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father; let us make him drink wine tonight also; then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring through our father." So they made their father drink wine that night also; and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. - Genesis 19:30-36
Lot got drunk and had intercourse with his daughters because there were no other men around. Now the Bible is thought to be a book of morality and inspiration (that is what Christians claim). Then why is this even found within the Bible? What is the moral lesson? "have sex with your father if no other men are around"? Not only this, but Lot was portrayed in the Bible as being a good person. Which is shown by this Bible quote...
and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed `his' righteous soul from day to day with `their' lawless deeds): - 2 Peter 2:7-8
Lot is viewed as being a "righteous man", so I suppose men that get intoxicated and have intercourse with their daughters are viewed as being "righteous" (by biblical standards). While this part of the Bible is not all that well known, I am willing to bet that a few backwards people have justified incest, under the assumption that having sex with family members is okay, just so long as there is no one else around (incest in some Amish communities might be used as example).
To put this into perspective, let me give a modern hypothetical example. Let's say a father and his two daughters went on a week-long hike into woods. As they started to turn back on this long journey, the compass which they were using fell on the ground, and was stepped on by the father, causing it to break. This left them unable to figure out the proper direction, and they became completely lost. They managed to gather some food, and piece together a shelter to protect them from the elements. After a few weeks pass, one of the daughters notice that the father had a full bottle of whiskey in his backpack. The daughter that found this went to her sister and said "there are no other men here but our father, let's get him drunk and have sex with him". So they did it, and both, unknowingly at the time, became pregnant. A few days later a search team found the father and his daughters, they were rescued and made it all over the news. The father was looked at by the media as being heroic. For using good survival skills and getting his daughters through all those weeks in the wilderness. After a few weeks pass, it was found out that the daughters became pregnant by their father. How do you think the media should react to this?..
A) Still view him as heroic
B) Destroy the image of him being a hero and focus on the disgusting act of incest.
I would go with 'B', however some bible-thumpers may be more inclined to go with 'A'. What do you think?
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