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April 26, 2024
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** The Wax Nose of Neighbor Love
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Andrew T. Walker
Public Discourse

“Neighbor love,” “loving one’s neighbor,” and “love for one’s neighbor” are everywhere in Christian discourse about social ethics. How could they not be? The principle comes from our Lord Jesus Christ in such places as Matthew 19:19 and 22:37–39, Mark 12:30–31, and Luke 6:31.

Last year, I wrote a long-form essay ([link removed]) explaining the moral logic of loving one’s neighbor and what such a principle entails. The general thrust of my argument then was that loving one’s neighbor is a principle that calls us to will the good of others. In our interactions with others and in society, we are to cultivate flourishing and not privation. It might as well be the equivalent of Aquinas’s first principle of practical reason applied to social ethics. We should seek to do no harm to others. It is both a scriptural principle and a natural law principle.

But crucially, it is just that—a principle. On its face, it is not a policy prescription. If you survey its use in contemporary Christian ethics, however, it is used to justify virtually whatever policy preference one wants justified. If not carefully weighed and considered, it easily becomes a wax nose that can be shaped in whatever way one wants to get the outcomes one prefers.
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Alexandra DeSanctis writes on her Substack about Idaho's defense of its pro-life law before the Supreme Court ([link removed]) .
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In Public Discourse, Clare Morell reviews a new book about the effects of social media on children ([link removed]) .
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In The Catholic Thing, Francis X. Maier writes about how we need to incorporate signs of God into our lives ([link removed]) .
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And for Catholic World Report, Fran writes about the dangers of political idolatry ([link removed]) .
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In his column this week, George Weigel shares his thoughts on ([link removed]) Dignitas infinita ([link removed]) .
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** The Grave Sin of Jew Hatred
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George gave a presentation at Grove City College on antisemitism.
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Gender Ideology: What Catholics Need to Know
With Mary Rice Hasson, J.D.
A six-week series exploring gender ideology from a Catholic perspective
Mary Rice Hasson presents a six-week series of online lectures on gender ideology from a Catholic perspective.
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May 19–20, 2024
Georgetown University | The American Enterprise Institute
Washington, D.C.
This conference addresses the work of the philosopher and former EPPC Senior Fellow Sir Roger Scruton from an American perspective.
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