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William Watson: Is 'wed thy neighbour' a problem for policy?
A U.S. study finds people tend to marry people who live close by and are from the same race and income group
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At the heart of Christianity is the imperative “Love thy neighbour.” It doesn’t actually say “Wed thy neighbour” — though if you love them “in the Biblical sense” (nudge-nudge), you’re supposed to marry them. But if you love your neighbour in the generic Christian sense, i.e., “as you love yourself,” feeling full human-to-human empathy for them, marriage isn’t actually required.
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