In it, a man is injured and in need of assistance along the side of the road. The first person who comes upon him is a temple priest. He hurries past the injured man because he is obligated to perform the rituals at the temple. His societal obligations to fulfill the religious law of his day kept him from performing what the spirit of the law intended - helping his fellow human beings.
American society is like that temple priest.
As a whole, we are more interested in legalism, obligations and liability than we are with actually helping each other and making life better. The same is true for DePauw's campus and the policies that govern campus life. Last week the University's policy on kegs was brought to the forefront over an alleged keg party at a fraternity the weekend before. On the evening of Feb. 23 an Interfraternity Council member received a call that said there were kegs present at a fraternity. When he arrived at the party, the IFC member saw nothing.