Prioritizing Family Is Now a Hate Crime Sitting in a hospital cafeteria, surrounded by families enduring the long grind of caregiving, I mused, “If only someone could tell us who we’re allowed to love first.” Turns out, prioritizing family is now a political crime. Then along comes Vice President J.D. Vance, daring to suggest that — brace yourself — we should prioritize our families and neighbors before trying to save the rest of the world. A radical notion, apparently. Because when you set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm, eventually all you have left is ashes. The second he said it, leftists in the media, elected office, and even some pulpits scrambled to their fainting couches. Apparently, this age-old wisdom is now a hot topic, with theologians clutching their pearls and debating ordo amoris like it’s the next TikTok trend. Wow. Care-give much? Forgive me, but it seems we need a refresher on basic priorities. And if not, I might have to dust off my board certification in cranial proctology to help some folks see what should be painfully obvious. As someone who has spent four decades in the caregiving trenches, let me break this down in simple terms: Prioritizing doesn’t mean neglecting others. It means building a strong foundation at home so one can extend genuine support outward. This is not complicated. But according to the latest faculty lounge symposium on “Why Traditional Values Are Problematic,” prioritizing your own family is a dangerous and radical departure from — checks notes — literally every major civilization’s survival strategy. Because in our new age of moral sophistication, a man prioritizing his wife and children? That’s practically medieval! Next thing you know, he’ll be demanding mutton and fealty from the peasants. Meanwhile, the same people hyperventilating over Vance’s comments are the ones cheering on billion-dollar foreign aid packages while American families struggle with medicine, food, and housing. The same leaders who despise Trump’s America First stance are the ones outsourcing border security to NGOs while our own cities resemble war zones. I saw it firsthand while waiting for a grocery store manager to unlock the laundry detergent in Aurora, CO — where politicians prioritize criminals over citizens. And speaking of misplaced priorities, let’s not forget the pastors who outsource ministry while spending more time writing open letters about climate justice than shepherding their congregations through actual crises. Or the politicians who swear they love this country but seem to hate everything about it — except, of course, the fundraising opportunities while using the Constitution as a cocktail napkin. Of course, theologians had to weigh in. One claimed that Vance “misses the point of Jesus’s Parable of the Good Samaritan.” Jesus didn’t communicate that the Samaritan abandon his own family, drain his resources, and make a career out of saving every stranger in the Roman Empire. The Samaritan helped because he was able and willing to — precisely because his own affairs were in order. Another theologian insisted that prioritizing family is “the exact opposite” of what Jesus teaches. Ah, yes — the same Jesus who, while dying on the cross, ensured His mother would be taken care of. Wildly individualistic of Him, huh? Meanwhile, Vance clapped back on X, saying: “Just google ordo amoris. Aside from that, the idea that there isn’t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense.” And there it is. Common sense. The kryptonite of progressives everywhere — including many churches and seminaries. This entire debate is Exhibit A in the growing list of things that make sane people question whether we’re living in a Monty Python sketch. Prioritizing those closest to you doesn’t mean hoarding all the love like some theological dragon perched on a hoard of emotional gold. It means recognizing that strong families make strong communities, which create strong nations. It’s the same reason Donald Trump drove the left into a years-long psychological breakdown by saying — brace yourself — America should come first. That’s what this is really about. It’s not just that leftists hate hierarchy; it’s that they thrive on the exact opposite — a chaotic pecking order of grievances, where the most victimized gets the loudest microphone. Trump’s America First agenda sent them into hysterics because it introduced a clear structure: take care of your own, strengthen what’s closest to you, and then extend outward. They called that hateful. They’re doing the same thing now with Vance’s family-first message because it follows the same common-sense principle. And that’s why everything is burning. Because when you set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm, eventually all you have left is ashes. So, let’s get our priorities straight. See to your family’s physical, fiscal, spiritual, and emotional health — because a man who can’t care for his own house has no business trying to fix the world. That’s not selfishness; that’s wisdom. But in this enlightened age? Common sense is now radical. Strength is oppression. Prioritizing family is a hate crime. And yet, these same critics will look at a collapsing nation, broken families, and spiraling communities and ask, “What went wrong?” “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” — 1 Timothy 5:8 READ MORE from Peter Rosenberger: Trump Should Send Overzealous TSA Agents to Patrol the Southern Border Trump’s Plan to Support America’s Caregivers Peter Rosenberger hosts the nationally syndicated radio program Hope for the Caregiver. PeterRosenberger.com @hope4caregiver. The post Progressives Hate Common Sense Priorities appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.