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### Does the Judeo-Christian bible actually teach that "All men are created equal"? What does it actually teach?
A common bromide is that the Judeo-Christian God "created all men equal" -- curiously, this maxim appears nowhere in the Judeo-Christian bible. The Judeo-Christian moral framework does **not** say that the Judeo-Christian God created all men equal; rather that he created all men *in his image* (Gen 9:6). Those are two different statements with different ramifications. Judeo-Christian ethics is modeled not on equality as the impetus for morals, but on the contrary, it states that you should treat your neighbour as yourself because he was made in God's image, and has value in the eyes of his creator **in spite of** physiological inadequacies you may clearly see in him. A human has value not because s/he is your equal, but because they have value to their creator. Judeo-Christian believers treat the disadvantaged with respect because their god has a purpose for every individual -- and this is the essence of the "God given rights" tradition.
A common bromide is that the Judeo-Christian God "created all men equal" -- curiously, this maxim appears nowhere in the Judeo-Christian bible. The Judeo-Christian moral framework does **not** say that the Judeo-Christian God created all men equal; rather that he created all men *in his image* (Genesis 9:6). Those are two different statements with different ramifications. Judeo-Christian ethics is modeled not on equality as the impetus for morals, but on the contrary, it states that you should treat your neighbour as yourself because he was made in God's image, and has value in the eyes of his creator **in spite of** physiological inadequacies you may clearly see in him. A human has value not because s/he is your equal, but because they have value to their creator. Judeo-Christian believers treat the disadvantaged with respect because their god has a purpose for every individual -- and this is the essence of the "God given rights" tradition.
"Equality" is actually a humanist ethical foundation. In fact, the Judeo-Christian God **proudly admits** that He creates people unequally in order that when his purpose is fulfilled in a person's life, He (God) might gain even more glory in that He was able to accomplish His purpose through a flawed individual **in spite of** his flaws.
"Equality" is actually a humanist ethical foundation. In fact, the Judeo-Christian God **proudly admits** that He creates people unequally (Exodus 4:11) in order that when his purpose is fulfilled in a person's life, He (God) might gain even more glory in that He was able to accomplish His purpose through a flawed individual **in spite of** his flaws.
Christians are commanded to be like the Bereans - so "search and see whether this is so". Jews are commanded to reject any doctrine not based on the torah and the witness of the prophets (Isa 8:20). Is "equality" a scriptural notion, or a humanist one?
Christians are exhorted to be like the Bereans (Acts 17:11) - so "search and see whether this is so". Jews are commanded to reject any doctrine not based on the torah and the witness of the prophets (Isaiah 8:20). Is "equality" a scriptural notion, or a humanist one?
### The "Morality of life" based on the metaphysical identity of humankind is a better approximation of Judeo-Christian morality's foundation than "Equality" is.