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Describe Christian teachings on prejudice and discrimination. "And now we will make human beings; they will resemble us and be like us," Genesis 1:26. Christians believe that all people are made in the image of God; therefore they all have God given dignity. Their lives are sacred and there value is inherent. Therefore, the duty of all Christians is to recognise and work towards the recognition of that dignity for all people. All Christians would say they are opposed to prejudice and discrimination in all its forms. The Church of Scotland says "Christians must stand with the oppressed and confront the oppressor," which supports the bible teaching, "Love your neighbour as you love yourself," as it says in James 2:8. The Methodist church said, "Discrimination contradicts the gospel." Some Christians believe that discrimination and prejudice are insults to God, as "Christ is all, Christ is in all," Colossians 3:5. They...

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