‘All People are the Same and Should be treated the same’

... 'All People are the Same and Should be treated the same' This statement seems to summarise the ideas of a free democratic society, typically western and modern. The statement states generally that all people are exactly the same and should be treated exactly the same as others - implying all people should have equal rights in a law. All people have the same moral responsibilities and treatment of all should remain consistent. The statement suggests that non-discrimination is the same as treating people exactly the same. Many varied responses to this statement can be produced, which can clearly be seen as very ambiguous in argument. A Christian view would be that all people are created equal before God. Again - status, wealth, race, creed do not matter and is not of concern. The view expressed in the statement therefore supports the major Christian view on prejudice: "Love thy neighbour as thyself," regardless

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