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Yet, as Robert Kraynak has pointed out in Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, the revealed truth of the Bible does not necessarily support the notion of equality as liberal democrats conceive of it: “We must face the disturbing dilemma that modern liberal democracy needs God, but God is not as liberal or as democratic as we would like him to be.” The Christian view of human equality recognizes both alikeness and difference, calling Jew and Gentile, rich and poor, male and female, to mutual submission to Christ and love for neighbor.
Unmoored from the anchor of human createdness in the divine image, pursuit of equality goes beyond a proper understanding of equality before law, treating all identities and behaviors as equal and contributing to the emergence of a culture denigrating achievement, celebrating vice, and undermining the structure of important social institutions like the family—a culture careening between pride and despair. A proper view of equality before the law and its foundations, acknowledging that we are created equal in some respects and unequal in others, will better bear the weight of human glory, fallenness, and difference.
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