ONE FAMILY PLAN
"Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us?"(Malachi 2.10)
"God hath made of one blood all nations of men." (Acts 17:26)
"But a single man [Adam] was created for the sake of peace among mankind, that none should say to his fellow, 'My father was greater than your father.'" (Judaism. Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4.5)
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3.28)
"I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear." (Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita 9.29)
"The Law is that which leads to welfare and salvation. It forms conduct and character distinguished by the sense of equality among all beings." (Jainism. Somadeva, Nitivakyamrita 1.1)
"O mankind! We created you from a single pair of a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes, that you might know each other [not that you might despise each other]. Verily the most honored among you in the sight of God is he who is the most righteous." (Islam. Qur'an 49.13)
"All the people of the whole world are equally brothers and sisters. There is no one who is an utter stranger. There is no one who has known the truth of this origin. It is the very cause of the regret of Tsukihi (God). The souls of all people are equal, whether they live on the high mountains or at the bottoms of the valleys."(Tenrikyo. Ofudesaki XIII.43-45)
"Confucius said, 'By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them apart.'" (Confucianism. Analects 17.2)
"Whose deeds lower him, his pedigree cannot elevate." [Islam (Shiite). Nahjul Balagha, Saying 21]
"By deeds, not by birth, is one a brahmin. By deeds one is a ksatriya, by deeds is one a vaishya, and by deeds is one a shudra."(Jainism. Uttaradhyayana Sutra 25.3)
"Four are the castes--brahmin, khatri, sudra, and vaishya; Four the stages of life--Out of these, whoever on the Lord meditates, is superior." (Sikhism. Adi Granth, Gaund, M.4, p. 861)
"Confucius said, 'In education there are no class distinctions.'"(Confucianism. Analects 15.38)
"So what of all these titles, names, and races? They are mere worldly conventions." (Buddhism. Sutta Nipata 648)
"Lord God of glory is He to whom both the Ariyans and the outcastes (Dasa) belong." (Hinduism. Rig Veda 8.51.9)
"If the brahmin, kshatriya, etc. initiated into my holy order of equality still subscribe to castes and exult therein, they behave like unregenerate beings." (Jainism. Sutrakritanga 1.13.10-11)
"Know all human beings to be repositories of Divine Light; Stop not to inquire about their caste; In the hereafter there are no castes." (Sikhism. Adi Granth, Asa, M.1, p. 349)
"Caste and dynastic pride are condemnable notions; The One Master shelters all existence. Anyone arrogating superiority to himself shall be disillusioned; Says Nanak, Superiority shall be determined by God, crediting such a one with honor." (Sikhism. Adi Granth, Sri-ki-Var Mahalla, M.1, p. 83)
"To an earthly king, if a poor man greets him, or one who has a burn on his hand, it is a disgrace, and the king does not reply, but God is not so, everybody is acceptable to Him." (Judaism. Midrash on Psalm 147.1)
"All those who take refuge in me, whatever their birth, race, sex, or caste, will attain the supreme goal; this realization can be attained even by those whom society scorns. Kings and sages, too seek this goal with devotion." (Hinduism. Bhagavad Gita 9.32-33)
"The Merciful demands that your servant be your equal. You should not eat white bread, and he black bread; you should not drink old wine, and he new wine; you should not sleep on a feather-bed and he on straw. Hence it was said, 'Whoever acquires a Hebrew slave acquires a master.'" (Judaism. Talmud, Kiddushin, 20a)
"'Are you not like the Ethiopians to me, O people of Israel?' says the Lord. 'Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor and the Syrians from Kir?'" (Judaism and Christianity. Bible, Amos 9.7)
"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Judaism and Christianity. Bible, Leviticus 19.33-34)
"Even a Gentile, if he practices the Torah, is equal to the High Priest." (Judaism. Midrash, Sifra 86b)
"'You are a native of Kwangtung, a barbarian. How can you expect to be a Buddha?' asked the Patriarch. Hui Neng replied, 'Although there are northern men and southern men, north and south make no difference to their Buddha-nature. A barbarian is different from Your Holiness physically, but there is no difference in our Buddha-nature.'" (Buddhism. Sutra of Hui Neng 1)
"Have you not seen how that God sends down water from the sky, and therewith We bring forth with it fruits of diverse hues? And in the mountains are streaks white and red, of diverse hues, and pitch black. Men too, and beasts and cattle are of diverse colors. Even so only those of His servants who have understanding fear God." (Islam. Qur'an 35.27-28)
"For the white to lord it over the black, the Arab over the non-Arab, the rich over the poor, the strong over the weak or men over women is out of place and wrong." (Islam. Hadith of Ibn Majah)
"What is the true color of love? White? Black? True love has no color. Anyone who is color-conscious cannot have true love at all. You have got to be color-blind." (Unification Church. Sun Myung Moon, 1-1-87)
"Thou art woman, Thou art man; Thou art youth and maiden... it is Thou alone who, when born, assumes diverse forms."(Hinduism. Svetasvatara Upanishad 4.3)
"And their Lord answers them, 'I waste not the labor of any that labors among you, be you male or female--the one of you is as the other.'" (Islam. Qur'an 3.195)
Equality
"...GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS..." (Acts 10:34)
"For GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM." (Romans 2:11)
"For God shows no partiality [undue favor or unfairness; with Him one man is not different from another]." (Romans 2:11, Amplified)
"If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing right. But IF YOU SHOW FAVORITISM, YOU SIN and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers."(James 2:8-9)
"...WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS shall he judge the world, and the people WITH EQUITY."
(Psalm 98:9)
