Francis Schaeffer: Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures.

Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures. We are of one blood and kind. As I look across all the world, I must see every man as a fellow-creature, and I must be careful to have a sense of our equality on the basis of this common status. We must be careful in our thinking not to try to stand in the place of God to other men. We are fellow-creatures. And when I step from the creature-to-creature relationship into the brothers-and-sisters-in-Christ relationship within the church, how much more important to be a brother or sister to all who have the same Father…

— Francis Schaeffer

Cited from No Little People (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1974), 27.

All humankind is created equal. We are all created in the image of God. It is because we are bearers of the imago Dei, each one of us has intrinsic worth. We, therefore, are right to recognize the value of each person as image of God bearers.  

Francis A. Schaeffer (January 30, 1912 – May 15, 1984) was an pastor, lecturer, and authort, who founded the study center and Christian community L’Abri Fellowship. A profound Christian thinker and apologist, Schaeffer understood the despair of humanity severed from God, but the worlds constructed by those apart from God can never satisfy them with what they need the most, and only Christ can heal the divide between God and humankind. Schaeffer published numerous works including The God Who is There, Escape from Reason, and He is There and He is Not Silent.