I Don’t Say “Race”!
Are There Really Different Races?
by Ken Ham on August 6, 2024Part 2
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This is Ken Ham, author, speaker, and blogger on why we can trust the Bible from the first verse.
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When I’m talking about humans I never use the word “race” to refer to people groups. And why not? Well, because the Bible teaches that everyone is descended from Adam and Eve, there’s only one race, the human race.
Now, obviously, people look different from one another. Why is that…if we’re all one race? Well, that has to do with the incredible amount of genetic diversity God put into Adam and Eve, the first two people he made. That genetic diversity means there’s variation in skin shade, eye shape, and more.
But because we come from one man and woman, there’s only one race. So let’s rid the word “races” from our vocabulary!
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Ken Ham is the Founder CEO of Answers in Genesis–US, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America.
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