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ORIGIN OF RACES—Where did they all come from?
What is a “race”? Prejudice. Discussion of skin colors… What does melanin do?… Heredity, and more…

How did different skin colors come about?
A layman's explanation of the genetics behind skin color variations.

What are the consequences of racial prejudice and false beliefs about the origin of races?
What has been the impact of such false beliefs on the gospel, missionary outreach, and racism?

Are black people the result of a curse on Ham?
False teaching about Ham has been used to justify slavery, prejudice and other non-biblical racist practices. What does the Bible really teach?

How could all the human races come from Noah, his three sons and their wives?
Are the differences in the races justifiable reasons to disprove that all races descended directly from Noah and his family? Learn the truth of the matter.

What was Adam, the first man, really like?
Learn the amazing facts! This new answer is in our children's section, but it's written on a level that adults will enjoy.

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What about the “Stone Age” people?
A look at cultures who have lost knowledge of previously-used technology

Is interracial marriage biblical?
Some people believe that interracial marriages are prohibited in the Scriptures. Often they will argue that marriage with foreigners (implying people both of different culture and color) was prohibited throughout the Old Testament. What does Scripture teach?

Were all of America's Founding Fathers racists, pro-slavery, and hypocrites?
One of the most frequent tactics employed to discredit America's Founding Fathers is to say that the Founding Fathers were all pro-slavery racists and hypocrites. What does history indicate?

Where did Cain get his wife?
If all human beings are descendents of Adam and Eve, then whom did Cain marry? You'll learn the only explanation to this question and how this could be possible.

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