We therefore have a long-standing legacy of racism. Not to acknowledge the existence of deeprooted racial prejudices within all components of South African society, is to deny South African history. The proposition that only some South Africans have a tendency towards racism, is to disown human nature. To assume that it is possible to eradicate racial prejudice, is to postulate the existence of people innocent of selfishness, which is utopian. To claim that only, or mainly, the others are racist, is in itself a racist attitude.
Equality is a core biblical principle.
In general terms, equality may be described as the universal principle that one person may not, where a justified claim is made by another to the same thing, claim unfair advantage above others. Where one person is indeed advantaged above another, such advantage must be justifiable in terms of objective standards of fairness. No human characteristic, including one's race, in itself justifies unequal treatment. Human attributes may indeed serve as the foundation for justified differentiation. However, to justify such differentiation, relevant considerations must apply.