Actually, the comparison comes from Darwinian Evolution (DE). which claims that: The most primitive peoples are more directly descended from primates than the more civilized peoples. The Nazi regime thought that the Jews were “ape like” as the Muslims still do. The followers of DE thought the aboriginal people in Australia were barely people and put some in the zoo. This idea that man is made in the image of the monkey rather then in the image of God is directly traceable to DE.
Agreed.
The real title of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' was really "The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection — or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life". And Darwin expanded on this theme in his followup book, 'The Descent of Man'.
The Bible is clear that man is made in the image of God.
The 'racist' accusation about comparing someone to an ape only applies to someone who does not have a Biblical centric viewpoint. It is still an insult - similar to calling someone 'horse-faced', or 'turtle' - and we shouldn't be liberal with our insults - but it is not racist.
Yes, but I’ve only heard one guy seriously suggest that black people are the “missing link” between man and ape. So must we all wring our hands in mock fear and outrage over what one guy whose name I can’t even remember once said? Our entire culture is now one of fear, thanks to liberals.