It is manifestly the case that Protestant belief generally supports the value and integrity of each human being. There is no alternative in belief and theory to holding each person to be of “infinite value,” as liberal Protestants usually say Why? Because God created each one; God loves each one; and Jesus Christ died for sins of each might be saved. Inasmuch as you did an act of mercy for one of the least of these persons, you did it for Jesus Christ. One of the least! No one is left out. The right of one member of the community must not be used to override the well-being of the whole, any more than the whole community may annul the right of any one member. The individual always exists in community, and it is within this community that the truth personal character of the individual’s life is realized. For many Protestants