Why would worship be prerequisite to be a descendent of Adam?
>Do they have the image of God?
I guess the first thing to settle is what is the meaning of
"image of God".
>Assuming that Adam is a late figure, and assuming that prior to Adam
>were non-human humans, then can we treat the Ona like animals?
Depends on how you treat animals.
>The case of the Ona is one of those that would be firmly in the gray
area. I >believe that the Ona, with or without religion, are fully
human.
I guess I don't understand where having an established religion
could be grounds for whether or not a being is "human". I think what
does set us apart from every other creature on this earth is rational
thought, self awareness, and capacity to know and commune with God.