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It's more like they accept the fact that they are made from the dust of the earth IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. That is the point. The substance that I'm created out of is immaterial to me because man is a living soul and the body is just the shell for this stay on earth. What I'm created out of does not define me.
I think it gives a person more dignity and self-respect to know that they were created in God's image for His purpose than to believe that they descended from animals and when they die that's the end. It also gives a reason to treat the bum on the street as someone of importance when one realises that under the dirt, filth, drugs, and alcohol, is a human being whom God loves and died for. People deserve dignity because of that; in spite of their conditions and circumstances. That explains the motivation behind much of the mission and relief work done by religious organizations around the world.

I believe that humans are all created by God, in his "image" (spiritual image; as a Jew, I do not believe that God has, or ever had, a physical image), and therefore each of us has intrinsic worth and dignity. I also accept the overwhelming scientific evidence that all of the humans, animals and plants on earth all share a common ancestor, and that separate species arose through the natural processes of imperfect reproduction and natural selection.

There is nothing contradictory in these views. To the contrary, I believe that I glorify God Almighty by recognizing how He was able, through the natural laws He created, to cause simple self-replicating molecules to evolve into creatures capable of worshipping Him (and capable of using their brains to recognize and understand the natural processes at work in His universe).

I believe that humans are all created by God, in his "image"...I also accept the overwhelming scientific evidence that all of the humans, animals and plants on earth all share a common ancestor, and that separate species arose through the natural processes of imperfect reproduction and natural selection.

Wouldn't that infer all organisms, floral and fauna, are created in God's image.

If your answer to that is no, then at what specific point in evolutionary history did this profound event take place?

I know AiG is not highly regarded here by the evolutionists but I was curious whether or not you had ever seen what they had to say about natural selection. I found a link to an article on their site. I, myself, believe that God created the different kinds of animals with a wide variety of genetic material to allow for adaptation. This link provides some interesting thoughts on that issue, if you're interested.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v6/i4/naturalselection.asp