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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
"The religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes, — a justifier of the most appalling barbarity,—a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds, —and a dark shelter under which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection. Were I to be again reduced to the chains of slavery, next to that enslavement, I should regard being the slave of a religious master the greatest calamity that could befall me. For of all slaveholders with whom I have ever met, religious slaveholders are the worst."
"Indeed, I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity. I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels. Never was there a clearer case of 'stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.'"
For 250 years the United States has used religion to justify the most heinous crimes and removal of civil liberties. It is sad to see how much Frederick Douglass had to endure, to be able to gain his freedom, and to understand how little the USA has advanced morally.
"Indeed, I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity. I look upon it as the climax of all misnomers, the boldest of all frauds, and the grossest of all libels. Never was there a clearer case of 'stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.'"
For 250 years the United States has used religion to justify the most heinous crimes and removal of civil liberties. It is sad to see how much Frederick Douglass had to endure, to be able to gain his freedom, and to understand how little the USA has advanced morally.