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Examples Of Frederick Douglass View On Religion

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. The point of the appendix in Douglass’s narrative is to clarify his stance on religion. He felt that some individuals may have gotten the wrong impression the he might be anti-religious, due to some of remarks he made in his narrative. However, Douglass makes the distinction between the Christianity of Christ and Christianity of the Land. Douglass being a true Christian practices Christianity of Christ, which he explains is good, pure, and holy (289). Christianity of the Land is what Douglass refers to as the religion of the slaveholders, which is bad, corrupt, and wicked (289). He explains that the slaveholders display some of the most despicable acts of cruelty to the slaves in their possession, however they present themselves
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