The Misrepresentation of Christianity in Slave Lands “He that knoweth his master’s will and doeth not, shall be beaten with many stripes,” is not only a passage of scripture, but is quoted by Frederick Douglass in his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, which was published in 1845 (Douglass 70). These words would forever echo in Douglass’ head as the memory of Master Thomas Auld reciting them during a brutal lashing …showed first 75 words of 4015 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4015 total…thing yet exercised another. Slaves were beaten day after day for no reason significant enough to be lashed with a leather whip. There is no justification, including the practice of Christianity, for the barbaric treatment given to the slaves. In fact, one can say, and Douglass does, that the religion of the slave land is an imposter (Douglass 105). It reveals no similarities of the faith and should be stripped of the false name it acquired.