How can particularly monstrous slave owners who have such a despicable attitude towards slaves present themselves as fully devout Christians? In this interpretation, Frederick Douglass attempts to address the issues between slavery and Christianity that he endured during his era as a slave. It reveals how slave owners in that time frame aimed to establish a connection by linking the two to justify their misbehavior and wickedness towards slaves. Their behavior was undeniable to him and it disgusted him that they showed no courtesy towards the truth of religion. This led him to question his faith and judgment in Christianity an insufficient number of times. His teacher Thomas Auld is a great example of this. Master Thomas Auld was a man who was not born into a family with slaves, but entered into correspondence with them only during his marriage to his bride. Frederick Douglas's argument on the matter was that perhaps this was why he was one of the most negligent masters he had ever come across. This accusation originated when Master Auld left and went to a distinguished church in Maryland. Upon his return he transformed into an overly religious man with a new and fresh faith towards Christianity. Instead of becoming more loving and charitable as everyone would assume, he became much more brutal and callous towards his slaves. This drove Douglass even more mad, because he believed it gave slave owners an unsatisfactory status in society because religion is supposed to be metamorphic in someone's life and make them a better person. There were other slave owners in the area who were very religious but were much kinder to the slaves than Master Auld was. However, he still saw Christianity... middle of paper... slavery as a heavenly duty. He wrote this passage to show how slavery is wrong, but his views on religion connected to slavery are the strongest point made in this reading. I think we can all agree that treating people as unequal or cruel is actually going against the Bible instead of following it. Christianity is about doing a good deed and making Heavenly Father proud, but slave owners did just the opposite. Someone once said that one of the worst sins you can commit is knowing what the rules of the Bible say and yet going against them. Douglass is trying to show that just because you go to church and praise God does not mean you are a true Christian. Works Cited Douglass, Frederick. An account of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, written by himself. 8. B. New York City: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2012. 1174-1239. Press.