“Between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” – Frederick Douglass, 1845
That seems like a pretty apt quote to kick off #BlackHistoryMonth with.
“—so wide, that to receive the one as good, pure, and holy, is of necessity to reject the other as bad, corrupt, and wicked. To be the friend of the one, is of necessity to be the enemy of the other...”
...”I love the pure Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering and hypocritical Christianity of this land. 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. I am filled with unutterable loathing when I contemplate the religious pomp and show, together with the horrible inconsistencies, which every where surround me...”
“...We have men-stealers for ministers, women- whippers for missionaries, and cradle-plunderers for church members.”
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