all the masters Douglass encountered, he found those who were religious to be, " ...the meanest and basest, the most cruel and cowardly" (Douglass 82). Master Thomas Auld actually deemed it more appropriate to inflict pain and suffering after he had his first religious experience. It wasn't until he supposedly found Christ that he became so brutal and violent. Douglass speaks of Captain Auld's encounter with religion when he says, "If it had any effect on his character, it made him more cruel and hateful in all his ways; for I believe him to be a much worse man after his conversion than before" (Douglass 68). Douglass then describes the horrible incident where Captain Auld ties the young woman and whips her countless times, while reciting a passage from scripture. Mr. Edward Covey also appeared to be most devotional to God. In the end, he was most deceptive to the highest power. He hired a married man to impregnate one of his slaves so he could "add to his wealth." Adultery is not accepted by the Christian religion in any way, shape, or form. These fallacies shown by Douglass throughout the narrative were not only those of Master Thomas Auld and Mr. Edward Covey; it was the same problem with all religious slaveholders. Douglass described the situation as if there was an epidemic of inhumanity spreading across the slave lands.
             These infected human beings found religious sanction and support from Christ from their actions. Because they had something to back them up, they felt it would be approved to perform these severe beatings. Douglass explained the fact that the practice of Christianity emphasizes forgiveness, and all of Christ's children will be forgiven. The religious slaveholders appeared to be more devotional to the Lord because they had numerous sessions for prayer each day. Douglass felt that the slaveholders realized how horrible their actions were so they felt that...