South, who are lovers of liberty as truly as himself: And let the Southern Christian--nay, the Southern man of every grade-- comprehend that God never intended the relation of master and slave to be perpetual... Let him know that slavery is to pass away in the fullness of Providence. Let the South believe this, and prepare to obey the hand that moves their destiny. (Ross, 1969, pp. 6-7).Either way you look at it, both the Southern and Northern churches were guilty in showing their support for slavery; they just did it in different ways.The church--not just the Southern churches--allowed for slavery to exist. There is no data available that shows exactly how many church members were slaveholders, or which denominations were more pro-slavery than others. (Barnes, 1969). There was very little information from slaves themselves, except Frederick Douglass, since most died before they could read and write. However, the information contained here within must not be taken lightly! There is overwhelming evidence that suggests that the church had the power to end slavery; instead, the church was guilty of prolonging slavery! First we robbed the Indians of their land, and then we robbed the blacks of their dignity and freedom; the church has always made great human tragedies justifiable in the name of God. God--What God?Do you think a real God would have allowed slavery to exist? Do you think a real God would have allowed mass-murdering dictators like Hitler and Pol Pot to terrorize people--God's people? Look at how many people have been killed in Holy Wars! Where was God then, or did these wars take place on God's day of rest? How many more people are going to be persecuted, discriminated against, enslaved, and murdered--all in the name of God--before we begin to put our faith in each other, and not this mythical God concept? My own theory is that we continue to believe in the God concept because of our fear of death. We have th...
