Frederick Douglas' Christianity

“Emotions must be incited and positions of power and privilege must be revealed in order to force students to critically examine their personal beliefs” the critical nature of this kind of thinking involves some type of questioning of authority or the eliciting of emotions as necessary to the process of  learning. In this situation, an individual asking critical questions that are negative and pejorative toward beliefs of the Christian faith seems to be unilaterally deconstructed.  “Their worldview does not shift unless they engage in the uncomfortable process of confronting the social construction of their beliefs and how they contribute to privilege and oppression.”  There are three things to note here. First, there seems to be some necessary “shift” that is expected to take place.  Second, there is the expectation for the Christians to feel uncomfortable by “confronting the social construction of their beliefs.”  Third, there is the expectation that one come to understand their beliefs to “contribute to privilege and oppression.” 

Regarding the first, one simply needs to agree that there needs to be a shift in worldview.  Second I will simply say that the Left has constructed beliefs as well. For the third, it must be noted that an individual is not responsible for the actions of others and that oppression is not a part of the Christian faith, but faith leads to freedom for all who believe. I will quote Frederick Douglas at length, “I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ; I, therefore, hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial, 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.” The Christianity that Douglas experienced is not the Christianity that exists in the heart of all Christians at all times. It is a shame that Douglas could not see a redeeming value in Christianity; instead, seeing only the bad parts of it. Frederick Douglas lived in a world full of evil, experienced on many levels, committed against Black people, but this is an overgeneralization if one applies this quote across the board to all Christians.

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