Restriction and the social order

In my previous posts in my blog I have spoken about the ways in which slave owners tried to control their slaves through religion. While rereading The Church and Prejudice by Frederick Douglass I noticed how Frederick Douglass spoke on religion, Through my reading of the text, I came to believe that Frederick Douglass did not hate religion, but instead the way in which it was taught to slaves and African Americans.  I believe it was obvious that Frederick Douglass was religious, but did not agree with the practice in which the ministers in the south would teach their slaves and the slaves of the area that slaves were lucky to be the workers, and not have to deal with the  thoughts white people had to, and that it was a great deal for the slaves to get to do the work they were naturally supposed to. It seemed to say that the social order that was in place in the south was the best thing for the slaves. He also spoke on the prejudice that separated the church. Though the church accepted both black and white people into their services, they often believed that only the white people would be allowed into heaven, and often the white people looked down upon the black people. Frederick Douglass saw how religion was good, but the way it was operated was not correct.