Religion and Sarah Grimke

The concept of religion is something that is widely used but frequently misunderstood. During the 19th century religious ideologies were widely practiced, and had subsequent influences on nearly every facet of society. Sadly, religion was used particularly in the form of Christianity to keep certain groups oppressed; these groups included (but not limited to) both women and Blacks. Christianity despite its teachings of kindness, love and equality was somehow twisted and instead of focusing on …

…played a key role in each author’s response. Yet, the common thread running through the responses of Hall, Grimke, and The Seneca Falls piece is more than just responding to the hypocrisy that sacrilege brings to the forefront, it is using the same devise and flipping it to be used as a defense mechanism. This is genus at its best, because it offers a very eloquent response to something so awful such as sacrilege.