William Arthur Ward once said: "True religion is a way of life, not a white cloak that is wrapped around us on Sabbath day and then tossed aside in the six carefree day cupboard. "Religion is the one thing that people can generally tolerate but never agree on. Every religion seems to assume that it has the right thoughts about how to live life, think about things or think about it. 'act in certain situations Yet, each religion has its own "sub-religions". If someone is referring to Christianity, there are several different religions that are grouped under this umbrella: Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal and Presbyterian. There are only a handful of them. The inconsistencies associated with each person's religious beliefs collide with deeper confusion. This confusion leads people to have distorted opinions about what they believe and what their religion is. is no different from the feelings of Christians toward slavery in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin Throughout the novel, Christianity presents itself in different ways as a twisted and distorted glow; of what religion is supposed to be with undertones of bigotry and prejudice, an innocent but naive child who brings joy to everyone he meets, and like Uncle Tom himself, the standard of what 'a Christian is supposed to be. These different depictions of the Christian life come from and highlight Stowe's own beliefs about Christians. Many people in Harriet Beecher Stowe's time and even today view religion as an escape from having to go to hell by being part of a religion. What these people don't realize is that there is more to it than just being able to say they are Christians and escape punishment for their sins. They must be examples of what it means to be religious and practice it with fervor and commitment. Miss Ophelia was Stowe's embodiment of those people who try to cheat to escape spiritual punishment. She admits to having feelings of bigotry towards black people. “I have always had a prejudice against Negroes […] and it is a fact, I could never stand this child touching me; but I didn’t think she knew it” (246). Miss Ophelia's dislike of African Americans shows that to be human is to have flaws; However, it is still not Christian to be like this.