Masters justify their cruelty by hiding their moral failings behind religious pretenses.

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Masters justify their cruelty by hiding their moral failings behind religious pretenses.

This statement centers on hypocrisy, specifically the use of religion to mask moral failings. It describes how those in power cloak cruelties in religious language or pretenses to make their wrongdoing seem justified, which is a classic example of religious hypocrisy. The other options point to different issues—racial prejudice, policies of segregation, or family tensions—not the act of shielding cruelty behind religious justification.

This statement centers on hypocrisy, specifically the use of religion to mask moral failings. It describes how those in power cloak cruelties in religious language or pretenses to make their wrongdoing seem justified, which is a classic example of religious hypocrisy.

The other options point to different issues—racial prejudice, policies of segregation, or family tensions—not the act of shielding cruelty behind religious justification.

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