Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Douglass says that the overwhelming mass of professed Christians in America "strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel" Explain this meaning.

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Douglass quotes this verse directly from the Gospel According to Matthew, Verse Four, alluding to the fact that Christians put burdens upon others, which they have no inclination to share.