A descendant of Gen. Robert E. Lee has stepped down as pastor of his North Carolina church after facing blowback over his comments denouncing racism and lauding the Black Lives Matter movement.

nabyss:

mytwistedexperience:

swan2swan:

“My name is Robert Lee IV; I am a descendant of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general whose statue was at the center of violence in Charlottesville. We have made my ancestor an idol of white supremacy, racism and hate. As a pastor it is my moral duty to speak out against racism, America’s original sin. Today, I call on all of us with privilege and power to answer God’s call to confront racism and white supremacy head-on. We can find inspiration in the Black Lives Matter movement, the women who marched in the Women’s March in January and especially Heather Heyer who died fighting for her beliefs in Charlottesville.”

Dang, son.

They didn’t go to church to hear the truth about themselves. Or follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. They go to church to mingle with their fellow demons and pretend that they’re good people because they show up every Sunday to the same building in their nice clothes. 

Good for him.