Relative of Confederate Lee quits NC church

[struggle4progress]

MARK PRICE
SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 11:54 AM

A relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee who made headlines for denouncing racism on last month’s MTV Video Music Awards has announced he is leaving his post at a Winston-Salem church after some in the congregation expressed discomfort over some of the statements he has been making.

... Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV ... is the great-great-great-great-nephew of Robert E. Lee ...

"I understand that my views could be considered to be controversial. I never sought this sort of attention. But, I do believe in God’s role in calling out for positive social change for the good of all," the letter states. "I do not want my fight to detract from the mission. If the recent media attention causes concern with my church, I reluctantly offer my resignation" ...

Media scrutiny of Lee’s life as a pastor began after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, surrounding a monument to his ancestor. That attention culminated in his Aug. 27 appearance on the MTV awards, where he said he found inspiration in the Black Lives Matter movement, the Women’s March in January and Heather Heyer, who died during the protests in Charlottesville ...

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article171300812.html

[white_wolf]

1. I read part of the sermon he gave the Sunday following the rally in Charlottesville.

I got the impression that this is a man who truly tries to practice what he preaches. If all religious leaders were more like him, we might have a better world.