You can read the statement he’s written about his resignation and the circumstances that led to it here: https://t.co/R4SUc2MAuj
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) September 5, 2017
At the MTV awards I spoke these words:
“My name is Robert Lee IV, I’m 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.”
He was asked to leave because he said this??? If this is what religion is about in America these days, it should be outlawed. Full freaking stop.