Unequivocally yes

Pastor Robert Lee IV, descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is the 24-year-old pastor of Bethany United Church of Christ of Winston-Salem NC. He spoke at the MTV Video Music Awards, saying, “as a pastor, it is my moral duty to speak out against racism — America’s original sin.” He called on those “in privilege and power to confront racism and white supremacy head on.” He praised the efforts of the Women’s March and Black Lives Matter.

His church decided to vote on continuing his tenure, so he resigned. He wanted to avoid a distraction from “the sacred work of confronting white supremacy.” He was asked was it worth losing everything? “Unequivocally yes.”