Pastor's 'forced' resignation illustrates evil within Evangelical Church (VIDEO)

[egbertowillies]

Pastor Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV, a descendant of Confederate  Civil War General Robert E. Lee, resigned from the Bethany United Church of Christ after an appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards. His church placed him on notice for making a racial justice statement.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/09/05/pastors-resignation-evil-within-evangelical-church/

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The United Church of Christ is not an evangelical church.

In fact, its policies are among the most liberal of the mainstream Protestant churches, which is why it was somewhat surprising that some members of this congregation had problems with the pastor. However, it's in North Carolina so the members may be more conservative than those in many other churches around the US. But the UCC is very definitely not "evangelical" or in any way fundamentalist. I grew up in that church (formerly the Congregational Church) and found it to be thoroughly non-ideological and utterly devoid of the slightest hints of hellfire and damnation. I'm no longer a member of that or any other church but it's not accurate to describe it as among the conservative right-wing faux-Christian denominations. They tend, instead, to be activists for social justice, which seems to be what this pastor was trying to do. Unfortunately he found himself in some backwater church that hadn't got with the program, which is this: http://www.ucc.org/justice_issues

[Brother Buzz]

3. The United Church of Christ is evangelical by definition

Very progressive, but evangelical just the same by UCC's definition, "of the gospel". Just think of it as lower case evangelical.

I, too, grew up in a UCC environment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Then all churches are "evangelical," because they all use that terminology.

What I meant was that it is not a conservative, fundamentalist church. Their version of spreading the gospel has to do with working for social justice, pretty much the opposite of what we think of "evangelicals" doing.

[Brother Buzz]

6. Most mainstream Protestant churches, yes

with some notable exceptions.

I totally get what you are saying, and I agree.

[DK504]

2. There is a serious mental disorder in this country.

Disavowing those that respect others, that wish to see hatred ended and renounce ignorance are now considered radical. Sweet mother of pearl.

[Initech]

4. Just once I want to see the religious right take a look in the mirror.

They really are the most miserable, hateful, self-loathing group of people on the planet. And they have to find some way to inflict their hatred and self-loathing on others. They try to please a hateful, spiteful god that will never be pleased. They will never be happy as long as they live because of that. I mean what will it take for them to wake the fuck up and realize that they've been lied to? Ever?