SC pastor’s Confederate flag comment sparks heated reaction

[struggle4progress]

WSPA
Published: July 14, 2015, 7:10 am
... On Friday, he shared this post on his Facebook page: “Thankful that the leaders in our state did the right thing – it is a major step toward reconciliation!” Soon after, the comments poured in, ranging from people calling the pastor a “yankee”, “naive” and “pathetic” to some saying they’ll never step foot in his church again ...
http://wbtw.com/2015/07/14/sc-pastors-confederate-flag-comment-sparks-heated-reaction/

[ann---]

1. And people wonder

why the south is looked upon as mostly racist?

[safeinOhio]

2. They keep saying that flag is not racist.

OK, let make April 9th national Surrender Monkey Day.

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee (1807-70) surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant

Nothing insulting about that either.

[cbayer]

3. Interesting that he is getting press, even if it's just local.

He certainly not the only pastor speaking about this.

[SCantiGOP]

4. Mega church

Last I heard about 8-10 churches throughout the state. The one near my house in Columbia SC is an old KMart. Based on the cars in the parking lot (all day Sunday it seems and Wednesdays) they must have 2-3,000 inside.
It's fundamentalist but has a very young crowd so it stays away from the Southern Baptist model. Half the service is rock music but from what I've heard they are quite controlling - like calling to "make sure you are OK" if you miss church.

[cbayer]

5. Well, that helps explisisn it.

So is his position different than the other mega-churches?

[SCantiGOP]

6. No, but

They are probably the fastest growing group in the state and are noted for catering to teens and young couples.

On edit: if my earlier post wasn't clear, his church has 8-10 causes throughout the state.

[cbayer]

7. What do you mean by "causes"?

[SCantiGOP]

8. Misspell

Causes is a bad thumb-driven misspelling of "campuses."

[cbayer]

9. Ah, yes. I thought that is what you were saying initially.

So her has some notoriety in the area.