Bishop encourages name change for R. E. Lee Memorial

From The Cafe-

Michelle Boorstein of the Washington Post today has This is the church where Robert E. Lee declared himself a sinner. Should it keep his name?

Less than two weeks after a deadly white supremacist rally, leaders of the R.E. Lee church found themselves back at the table Monday night, with some again pressing the issue of a name change. While the church has been divided in the past over the issue, Charlottesville has pushed more members and some in leadership to conclude that, no matter what good Lee did in Lexington a century ago, white supremacists have taken ownership of his reputation and made him their symbol. The bishop [Mark Bourlakas, Episcopal bishop for Southwestern Virginia] has made clear that the Lee name is a distraction from sharing the gospel and is heading to Lexington in the next week or two to push the issue.

More here-

https://www.episcopalcafe.com/bishop-encourages-name-change-for-r-e-lee-memorial/

also here-

http://www.myajc.com/news/should-church-named-for-robert-lee-keep-his-name/HHieFXt9Mu6NadW7YGxNxK/