Rev. Dr. Rob Lee
@roblee4
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Pastor and Author ⚜️ Partner to @stephsanslee ⚜️ Parent to 2 Girls & 2 Dogs ⚜️ Striving to do better than my Ancestors ⚜️ I collect autographs & friendships ⚜️
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Fuck you.
If you’re religious, then you believe there’s a special place in hell or purgatory for people like Anthony Bourdain who take their own lives.
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I felt like giving up today and then I realized it runs in the family.
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If BLM activists stormed the capital building every branch of the military would be mobilized.
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Today there are some states that seek to venerate the legacy of my slaveholding collateral ancestor, Confederate General Robert E Lee.
To continue to do such is a harbinger of white supremacy, and hate. Lee was a failed military tactician, traitor, and insurrectionist. 1/4
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My response to
@realDonaldTrump
and his comments last night about my collateral ancestor, Robert E. Lee.
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Today, in 1807, my ancestor Robert E. Lee was born.
Today, I commit to you all to be a different Robert Lee footnote in the history books than my slaveholding, white supremacist relative. Peace to you all today.
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Pastors preaching this message will be the death of the church. This is unbecoming of the office to which you were ordained.
The funny thing is
@realDonaldTrump
is still the President and she’s still a hooker.
#StormyDanielsDay
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The tallest mallard duck (long boi) is trending and this is the only two images that compare right now.
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It’s nice to start out my week knowing Candace Owens is still a joke. We’re with you
@Harry_Styles
—you’re rocking the outfit by the way.
There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.
It is an outright attack.
Bring back manly men.
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Live your life so that both George Bush and Barack Obama will speak at your funeral and that Donald Trump won't be bothered to show up.
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A stranger gave me CPR today, a student called 911 and the EMT said that made it possible for me to survive.
I don’t know fully yet how to articulate what that means or how it makes me feel. So I’m going to nap some more but I’m terribly grateful.
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I prayed with and for
@BetoORourke
just a few minutes ago. I helped him in the 2020 cycle and have kept in touch.
What is clear to me is that new leadership is needed in Texas to bend away from this mindset of violence.
Tonight we weep… then we mobilize in Texas and beyond.
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A lady at the Post Office asked me how I could be a Christian and use masks—she said that I should trust God.
My response was that while I have trust in God I didn’t want to meet her in person yet, and I didn’t want my neighbors too either. 🤷🏻♂️
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If you’re going to freak out over
@Harry_Styles
in a dress, I dare you to come to church on a Sunday...
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Every passing year we celebrate his fight to preserve the peculiar institution of slavery is another year where we fail to recognize the humanity of our fellow humankind. It’s a damn shame we miss the possibility that offers for the sake of a racist misguided soldier. 2/4
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Unfortunately, we cannot forget Lee. That said we should resist any urge to celebrate him in monument form. The American promise is predicated on everything General Lee fought against. Robert E. Lee personified the worst of this nation. I believe in the best. You should too. 3/4
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Hi, let me tell you why this matters to me: when I was in the 6th grade my little brother was told by a teacher after our uncle committed suicide that Uncle John was in hell. That’s when my theological wheels started to turn. I serve a God of love not of condemnation.
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4/4 For reference for the trolls:
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Some of you like the Apostle Paul more than Jesus of Nazareth and it shows.
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I had to resign my pastorate today. I hope you all will pray for me.
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Mailing this to the President today: Dear
@realDonaldTrump
, it took someone correcting me, educating me, and showing me how wrong I was to admire and romanticize Robert E. Lee. I’m sending you this in hopes I can pay it forward.
Sincerely,
Rob Lee
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Y'all I am WEEPING with joy. I am dancing around my dining room.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia governor to announce removal of iconic Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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To all you who have publicly shamed me, called me names, and made me feel worthless today:
My parents always taught me that our lineage does not define us. It is our response to it that does. More than that, I pity you that you would take the time to try and hurt me.
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Tear the damn thing down.
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Is it rude to interrupt a bible study at a coffee shop to tell them they’re incorrect?
Asking for a friend.
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I’m in the ICU for air outside my lungs in my chest cavity. Please keep me in prayer y’all. Peace.
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Someone just asked me was it worth it... Was it worth losing everything.
Unequivocally yes.
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If you are preaching this Sunday and not addressing the moral crisis of separating families in this country then you’re doing church wrong. Might as well cancel service.
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I can barely move from my bed right now due to how I feel about today, and what I would give for
@BurgerKing
to deliver.
Be kind. Be gentle. Change the way we talk about mental illnesses. Check up on your friends today. Love them and love them as radiantly as possible.
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Stephen Colbert delivers a master class in unabashed conviction for his faith. I learned from this and you can too.
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We don’t have enough candles at the church to place for all the victims of mass shootings in the past 24 hours.
Please reflect on that sentence.
Prayer time is over, it’s time to act.
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Before the trolls get here:
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“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
Yeah, I may have been attacked for my statement today, but it pales in comparison to those who suffer every day under the threat of racism and evil.
So, as for me and my family, we will side with love.
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My biopsy results came back and I am cancer free. Turns out I have a nasty allergy to antibiotics. I know this is a desirable albeit inconvenient outcome. I recognize not everyone gets to celebrate being cancer free. So, instead of celebrating, I’m praying for all who are sick.
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Sorry to hear
@marcorubio
messed up. I was blessed to meet him recently—here’s a picture of us together.
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Jen Psaki dunking on Peter Doocy is like fine wine—every sip just as satisfying as the last.
Peter Doocy is speechless when Jen Psaki asks him what the number one cause of death for police officers was last year (it was Covid!)
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Hi! I have Bipolar II and for those familiar with the illness you know that some months are harder than others. September is “my month from hell” most years. I ask for your prayers and intentions. I’m going to keep fighting if y’all keep praying. Thanks.
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Evangelical Christian parents should have to explain to their children that their vote enabled a sitting president to call a porn star a
#horseface
that he paid off.
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Hey
@HamillHimself
—the girls received a gift tonight from a family friend who is really sick but wanted the girls to have some fun to celebrate their official adoption this week. The resemblance is striking.
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Proud Parent: As an adoptee in North Carolina, Athena is entitled to certain programs that pay for her lunch at school. We didn’t know this so have been sending money. I got a call from her school that she’s been using the money we sent to share with those around her.
Y’all…🥲
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I would rather we have no medals and Simone Biles than all the medals and no Simone Biles.
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7 years ago today I attempted suicide. But today isn’t about that anniversary.
Today I worked at the church I love by moving furniture. Don’t give up precious one. It gets better and it is beautiful.
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This statue is coming down—and though we strategized, spoke out, and lawyered up, the real reason this happened is because my nanny growing up had the firm belief the Sweet Hour of Prayer lasted all week long.
I hope you’re proud in the Hereafter, Janie. You changed my life.
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I have a confession: two weeks ago I didn’t want to be alive. Ever since my seizure my bipolar has been crippling. I’m glad I got to see today and will continue to push to see many tomorrows. Book birthdays are special, and you all have reminded me of my loveliness and place. ❤️
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During morning worship I confessed I wasn’t up to preaching. I had a biopsy done this week and I’m a little scared of the results that are coming. But I preached because I’ve found life in the proclaimed word. So for all of you I’ve prayed for, would you mind returning the favor?
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Friends I grew up studying the presidents and their history, I grew up making my parents buy coffee table books about the office and display them prominently. This is an honor of a lifetime.
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Live your life in such a way that Donald Trump is afraid to issue a statement.
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Please for the love of all that is good give someone a hug, check in on them, let them know that the world is immensely better because of their presence in it.
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Today I’m preaching a 4 month old’s funeral. Pray for the family. While you’re at it please pray for me.
I’m not sure anything that anyone could say could help. I just know we should all be at the playground or elsewhere today.
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I don’t believe in your god.
Congratulations to
#SCOTUS
Justice Brett Kavanaugh! He didn’t deserve to be treated the way he was in this process—no one deserves that. I’m thankful that God overruled. Let’s pray for him & his family in this critical appointment. I’m confident he will do a great job.
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I am convinced that Jesus is Lord, but some of y’all following him are just the worst type of people.
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One of you twitter trolls found my number and called me. The audacity you must have to threaten me because we disagree. The police have been notified.
Why???
Peace to you all, we are better than this. Peace to you all.
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Y’all aren’t rid of me yet.
I appreciate your prayers. I can’t have much screen time so please read and I will check later tonight.
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I dislike the line: "Lee descendant leaves church."
I'm Rob Lee and I haven't left the church. Y'all haven't gotten rid of me yet.
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Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous and all for your love's sake.
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I am excited and humbled to share I will be welcoming and publicly introducing Sen.
@KamalaHarris
as she comes to Charlotte tomorrow for an event. It is not lost on me the history of this moment of two people with divergent histories coming together for a better future.
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I ask for your prayers as the church continues in an endeavor to discredit my name.
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Donald it isn’t your heritage, you’re from New York. The heritage you speak of is mine and it is filled with hate. Bring down the statues.
Ed Gillespie will turn the really bad Virginia economy #'s around, and fast. Strong on crime, he might even save our great statues/heritage!
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I’ve avoided COVID-19 but my brain is unfortunately inescapable. I got some pretty no-good news about my bipolar disorder. It’s hard to have a brain that doesn’t want to function at its best.
I’m trying to smile, as you can see. Pray for me?
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If I’m honest, I’ve been down on myself lately about my place in the conversation. I feel like this is all futile. But then I opened my mailbox today and this arrived from
@VP
.
I need to keep fighting.
“Rev. Lee, Thank you for your voice and courage. Best, Kamala Harris”
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Unequivocally yes.
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One last tweet as I am practicing what the Christians call “the fruit of self-control”:
Jimmy Carter may have lost the presidency but won the long game.
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I was hospitalized in the psychiatric ward at Duke Hospital on this day in 2016. I was in my first year at seminary. Had I completed what I intended I wouldn’t be here today.
Don’t give up. Fight like hell because we need you here. Get help. You are enough.
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On my way home I asked a sheriff’s deputy to put his mask on while he shouted into my car. I was then detained out of the car for “talking back” only to receive a warning.
Global pandemics are exacerbated when people think accountability is talking back...
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Conversations we shouldn’t have on an airplane Vol. 456.
Lady: So do you vaccinate your kids? We’re not for the government forcing us to do that.
Me: *shifting in my seat* ma’am my poodle gets his shots regularly.
The conversation is over. Not today Satan, not today.
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I want a church and a faith that cares for sexual assault victims. Not one that says “Well Jesus had teenage parents and Roy Moore is a nice guy so...”
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The perfect storm today: both kids home sick and my bipolar disorder has been giving me a run for my money.
My oldest looked at me after I brought her a snack and said, “Dad I know your brain hurts but thank you for trying your best. I love you.”
Well. ❤️
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I hope the lesson of Palm Sunday is very clear from Matthew’s text today: keep your ass at home. I promise Jesus will still find you.
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😭😭😭 I’m so happy y’all. I have a lot of speech therapy to do to get back to preaching and speaking but this is such a holy moment in the midst of the mess of 2020... I can smile.
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Yeah, racism really sucks for white people. You should ask people of color about it some time.
Fox News guest: "There is nothing worse than being called a racist. There is nothing worse for you career, there's nothing worse for you as a person"
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We received the adoption decrees for our daughters on Thursday. We’re over the moon excited to official-Lee be a forever family. This journey has been holy and redemptive. I’m at a loss for words beyond that. So we’re off to the beach to celebrate for a week! Love to all!
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Make America Great Again is codeword for pre-Civil Rights Movement. The racism and white supremacy liked that era just like they love today.
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Hey to all my new followers! I tweet at the intersections of race, preaching, theology, and mental health.
But since you’re here I’m also a really big fan of my wife, my dog, and Star Trek. I’m an ordained minister trying to follow the great love of Jesus. Welcome aboard!
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Hello. Recently I said I'd take a break from this platform but a student pointed out to me that I am doing the very thing I told them not to: Backing down when it matters.
Like the Blues Brothers I'm on a mission from God, and unlike another Lee in history, I will not surrender.
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My childhood dog, Roscoe, a 13 year old schnauzer is taking one last walk with my dad and I before we go to say goodbye. He’s been sick and I’m broken over this. But I rest in the sure and certain hope that he, like all of Creation, will rest in the loving arms of God. Peace.
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“Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen.”— 1 John
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Anyone want lunch at the Red Hen?
Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for
@POTUS
and I politely left. Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so
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Rev. Lee thanks you for your continued prayers and support. He is still in the ICU and on oxygen. He has truly been blessed by all the responses and he hopes to be back at it again soon. Thank you for your kindness and continued prayers of support and healing.
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It is astounding that gay people would have a harder time attending church than white supremacists do. It’s an indictment more on Christianity than it could ever be to the LGBTQ community.
We are failing at this.
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Ministry Log: Stephanie and I are headed to our VIP table at a gay nightclub to support a church member’s Christmas drag show at the nightclub owned by another church member.
Did I ever think I’d be saying that?
No.
Have I witnessed the goodness of God therein?
Yes.
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I see all these posts about 2020 being your best year, full of blessings, free of pain.
If you’re like me the thought of another year is daunting and scary. Will bills be paid? Will I ever be healthy? Am I worth the effort?
Precious child of God: whatever comes, you are loved.
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I’m bipolar. I don’t shoot up schools. Come up with a better argument.
#parkland
#mentalillness
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Our home was vandalized the other night in a terrifying way. I wasn’t going to share this news but a visitor at my church today told me to never stand down after I preached about the tension in joy.
We are safe, but by God I’m not standing down. We have to do better together.
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I had to cancel an event since I’m still in the ICU. I hate having to do that but I hope to be on this planet for many more events to come. Thanks for your continued prayers, support, good vibes, and carrier pigeons.
Things are looking up.
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