Why this white pastor is not saying ‘all lives matter’

A white pastor in New York has been swept up in a race debate following a proclamation that he would not say “all lives matter.” The mantra, he said, does not address an essential issue.

 Leading up to a sermon in late September, Carl Lentz, pastor at Hillsong Church in New York City, wrote on Facebook that “at THIS church, we are not saying ‘all lives matter’ right now because this is a logical assumption that most reasonable people agree with. All lives are not at risk right now.

We ARE saying BLACK LIVES MATTER. Because, right now, black lives apparently are worth LESS on our streets. It’s ‘our fight’ not ‘their fight.’ ”...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/06/why-this-white-pastor-is-not-saying-all-lives-matter/