Disgraced anti-gay mega-church "Bishop" Eddie Long asked for "larger" donations last week to launch ministries in Birmingham, Alabama and Denver. The announcement was made only ten days after settling the four sexual misconduct lawsuits filed by young men against him and his church.
The sexual misconduct settlements will not effect the Birmingham's church's decision to afiliate with New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Stephen A. Davis tells the Birmingham News.
The 2,300-member Refiner's House in Huffman announced that it will change its name and be affiliated with the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. .... Rev. Stephen A. Davis, founding pastor, started The Refiner's House in a former auto parts store in Center Point in 2001. Davis said that he had been mentored since 2006 by Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth in Lithonia.
Long, the controversial TV evangelist, recently settled lawsuits against him by several young men in the church who accused him of sexual improprieties.Long's legal problems didn't affect the association between the two churches, Dailey said. "That's our bishop and we love him," Dailey said. "We thank God what transpired is over. We're moving ahead."
Long sure has been doing a lot of "mentoring" ....
The four young men—Maurice Robinson, Jamal Parris, Anthony Flagg and Spencer LeGrande—filed sexual coercion lawsuits against Long and New Birth last fall. Long is accused of using church funds to give the four men cash, gifts and cars.The sexual relationships reportedly began when each of the plaintiffs were around 16 years old.
Read the complaintsHERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
What's "over", pastor? The litigation and sexual coercion lawsuits that your "bishop" was forced to settle? Or the "bishop's" predatory habits around teenage boys?
Rod, I can't see how you're able to repeatedly post about this man without getting sick or queasy. I sure would. Eddie Long and the church are both quite tiring and there's something extremely pathological about all this foolishness.
I guess people truly believe whatever they want to believe in.
Posted by: Account Deleted | 11 June 2011 at 18:44
MINDLESS SHEEP!!!
Posted by: Isis | 11 June 2011 at 19:27
The "Church" is God's house, when he is ready he will do his own house cleaning.
Posted by: gb | 11 June 2011 at 20:08
This isn't surprising.
Posted by: thegayte-keeper | 12 June 2011 at 14:06
so this officially means:
tree jumpers for jesus trump out honest holy gay men...right????
wtf???
these confused hypochristians are demonic and insane
shame!!!!
http://aliciabanks.xanga.com/732742147/savage-sanctuaries---their-own-receive-them-not/?page=11&jump=1521416701&leftcmt=1#1521416701
Posted by: ALICIA BANKS | 12 June 2011 at 14:21
IN MAJOR DENIAL...I AM NOT SURPRISED!!
Posted by: BLACK | 13 June 2011 at 17:03