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“Long Might of Settled His LawSuits, But He Has A Plan”

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*Bishop Eddie Long is launching satellite branches of his Lithonia, GA-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, and announced Sunday that the first one is in Birmingham, Ala.

The church is called New Birth Birmingham, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. And New Birth Denver is currently in the works.

Long also said the Lithonia mega church recently received its certified audit back from 2010 and 2009. He didn’t explain why the audit was conducted. “All your money’s being done right and being calculated right,” he said from the pulpit, then asked parishioners with deep pockets to make larger donations ($500 to $1,000) as a seed for the ministry, the newspaper reports.

Four lawsuits against Long and the Lithonia mega church were recently dismissed in DeKalb County State Court. Four young men allege Long coerced them into sexual relations using trips, gifts and jobs. Settlement terms are confidential.

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“Alot of Black Men, Pastors And Leaders On The DownLow”

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Pastor Michael Steven author of “Straight Up” said a lot of men in the black church who are on the down-low are in this struggle because they are not willing to deal with their homosexuality. This is due in part to the fact that, it’s not being dealt with in the black church.

Pastor Micheal answers the question as to what is fueling the epidemic of this down-low experience? These men are confused and dealing with a demonic influence and most churches aren’t equipped to deal with these issues that are plaguing the black community. This is why 90% of black women are HIV positive because they are married too or sleeping with homosexual men.

Pastor Michael Steven said “men who are on the down-low are half alive and half dead” God did not create man to be feminine nor did he create a man to be the receiver and that shouldn’t be the icon in America.

This man is deep and he rightly divides the Word of Truth on this issue.

I encourage my readers to take a listen….

To hear this pastor click here!!!!~

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“Bernice King Leaves Bishop Eddie Long’s Church”

The ReadyWriter

Unable to come to terms with her pastor’s secret lifestyle, Bernice King has left her position at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, according to the AJC.

King, 48, the youngest and only surviving daughter of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, left her position as an elder on Sunday just days after Bishop Eddie Long and the church settled lawsuits brought by 4 men who say he coerced them with gifts, clothing and trips in exchange for sex.

King was an impassioned opponent of gay rights and gay marriage in particular. In 2004, King and Long walked side by side during a march against gay marriage that ended at the Martin Luther King grave site.

It is supposedly well-known in the lesbian community that King is not empathetic toward gays and lesbians. It has been long rumored that Bernice, who never married, is an undercover lesbian herself. Just because she’s not married doesn’t constitute her being a lesbian though. I’m not married YET and I’m not gay! Far from it.

In a report written by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Long was called “one of the most virulently homophobic black leaders in the religiously based anti-gay movement.” In one sermon, he says to gays and lesbians, “God says you deserve death!”

Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist mega church once had a membership of 25,000. But at the 8 a.m. service on the Sunday following news of the settlement, the congregation numbered in the hundreds.

Time eventually reveals all truth!

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“Eddie Long Settles Out Of Court With His Accusers”

The ReadyWriter

According to online reports, Bishop Eddie Long settled out of court with his 4 male accusers, who were teenagers of legal age when he plied them with cash and gifts in exchange for sex. Maurice Robinson, 21, Anthony Flagg, 22, Jamal Parris and another man, claimed the Bishop “coerced” and “enticed” them with exotic trips, clothing and cars. In one case, he even paid the young man’s college tuition.

Long vigorously denied the allegations when the news broke last September. Throughout the ordeal the Bishop’s long suffering wife and their four grown children stood beside him. Their support never wavered.

There are unconfirmed rumors that Long paid each man $1.5 million and an apology behind closed doors. But according to media personality Star Jones, who was in Atlanta yesterday, the terms of the settlement have not been made public.

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“Eddie Long May Go To Trial – He’ll Need 5 More Rocks”

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According to news reports the good Bishop Eddie Long’s case may be going to trial after all.

At first all parties involved, were close to a successful settlement but the Judge in the case said he is now preparing for a trial. Judge Johnny Panos didn’t say why the mediation isn’t working, but he revealed that he could start hearing testimony in the fall.

Bishop Eddie Long is being sued by four former members of his New Birth “Missionary” Baptist Church congregation and his “Long Fellow Academy”, who say the Bishop used his power to coerce them into sexual relationships.

Just last month, during the week of Easter Judge Panos said the parties were close to a settlement, now he is telling WSBTV that he is preparing for a trial. The judge says if there is no settlement reached, a trial will begin in August or September.