Eddie Long, the Lithonia, Georgia, anti-LGBT pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church who made headlines in 2010 after sexual...
If you haven't seen the video yet of Eddie Long, the self-proclaimed bishop of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, being anointed "King" by a self-proclaimed rabbi, it's religious theater that competes with the likes of, God, I don't even know.
Long is wrapped in Holocaust scrolls, lifted up in a chair, and has to wipe away tears because he is so filled with ... with something. The act he puts on during these dramatics is, simply, sickening.
We all know Long well as the anti-gay preacher who was accused of coercing young teen males in his congregation into sexual relationships, promising to vigorously defend himself against the charges and then timidly settling with them for a bunch of money so they would hopefully keep their mouths shut.
Bishop Jim Swilley, pastor of the massive, non-denominational "Church in the Now" in Conyers, Ga., came out earlier this month in a moving discussion with his congregation.
Editor's note: This article by Atlanta journalist and GA Voice contributor Ryan Lee was published in the Dec. 17, 2004, issue of the Washington Blade and is reprinted with permission. It is an insightful look back at the past public stands of the pastor who is now accused of sexual coercion of three young men at his church.
After canceling a press conference with CNN and a scheduled appearance on the Tom Joyner radio show this morning, Bishop Eddie Long finally reached out to supporters today… via Twitter.