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I can’t wait to hear what the good reverend has to say on Sunday from the pulpit. Now we’re really heading into sex predator territory with this latest lawsuit. Talk about deviance:
A fourth young male member of Bishop Eddie Long’s megachurch is suing the prominent pastor, claiming Long coerced him into a sexual relationship.The lawsuit was filed by Spencer LeGrande, a member of New Birth Charlotte. New Birth Charlotte is a satellite church run by Long in Charlotte, N.C. The lawsuit said Long told LeGrande “I will be your dad” and invited the 17-year-old to journey to Kenya with him in July 2005. LeGrande said that Long gave him a sleeping pill on that trip and that the two engaged in sexual acts.
LeGrande, now 22, said the two continued their relationship on a February 2006 trip to South Africa and after he moved to Atlanta at Long’s encouragement. He said that Long also instructed him not to have girlfriends, but that he pulled away in the spring of 2009 after he became “disillusioned.” He moved back to Charlotte in October, it said.
UPDATE: Sunday may be his last day on the “job”: By Dr. Boyce Watkins of Black Spin:
It has been reported that the Bishop Eddie Long is going to step down as pastor after his sermon set to be delivered on Sunday. Long is currently the pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. He was recently challenged by three young men who filed suit against the pastor for allegedly coercing them into sex.There are also reports that as many as 30 young men have contacted the plaintiff’s attorney, BJ Bernstein, in an effort to file suits of their own or join the existing lawsuit.
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Deviance? I don’t know we are talking underage….I think that is full PERVERSION!… definitely at least statutory rape!
30????This would be entertaining if the “Bishop” were charged with consensual sexual affairs. the nature of his offenses though make this sad and disgusting. I hope he gets nailed to the wall by the law, both criminal and civil…
Oh, my…This isn’t over. Not by a long shot-this’ll end up being the pentecostal version of the Catholic church scandal, I’d bet.
FleeingAre we sure he is even in the country? I wouldn’t be surprised if he hasn’t fled to Argentina or something.
He’s not going to step down. And here’s why –
A Long Tetris GameRight about now, “bishop” Long’s life is like the last few seconds of a game of Tetris before “Game Over”.
If he spent as much time covering up his tracks as he spent running his mouth about gay people, he could have bought a little more free time.
30 and CountingHaving watched a few of these big freaking mega-preachers going down, and a few politicos too, I am going to guess each day will bring a few more plaintiffs in to the the court. How many days did it take for Tiger Wood’s “friends” show up?
Next is the big homo-bigot on the West coast. He should be fun to watch go down. Maybe right now he is shipping some coins to some offshore bank right now for just in case money.
Am I wrong to be enjoying this scandal?I kind of am enjoying this, though, and I’ll tell you why.
When those child abuse scandals in the Catholic Church broke out, I talked with many a black person who actually believed and would say that this was something intrinsic to the Catholic Church.
For “Catholic Church” read white man.
For that matter, you can read “faggots” as well.
I told them then and I’ve been saying for years that, yes, Protestant churches and, yes, Black Churches (although Black churches are overwhelmingly Protestant) were filled with this activity, it was simply that because of the structure of said churches (not as hierarchial as the RCC) that people were getting away with it.
Even with the whole Ted Haggard hot mess…well, at least it was still white folks.
And all of this in spite of the juicy juicy black church gossip I have heard over the years about this and that “sissy” in variuos black churches.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, black people.
And I hate to put like this but all I really have to say is…I told you so.
“I’m going somewhere.”“Gotta catch this, gotta catch this. I’m going somewhere…”
We can hope, Bishop. We can hope.