("Watch that mic, man!" S-Curled for Jesus: Bishop Eddie Long with former U.S. President George W. Bush)
Two men are alleging that ferociously anti-gay bishop Eddie Long coerced them into having abusive sexual relations with him. The men are reportedly "very close" to the bishop. One of the men alleges that Long cited scripture to justify the sex. And yet, in the pulpit, he uses the same scripture to denounce homosexuality.
It isn't precisely clear, but at least one of the men seems to indicate that the abuse began when he was below the age of consent (see the complaints: complaint 1, complaint 2).
Long, of course, denies the allegations. But then, what is he supposed to say, "I've been exploiting both God's name to oppress homosexuals and my parishioners' homophobia to gain wealth while secretly sucking verile, teenage dick"?
And we shall know him by his words: Nine out of 10 times, if a man is a raging homophobe in public, he's a raging homosexual in private. You heard it here first.
This is simply another illustration of the black church's hypocrisy when it comes to the LGBT community.
I hope these young men have good, solid evidence against Long--and by evidence I mean photographs, videos, phone conversations, receipts, the whole shebang (or "hebang," in this case). And I hope more young men come forward (because you know if there's two, there's four).
Read the full article from CNN.
Watch the video here:
UPDATE: Long's spokesman is claiming that these allegations are the young men's attempts to extort the bishop.