Eddie Long

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... never wake up,” he said. Long never addressed the scandal directly, but in a sermon earlier this year he, too, had briefly entertained taking his own life. “I had a moment… I had a moment… I wanted to kill myself and was ready,” he told his New Birth congregation, referring to a time when he said he felt “condemned from the four corners of the Earth.”. “My family loved me,” he said. “My church loved me… Regardless of what anybody said, love lifted me and carried me. And you didn’t judge me.”. Now it appears his accusers will have the final say on the most trying chapter in the life of New Birth and its founding pastor. Trump cancels MLK Day visit to National African American Museum. Published: Sunday, January 15, 2017 @ 9:54 PM. Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2017 @ 9:54 PM. By: Jennifer Brett - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American ...

Bishop Eddie Long's Accusers Speak Out, Sort Of

... churches in Charlotte, he told The AJC in 2011. The sermon, on the importance of fathers, left him in tears. “When I started crawling, that was the day [my father] left,” Le Grande said. Long filled that void, Le Grande said, telling him “I got you … I will be your dad.” Soon they were talking regularly on the phone. The lack of a strong male influence was a common thread that bound Long’s accusers. Parris told The AJC in 2011 his father was abusive and rarely present. He said he met the bishop, whom he said he would eventually call “daddy,” when he was 14 and new to Atlanta. Both men said they were 17 when the sexual advances began. By then he had taken them on several trips, to Kenya, Honduras and the Bahamas, among other exotic locales, introducing them to world-famous celebrities and lavishing them with new cars and their own apartments. Their relationship with Long affected each man differently, but profoundly. Parris told The AJC in 2011 he was battling suicidal thoughts — “I’d love to take pills and never wake up,” he said. Long never addressed the scandal directly, but in a sermon ...

Gospel Icon Kim Burrell Says Eddie Long, Andrew Caldwell And 'perverted Homosexual Spirit' Embarrassing Church

... Burrell said matter-of-factly. "My church where I pastor and that's what's so demonic about all of this. "We're not in a war against flesh and blood. We are not in a war with that. I care about God's creation and every person from the LGBT and everything else, any other kind of thing that is supporting gays. I never said LGBT last night. I said S-I-N. And whatever falls into sin was preached," Burrell said on Friday. "Now what was posted was not all I preached to. That [video clip] is designed by the enemy to make it look like I have a personal agenda against people," she said, sucking her teeth. "It's a heartbreak but it's the world we live in. We fight for so much but for the right thing. To the carnal all things are carnal and to the spiritual, all things are spiritual, don't you understand? I know that people are going to be mad. I have to do what God tells me to do, and I'm passionate about what I do. And when people take it personal, especially if we've never met, you know that the enemy is ...

Attack On My Friend Bishop Long Is Unwarranted

... megachurch Pastor Eddie Long bringing homosexuality into the church with a "perverted homosexual spirit" by claiming it was an unwarranted attack. RELATED NEWS: BISHOP EDDIE LONG DIES AGED 63; CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED BY NEW BIRTH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Burrell, who is the pastor of Love & Liberty Fellowship Pentecostal Church  in Houston, Texas, has been fighting off the backlash she's received from LGBT activists after footage of her surfaced from a sermon she gave at her church last month. (Photo: Youtube Screengrabs and Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)From Left: Gospel singer Kim Burrell, Bishop Eddie Long and Gospel singer Yolanda Adams. Adams also chimed in on  Facebook  with a comment addressing the accusations that have been made about Long. A majority of Adams' Facebook followers didn't agree, however, and said her response to Burrell was wrong and she shouldn't be excusing sin. "Kim Burrell spoke TRUTH although some claim they don't like the tone or words she used. TRUST ME there are no right words to satisfy the homosexual community unless you openly denounce the Word of God," one commenter said. Another ...

Ellen’ Boots Anti-gay Pastor, Singer Who Referenced Georgia Bishop Eddie Long In Sermon

... humanity. And today and tomorrow and the next day I will continue to stand with other like-minded people who condemn any and all statements and actions that would seek to deny the basic humanity of our fellow brothers and sisters,” she said. Local activist Anthony Antoine, who created the Stand Up & Represent March , launched a __link__ petition against Burrell that garnered more than 6,000 signatures. On his Facebook page Tuesday, Antoine praised those who signed the petition, saying, “THIS is how we organize Our power in 2017 & beyond … You who affirmed the effort, signed the petition, flipped it to your friends & followers and added to the collective voice of power to make a difference.”. Atlanta organization The Gentlemen’s Foundation, which promotes and celebrates gay, bisexual and transgender men of color, released a statement condemning Burrell’s remarks and use of her church to spread discriminatory messages. “While we know that this type of hate against our community is due to may years of forced religious thoughts, beliefs and practices that continue to seek to make us less than human, we must all still be responsible for the ...

Sometimes You Need To See The Skinny Eddie

... a month at one point, and he told his congregation just weeks before the New Year's Eve service that the church would start holding just one service. In that same service, Long told inquiring members of his congregation that he stopped answering their calls because they were asking too many questions. If they wanted to help him, he said, just keep coming to church and bring a friend. "I know a lot of you try to contact me, and call me and text me. I can't return all the texts, I get all the love. Just know I can't do it. It's just too many, too many," stressed an Long in a clip from the Dec. 11, 2016, sermon posted on You Tube. Free sign up cp newsletter. Sign up. Eddie Long's Church Refutes Hospice Rumor, Officials Say He's Resting. "But it makes me feel good to see all them folks that's praying for me. I want you to know because one reason I can't even when some. is because everybody want to ask questions. I don't want to rehearse facts," Long added, silencing his concerned flock. During his New Year's Eve ...

What's Ailing Bishop Eddie Long

... raw vegetables, that I am continuing as part of a holistic approach to good health. And in October , as he celebrated his pastoral anniversary, he declared. I've been on a journey and just recalibrating myself, and like I said, I had some health issues and God has healed me. The manifestation is coming through, and we stand in that. When I woke up this morning, God expressed to me that there are some of you who suffer in this congregation of chronic pain. You have to be controlled by painkillers. If I'm speaking to you, jump in the aisle. There's a healing balm in here. He then had a healing service. In February 2006, during the funeral for Coretta Scott King, Bishop Eddie Long is shown seated next to the Rev. Bernice King at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga. JASON REED/AFP/Getty Images. All of this troubles my soul. I don’t know what ails Bishop Long. I’m interested in neither speculation nor gossip about his condition. On social media, I have seen people weigh in trying to guess his “health challenge.” Some have gone so far as to say that they do not think he will live long. I find that all distasteful and untoward. Indeed, the ...

Bishop Eddie Long Tells Church He's Ignoring Their Calls Because People Are Asking Too Many Questions

... he was suffering from a "health challenge" but has refused to say what it is, calling for privacy. "I am recovering from a health challenge that I trust God to deliver me from. It is unrelated to the eating for life diet consisting of mostly raw vegetables that I am continuing, as part of a holistic approach to good health," he said in a statement to The Christian Post last September. "At this time my family and I are requesting that you respect our privacy. I truly appreciate your prayers and support for me, my loved ones and my beloved New Birth Church family.". Free sign up cp newsletter. Sign up. Bishop Eddie Long Declares 'God Has Healed Me;' Church Blamed for 'Health Challenge'. Since then, Long has made limited appearances at his church and declared himself healed  even while his body appears to be more frail and in need of assistance to move around his church. In his December message, he told his congregation ...