Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
#1Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 6:23am
How creepy is this:
The men -- Anthony Flagg, 21, and Maurice Robinson, 20 -- allege Long used a private spiritual ceremony to mark a "covenant" between them, with both becoming his "spiritual son."
Flagg alleges that Long then used that relationship to take him on overnight trips where they shared a bedroom and engaged in kissing, masturbation and "oral sexual contact."
Robinson, who claimed Long engaged in oral sex with him, said the pastor would cite Scripture to justify their relationship.
So, is this like spiritual incest?
....but the world goes 'round
#2Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 6:53amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boKbBC4v_VM
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#2Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 7:35am
I had to pull one more quote b/c it's just so good:
"In the pulpit, Long seamlessly blends muscle and ministry.
He wears tight shirts that display his weight-lifter arms. He writes books such as "Gladiator, the Strength of a Man," that teaches men how to be warriors for God. He says he has a special calling to reach out to men."
To cross reference another thread, I would edit this last line to say "He says he has a special calling to literally reach out to men."
....but the world goes 'round
#3Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 9:46amThe article had me at "As Bishop Eddie Long poked through a salad in his church office one summer day in 1999 . . ."
#4Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 9:52am
"Once, he even boasted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that some mothers at New Birth trusted him enough to bring their wayward teenage boys to him for paddling.
"'When I say bend over, even on Sunday, they bend over,' he said, referring to the boys he paddled."
#5Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:02am
It's not enough that he's profiting disgustingly off of religion, he has to coerce young men into sex as well?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#6Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:22amWell you know, Kad when the lord commands we all must follow.
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#7Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:25amand accept 4-year scholarships to college.
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#8Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:28am
He's apparently denying it, of course.
Which made me wonder -- have any allegations of sexual misconduct by one of these church loonies ever been unfounded?
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
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#9Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:29amI don't know. Let me ask the Pope.
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#10Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:37am
Not that I know of, but there are, apparently, some credibility issues:
"One of the plaintiffs was arrested and charged with burglary after Long's office was broken into, according to a police report. The attorney representing both men, B.J. Bernstein, said the break-in was retaliation against Long after he realized 'he wasn't the only one' to have had a sexual relationship with the pastor."
Still, even if that's true, it wouldn't appear to explain the other guy's motivation.
If there were overnight trips and he shared a room with the boys, that should be easy enough to prove, though it doesn't, of course, prove sexual contact.
Still . . .
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#11Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:47am
#12Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:53amWell that jacket is way more offensive than coercing young men into sex.
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#13Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:54am"Hey, watch that hand, Eddie!"
#14Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 10:56amAgreed, Taz. When a grown man dresses like Captain Kangaroo (Michael Jackson, anyone?), he bears watching.
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#15Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:07amDon't insult Captain Kangaroo that way.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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#16Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:14amI should have said "When a grown man dresses like Captain Kangaroo, and he's NOT THE HOST OF A KIDDIE SHOW . . ."
#17Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 11:17amBut Reg, apparently he's been hosting the boy kiddies for years.
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#18Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 2:25pmIt was God's will.
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
#19Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 2:28pm
"It was God's will."
Looks like God didn't leave me anything in His will.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#20Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 3:23pm
....but the world goes 'round
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#21Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 3:28pmReverend, just an idea: When you need a lawyer to defend yourself against accusations you had sex with teen age boys, don't hire one named "BJ."
#22Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 3:50pmBJ represents the first two victims.
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#23Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 3:57pm
To clarify once and for all:
If you're anti-gay, you're gay.
There.
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#24Powerful anti-gay Megacgurch leader accused of (surprise!) coercing men into sex
Posted: 9/22/10 at 3:58pm
Pretty much.
The bigger the mouth on a homophobe, the more likely they suck d!ck with it.
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