Move over Great Britain. America now has its own royalty. Bishop Eddie Long has been named King!
The embattled pastor of Atlanta’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, who recently paid off several male accusers to remain silent about charges that he sexually molested them while they were teens, and whose wife recently filed for divorce over the sexual charges against him, might have been known over the years by many titles. Bishop, Pastor, Reverend, Minister maybe. But KING?? Of what???
In a controversial video that has since lit up the Internet, Long was elevated to “King” by Ralph Messer, a self-described messianic rabbi from Colorado. As part of the ceremony, Long was wrapped in what was supposedly a 312-year-old Torah scroll. He was then seated in a chair and carried around the church to the squeals and screams of his overjoyed congregation.
“He now is raised up from a commoner to a kingship,” Messer exclaimed, as Long wiped away emotional tears while being paraded around the church in a traditional Jewish prayer shawl. Hmmm…
So, what’s wrong with this picture?
Eddie Long was accused of sexually molesting 4 under aged boys. Although he originally vowed to clear his name in a court of law, he never spoke of the charges again and avoided the courtroom and any public revelations like the plague. Instead, he bought the silence of his male accusers, prompting a huge perception of guilt.
Eddie Long’s wife, Vanessa Long, first stood by her husband once the charges against him started to mount. But when he reached a secret financial settlement with each of the men, she filed for divorce and left him. Does Vanessa Long know something we don’t know? Or better yet, does Vanessa Long know what we all already know??
New Missionary Baptist Church is supposedly a Christian establishment. In the Christian faith, Jesus is King of Kings. So how do they justify elevating this flawed human to the iconic status of “King” and cheering him as if he were the new Messiah? Also, no Jewish ceremony exists in which a person is wrapped in a Torah scroll. Neither the Old or New Testament mentions this type of coronation. So what gives??
The ceremony to elevate Eddie Long to the status of “King” was no more than a publicity stunt hatched by Long and his cronies to get him back into the good graces of his followers and those former church members who left him. So this sort of move from a charlatan like Long is to be expected. But what about all those New Birth church members who are seen in the background of the video falling out over their new “King?” It may be time for them to take a good, long look at themselves and consider just where there Christian beliefs lie. Because with this video, New Birth is looking a lot less like a church and a lot more like a cult!
"But what about all those New Birth church members who are seen in the background of the video falling out over their new "King?" It may be time for them to take a good, long look at themselves and consider just where there Christian beliefs lie. Because with this video, New Birth is looking a lot less like a church and a lot more like a cult!"And let the Church…the REAL Church…say AMEN!The truth is, you took the words right out of my mouth DJ!In fact when I first saw this video, I thought to myself: Long and his followers (those that still remain with him) remind me of Jim Jones and his followers. It's pretty scarey stuff because, as the video clearly shows, Long will do ANYTHING to hold onto his position and power. He'll do ANYTHING to maintain control over HIS people. And HIS people_whose gullibility goes beyond words_appear to be willing to follow Long (a dangerous charlatan if ever… Read more »