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Bishop Eddie Long has passed away and he will soon be funeralized. However, Black church communities cannot bury his troubled past with him. The church—New Birth et al.—must reckon with the Goliath of child sexual abuse and rescue the true Davids, our children, from the perverse and death-dealing realities of molestation, incest and rape.

  Bishop Eddie Long‘s mother passed away on Friday (April 26) after a long illness. Hattie Long, 91, passed away in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bishop Long, pastor of the mega church New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, released this statement: “Our family recognizes how truly blessed we have been to have her live such a long […]

Via: Elev8.com  Ephren Taylor II, a self-described “social capitalist” who made his first million in high school, was charged by the SEC on Tuesday  for allegedly operating Ponzi scheme that targeted church congregations. From the SEC’s release: The SEC alleges that Ephren W. Taylor II made numerous false statements to lure investors into two investment […]

It appears the local churches are suffering from the bells and whistles of the mega-churches. T.D. Jakes, Eddie Long, Creflo Dollar, Charles Blake, and many others are a part of a trend towards Mega Churches. Many African American preachers look toward these churches as models of where they wish to be. But is a Mega […]