I believe Bishop Long have made a huge mistake....in allowing this matter to be handled in the courts system...by doing so has lead me to believe that some misconduct did occurred.....Why is Bishop Long positioning himself as if he's a CEO of a big company?....rather than as a man of God who's the Shepherd of God's people....this move Tuesday night and Sunday morning leave me to believe it's more about saving his empire and....have nothing what so ever to do with church....the comment below is one that appears in The New York Times:“We’re not just a church, we’re an international corporation,” he told the newspaper in justifying his compensation. “We’re not just a bumbling bunch of preachers who can’t talk and all we’re doing is baptizing babies. I deal with the White House. I deal with Tony Blair. I deal with presidents around this world. I pastor a multimillion-dollar congregation.”I,m not saying Bishop Long should come out and confess to anything...but, what I'm saying is the pew sitters in his church deserved way more than what he have presented to them....1) declaring he's not a perfect man and have done some stupid things is a start....2)admitting he took these young men on trips...that was part of a program that offers them opportunities, but did nothing inappropriate is extremely important....3) admitting he used poor judgement when he exchanged cell numbers with the young men in question...and by doing so he broke no laws spiritual or morals...but when he continues to hid behind the legal system like a CEO would do....it shows me and others alike.....that he don't truly trust God nor do he practice what he preaches on Sunday morning.
