Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Long Settlement’

We have no other authority but to pray,” said the prominent

"That Mo'Kelly is getting on my last damn nerve. But I have no authority. It's up to his board and membership."

megachurch pastor before he took the stage at McDonald’s Gospelfest event Saturday in Newark, N.J.

“The New Birth church is a church unto itself who has a board and it has a membership. How they choose to handle their leadership issues it’s not something that we can control regardless of which side you stay on that issue. It is their church issue and their responsibility and their response,” said Bishop Jakes.

“And I’m saying what I always said that we should just keep on praying for the New Birth church family.” Source: Christian Post“

There is not really anything Mo’Kelly can say here.  If you don’t see how Jakes is protecting and covering for Bishop Eddie Long, that’s a you problem.

This is not a “leadership” issue, it’s a Body of Christ issue.  It is an iniquity issue which is not bound by any denomination or church constitutional bylaws.  Maybe T.D. Jakes forgot that he is the head and not the tail.  Maybe someone needs to sit him down and explain to him spiritual authority.

Just maybe…

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This was from the 11am service on June 12, 2011

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WOWZERS!

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ATLANTA, June 8, 2011, 3 a.m. – New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Bishop Eddie Long is paying nearly $25 million and has given an apology to settle claims he had sexual relationships with four young male parishioners, a source has told Redding News Review.

The source, who claims to be familiar with the details of the settlement and did not wish to be identified, said that Long refused to give a public apology, which ended up costing him more.

What began as a $2 million agreement to settle the case for each of the four men quickly rose to $5.5 million for the respective plaintiffs, the source said, only because Long refused to publically admit guilt.

The men are to divide $2.2 million equally and then receive $400,000 in payments until the money is paid out over the next 20 years, the source said. The final figure comes to $22 million for the four men and $2.8 million for the plaintiffs attorneys.

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Bishop Eddie Long may have just wrought the end to his Atlanta mega-congregation, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. A source within New Birth says that the consequences of the Long sex scandal have amounted to a veritable “three strikes” against him.

Strike One — Church elders are abandoning Long

Strike Two: Revenue for the church is down

Strike Three – Bishop Long’s lack of humility

Full Story HERE.

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The sexual predator…er uh…Mo’Kelly means, “anointed bishop” is in need of…

"Damn...forgot to put on my lacefront Toupee before I left the house. Gotta stop doing that."

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How Bishop Eddie Long is able to afford hiring extra staff is beyond Mo’Kelly, given the “alleged” 15 million dollar payment to the four accusers.

At any rate…they are hiring down at the post office and New Birth!

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An attorney involved in the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Bishop Eddie

Bishop Eddie Long

Long said the “matters have been resolved.”

Barbara Marschalk, who represents New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and LongFellows Youth Academy, said she  anticipates ” the lawsuits will be dismissed, with prejudice, by close of business tomorrow.”

B.J. Bernstein, who represents the four men who sued Long, New Birth and LongFellows, also confirmed the lawsuits had been settled.

Neither side  would comment further and settlement terms were unknown. Susan S. Raines, a professor of conflict management at Kennesaw State University, said it is not uncommon in civil damages cases  for the terms to be private among the parties.

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RUMOR as to the amount HERE.

Nice of New Birth to try to spin this as if the lawsuits were thrown out.  We’re not stupid Barbara.  Really, we’re not.  When you mediate a lawsuit, it means that the plaintiffs can’t change their mind later and bring forth these or other allegations.

It is NOT a “dismissal” on the merits, it is a withdrawal of the suits by the plaintiffs.  If the lawsuits were dismissed, there would be no NEED for mediation.  Expect Long to play this word game moving forward and allege the lawsuits were “dismissed.”

If the suits were dismissed on the merits there would be no need for any settlement.

Don’t fall for the okie doke.

New Birth Ministries “Resolution Statement”

Resolution Statement

After a series of discussions, all parties involved have decided to resolve the civil cases out of court. This decision was made to bring closure to this matter and to allow us to move forward with the plans God has for this ministry.

As is usually the case when civil lawsuits resolve out of court, we cannot discuss any details regarding the resolution or the resolution process, as they are confidential.

This resolution is the most reasonable road for everyone to travel.

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