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(Click on news source for complete story.) Most accounts of the turnout ranging from “tens”…to “dozens” to about “75″…depending on the story.  It’s going to take far more than that to generate any heat under Long in order to force his resignation.  You’ll probably need a couple thousand at the minimum.

Just sayin’.

WALB News 10

Reuben Armstrong, the outspoken radio talk show host from Dallas, TX and author of “Snakes in the Pulpit,” organized the rally to demand the resignation of Bishop Eddie Long, who has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually coercing young men from his church.

Long, the leader of New Birth Misisonary Baptist Church, has denied the allegations.

“I would equate Bishop Long to Jim Jones,” Armstrong said to a modest crowd. “I won’t be surprised if the followers did not drink the Kool-Aid this morning.”

One after another, six speakers took the podium with the same message.

“I’m here today to demand that Bishop Eddie Long step down from the pulpit,” said Peter Laberbera, president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality.

From his podium, Armstrong told the crowd some of the allegations in the lawsuit filed against Long.

“The boy went to his room and Bishop Long licked his lips to sleep,” he said.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Minister Adisa Franklin, National Association for Religious Accountability founder, asked why there were no other Atlanta pastors at the rally. “There’s got to be someone to take accountability,” he said.

Will Haymon, a Stone Mountain insurance agent, attended New Birth for five years. He left the church in January, but  said it had nothing to do with the recent scandal. “It was time for us to move on,” said Haymon. “My wife felt like we were not growing.”

Haymon stopped by the rally to hear what speakers had to say. He has been listening to all sides but has not made up his mind about Long’s innocence or guilt. He is willing to let the matter work its way through the courts. “I think there really should be concrete evidence,” Haymon said.

Kianna Sams, who watched the rally, previously visited New Birth several times and was there when Long first addressed the congregation after the allegations. She wants Long to step down because “this is hurting New Birth’s image now.”

EURWEB.com

“It’s a shame that the church is becoming a corporate entity with the pastor acting as CEO, but the people are the shareholders,” Armstrong said.

Among those in attendance were members of a South Carolina Tea Party group.

“We believe that Christians need to stand up for wrong,” said Michael Brady of the Boiling Springs Tea Party. He said the allegations are a “crime against the community, and a crime against humanity, and Christians have to stand up against that.”

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There’s a lot going on in the world of The Mo’Kelly Report this week.  And

"Bishop Under Armour"

that might be the understatement of the year.

There is a rally and petition being circulated this Sunday at New Birth in Atlanta, home to Bishop Eddie Long, calling for his resignation.  It will likely get ugly this Sunday.

The rally asking that Bishop Long resign from his post in the church is this Sunday. The interest in this rally and wanting Long’s resignation is growing. Even his own church members are circulating a petition asking for Long to step down.

Other than the media reporting on this sex scandal, Bishop Long continues on with life the way he always has. He preaches at Sunday service, lives in the same home bought for him by the church and driving his fancy cars.

The fact that life has not changed for him is what the rally and the petition from the church is addressing. The alleged sex abuse cases state that this behavior has been going on for years. If this is true, why would it stop now? And more to the question, has it stopped?

More HERE.

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Mr. Mo’Kelly can’t even get this story together, had to read it like five times.  Somebody threw a paperback book at the head of the president…missed.

Somebody decided to appear at the rally completely nude…protesting what, Mo’Kelly isn’t sure.

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