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September 27, 2010, Monday
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THE famed pastor of a Georgia megachurch said yesterday he will fight allegations that he lured young men into sexual relationships, stressing that he'd be back to lead the church the next week.
Addressing a New Birth Missionary Baptist Church sanctuary packed with thousands, Bishop Eddie Long declined to discuss specifics of lawsuits filed against him - or flatly deny the accusations. But he drew thunderous applause when he told his church that while he's not perfect, the picture painted by the allegations is far from accurate.
"There have been allegations and attacks made on me. I have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. But I am not the man that's being portrayed on the television. That's not me. That is not me," he said as applause interrupted him.
Long said that his lawyers had advised him not to "try this case in the media." While the remarks were short on details of the legal case, he spoke about enduring painful situations.
"We are all subject to face distasteful and painful situations. Bishop Long, Eddie Long - you can put your name in that blank - will have some bad situations," he said. "The righteous face painful situations with a determined expectancy. We are not exempt from pain, but He promises to deliver us out of our pain."
Long also invoked the biblical story of David and Goliath - casting himself as being under attack.
"I've been accused; I'm under attack. I want you to know, as I said earlier, I am not a perfect man," he said. "But this thing I'm going to fight."
Addressing a New Birth Missionary Baptist Church sanctuary packed with thousands, Bishop Eddie Long declined to discuss specifics of lawsuits filed against him - or flatly deny the accusations. But he drew thunderous applause when he told his church that while he's not perfect, the picture painted by the allegations is far from accurate.
"There have been allegations and attacks made on me. I have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. But I am not the man that's being portrayed on the television. That's not me. That is not me," he said as applause interrupted him.
Long said that his lawyers had advised him not to "try this case in the media." While the remarks were short on details of the legal case, he spoke about enduring painful situations.
"We are all subject to face distasteful and painful situations. Bishop Long, Eddie Long - you can put your name in that blank - will have some bad situations," he said. "The righteous face painful situations with a determined expectancy. We are not exempt from pain, but He promises to deliver us out of our pain."
Long also invoked the biblical story of David and Goliath - casting himself as being under attack.
"I've been accused; I'm under attack. I want you to know, as I said earlier, I am not a perfect man," he said. "But this thing I'm going to fight."
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