On September 26th, 2010, Bishop Eddie Long stood in front of a congregation of thousands of supporters at his New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. ”I’ve been accused. I’m under attack. I want you to know, as I said earlier, I am not a perfect man, but this thing, I’m going to fight.” On May 30th 2011, just three short days ago — that fight ended with an out of court settlement which brings me to my reason for writing.
When Michael Jackson was accused of touching a little boy, we ridiculed him all the way to his grave and there after. We labeled him a pedophile and constantly questioned his motives around children. He was not a leader of a nation or congregation — just a very talented entertainer. Yet today, Eddie Long stood accused by not one or two, but four young men of coercing them into sexual relationships among other things, and his church is still for the most part full of people ready to praise.
Where else in society, based on the tradition religious beliefs that denounce homosexuality, would we accept someone who not only stood accused of such acts, but has supposedly paid somewhere between 4 and 15 million dollars of money earned from the church and church charities to keep their accusers silent? Would you hire a baby sitter with this track record? Allow your child to be instructed by a teacher under these pretenses?
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Travon Free is a comedian, actor, and writer who has been seen on such shows as Chelsea Lately, Tosh.0, Party Down, House, Southland, in various commercials and has opened for comedy mentor and friend Russell Peters on multiple occasions.
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