another religious con man sucks up the money

Megachurch pastor biggest beneficiary of charity he founded

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/politics/12500710.htm


Jesus wasn't broke, and leaders of churches shouldn't be either.

That's what Bishop Eddie Long, who heads Georgia's biggest church, has to say in defense of his grand lifestyle, funded largely by the nonprofit religious charity he started in 1997.

According to tax records, Bishop Eddie Long Ministries, Inc. provided him with more than $3 million in salary and benefits, including a $1.4 million 20-acre home and use of a $350,000 Bentley. Long also received more than $1 million in salary, including $494,000 in 2000.

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During his 18-year tenure, New Birth has swelled from 300 members to 25,000. Long told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he heads an international corporation, not just a church.

"You've got to put me on a different scale than the little black preacher sitting over there that's supposed to be just getting by because the people are suffering," he said.
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oh stuff a dirty sock in his mouth

seems like the people of Georgia will believe anyone who wears a suit and claims to be religious.

This moron is not what religion is.


You've got to put me on a different scale than the little black preacher sitting over there that's supposed to be just getting by because the people are suffering," he said.
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The gentleman to whom who refereed has my uppermost respect.