Four abused young men, and he's got five rocks

Bishop Eddie Long lives in a gated community in a million dollar home. He drives a $300k Bentley surrounded by a retinue of bodyguards. He draws enormous paychecks as head of a 25,00 member church. He commands the presence of American presidents. George W. Bush hugged him- in public.


His response to four claims of homosexual activity?


He's the victim.

LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Casting himself as the Bible's ultimate underdog, Bishop Eddie Long went before thousands of faithful supporters at his megachurch Sunday and promised to fight accusations that he lured four young men into sexual relationships.

"I feel like David against Goliath. But I got five rocks, and I haven't thrown one yet," Long said in his first public remarks since his accusers filed lawsuits last week claiming he abused his "spiritual authority." He stopped short of denying the allegations but implied he was wronged by them.

"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.

Long, who's been endorsed by another antigay Evangelical, Ted Haggard, is setting up the same defense: I'm not perfect, I'll fight, then I'll admit it and then I'll forgive myself. But in the meantime I'll blame the accusers he sent muscle photos of himself to.

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