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So, I was not surprised when I learned that Bishop Eddie Long, the Georgia mega-church pastor now facing charges that he abused his "spiritual authority" to win sexual favors, is a staunch opponent of gay marriage and a vocal critic of gay rights.

Wallace Best, Ph.D.: The History and Culture of the Black Church: Lessons from the Eddie Long Scandal Ph.D. Wallace Best 2010

Virulently homophobic mega-church pastor Eddie Long stands accused of coercing four young men at his church to have sex with him, while lavishing these victims with money, vacations and cars.

Wayne Besen: Bishop Bling and the Gay Fling: Rev. Eddie Long's Downfall Wayne Besen 2010

We never had thoughts of becoming a mega-church, but we never turned away a new family or two.

Brandon G. Withrow: 'The End of the World Is Coming!' My Experience With Harold Camping Brandon G. Withrow 2011

Virulently homophobic mega-church pastor Eddie Long stands accused of coercing four young men at his church to have sex with him, while lavishing these victims with money, vacations and cars.

Wayne Besen: Bishop Bling and the Gay Fling: Rev. Eddie Long's Downfall Wayne Besen 2010

We never had thoughts of becoming a mega-church, but we never turned away a new family or two.

Brandon G. Withrow: 'The End of the World Is Coming!' My Experience With Harold Camping Brandon G. Withrow 2011

Regardless of whether one is meeting in a mega-church or a home church, some authority that gives credence to belief always emerges.

Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change Paul Pardi 2011

The leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, an Atlanta-area mega-church with over 25,000 members, has a penchant for bad toupee's and good clothes.

Zandile Blay: Bishop Eddie Long: A Wolf in Chic Clothing? Zandile Blay 2010

The leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, an Atlanta-area mega-church with over 25,000 members, has a penchant for bad toupee's and good clothes.

Zandile Blay: Bishop Eddie Long: A Wolf in Chic Clothing? Zandile Blay 2010

Regardless of whether one is meeting in a mega-church or a home church, some authority that gives credence to belief always emerges.

Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change Paul Pardi 2011

Haggard, 52, was exiled from the New Life mega-church he founded and told by church elders to leave Colorado after admitting “sexual immorality” and buying methamphetamines from a male prostitute.

Ted Haggard: I’m back from ‘wilderness’ 2009