This can be inferred from the fact that, rather than "vigorously" defend himself against the charges that he used his spiritual authority and material enticements to get young men to have sex with him, as he promised he would do, Long has settled out of court with the men in question.

At issue is not his attraction to young men. Nothing wrong with that. It's the stinking hypocrisy, as always, and the gullibility of his adoring fans.

Bishop Eddie Long settles sexual misconduct suit out of court
By Elizabeth Tenety


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As you surely know by now, the Rapture was to be accompanied by a giant, rolling earthquake beginning at the International Dateline and proceeding westward so that it would hit every time zone at 6PM local. So all eyes were on New Zealand, the first major country to experience the catastrophe. Here's a sample of some of the answers online to the burning question: It is now 6pm in New Zealand May 21st, 2011, anyone get raptured?

>Damn, im waiting for the same anwser. Grrr. its 2am here and i want to go to bed hahah, but i want to know lol

>Hi nothing has happened here in nz you can all stop worrying, there is no earthquake or rapture.

>Part of me is going upward but I don't think it would sanctioned by rapture people.

>Oh shit! I'm still here, so are all my friends, both of them.

>I can see you are sleeping. I am up in the air looking at you:)

>hi all i'm one of those raptured communicating from an internet cafe in heaven run apparently by john the baptist

>it was absolutely awesome, jesus had a little minibus waiting for us with refreshments and some "light" entertainment. some kiwis got a little travel sick [and home sick] along the way, but after jesus gave us a bit of a prep talk with some soothing background mood music, we were all in high spirits once again.

we were looking back at new zealand as were flying in our jet minibus at the ghastly horrors of destruction; people going silly, pets and tomato plants being ruthlessly unfed and unattended. it was most unbearable.

you all should repent now. it will be terrible for you if you don't. besides there's a lovely cafe up here owned by gabriel you'll love. they make a nice tomato soup.

(Via http://www.godlikeproductions.com/)

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If you think about it for a minute or two, you can easily understand why some people are drawn to the belief that the world is going to end soon. There's been a lot said about the proliferation of billboards and other forms of announcement concerning the imminence of judgment day (next Saturday!), and about the gullibility of people, some of whom have spent their life savings to spread the word.

But in all that I've read about them, I haven't seen anything about the attractiveness of the idea.

Life is challenging, especially in a bad economy. There's a lot to worry about. So what could bring more relief of all the stress and anxiety over life's troubles than the belief that it will all be over soon? For these people, there's no more need to be concerned about keeping the job they have, or about finding one if they're unemployed. There's no need to worry about paying the mortgage, or getting the kids through college. All of that and more gets wiped away in their certainty that, in just a few more days, they'll be taken away from all of life's badness, transported to heaven, and taken care of for the rest of eternity.

And when that day comes and they're still here, and the troubles of life are still here, what will they do then? They will keep the faith and hope for the world's end to come another day. Because it's a nice idea.

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