GEORGIA
International Business Times
By Toyin Owoseje | February 3, 2012
A video showing controversial US Bishop Eddie Long of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church being crowned ‘King’ by Rabbi Ralph Messer during one of the church’s televised services has sparked outrage with the Christian community.
The 14-minute video clip of the crowning of the embattled preacher, who is at the centre of a sex scandal following allegations that he sexually abused several teenage church members over a period of years, has gone viral just hours after it was uploaded on video sharing website YouTube.
Eyebrows were raised across the globe after viewers watched the uploaded ritual like service, currently making the rounds on the internet.
In the footage of the service on January 29 at New Birth, guest preacher Rabbi Messer, who leads Simchat Torah Beit Midrash (STBM) proclaimed Long to be spiritual royalty.
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