Black folks are plain stupid when it comes to things like this. THE WORD OF GOD IS REAL, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS REAL and if they were in relationship with GOD the Holy Spirit does SPEAK! But most people follow after the fashion and the outward appearance rather then the anointing! You got what you deserved! How do you take your whole life savings and put it into the hands of a scam man? I heard the man speak! NO ANNOINTING!!!!!! but you cannot hear that when you are motivated by GREED , Thus you lost your money. And Long deserves to be sued out of his socks as well.

We do have a couple of functions every year where people who have small businesses come and set up and sell their products as well as give you the opportunity to join in and start your own but each company is reviewed prior. There are also vendors who sell services such as spa treatment,beauty services,food,etc that are church members. In my opinion Bishop Long was wrong to allow this to happen.

To Nicholas,
If Bishop Long’s book is only outselling the Bible IN New Birth so don’t get it twisted. To be frank, you should be ashamed to even admit that. The Bible should never be secondary to anything especially in the church.

Also, I dare say that you need to have a reality check on your Bishop. I’m not saying he’s guilty of anything but what I am saying you need to realize that he’s human and therefore fallible. Never think too highly of your pastor to the point you be come so enamored by them that you think of them as perfect or some type of demigod because if they fail to live up to the hype that you’ve created for them you’ll be too devastated when they fall that you may not fully recover.

Now just because the Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship appointed him doesn’t mean that he should not have stepped down. I have noticed in many scandals that White pastors seem to always stepped down of their own accord, no one has to throw them out but when Black pastors do things their arrogance and pride keeps them from admitting guilt of if they do, they justify and their congregants declare their innocents or justify their uncalled for behavior right along with them.

I remember in Charlotte a Black pastor was caught embezzling his church’s funds. The IRS had proof of the fraud, all the way to prison his congregation stood by him declaring his innocence.

I’m not saying to “ditch” your pastor in his time of need. Stick by his side, give him love and support but don’t be blinded by the hype. We Christians are to judge other Christians and if you need to tell your pastor he’s wrong, he needs to stop lying and face reality then do it! Tell him that you will give him love and support as long as he tells the truth and stop sugar coating and lying but if he chooses to still do these things then leave him and pray that he changes.

When pastors are involved in scandals we congregants need to demand that they step down and take a seat in the pew until the truth comes out or God elevates them again?