Over the past two decades , Bishop Eddie Long has built his public ministry at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta , Georgia , upon a testosterone-laden theology and a hypermasculine image . Jonathan Walton : Bishop Long never directly refuted allegations of seducing teen boys . Comment: Long hid behind biblical metaphors , he writes , used congregation as shield . Walton believes if the bishop wants authority , he needs to take responsibility .
Jonathan Walton : Bishop Long never directly refuted allegations of seducing teen boys . Comment: Long hid behind biblical metaphors , he writes , used congregation as shield . Walton believes if the bishop wants authority , he needs to take responsibility .