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In response to the request of several people wanting an explanation (religious, biblical or otherwise) on the video of the coronation of Bishop Eddie Long, we here at Rhetoric Race and Religion will collect responses and place them on our blog. If there are responses you find, please share them with us. Thanks<\/p>\n

from The Savvy Sister<\/p>\n

Just label me speechless right now. When I tell you there is some stuff you just can\u2019t make up. I don\u2019t care how creative of a fiction writer one may be you just can\u2019t make this stuff up.<\/p>\n

Bishop Eddie Long has gone from being a virtual pariah to now being crowned a \u2018King\u2019. This turnaround have left a lot people baffled for the simple fact that Long was embroiled in a sex scandal that nearly brought his church and his marriage to its knees.<\/p>\n

During church service this past weekend at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Bishop Long was proclaimed as royalty by Ralph Messer, a visting preacher. \u201cHe\u2019s a king. God\u2019s blessed him. He\u2019s a humble man. But in him is kingship. In him is royalty,\u201d Messer said over Long, to applause from New Life congregants. \u201cIn him was a land of Israel. In him was a k chromosome\u2026he was brought through the slaves, raised up in a city and God now wants to release a new anointing.\u201d
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In response to the request of several people wanting an explanation (religious, biblical or otherwise) on the video of the coronation of Bishop Eddie Long, we here at Rhetoric Race and Religion will collect responses and place them on our blog. If there are responses you find, please share them with us. 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