On Bishop Eddie Long, the Georgia minister accused

I'll only say two things about this minister and the accusations of sexual abuse against him: 1) He said he'd fight these accusations against him yesterday in and at his church but he didn't give a full-on, absolute repudiation or denial of the accusations and 2) He compared his situation to that of David and Goliath from the Bible, with himself, of course, cast as the smaller David. This is the only real reason I wanted to write about this man and his situation and that is, to say that he is, if anything, the exact opposite of little David in all this. He's the man with the power and money and status while the 4 men who've accused him are holding no such power, no such status and, I'll wager, little or no money in all this. They've accused him with nothing to gain from this. Check this out, from a story online today: Long addressed the media briefly during a news conference between services, but media access to the services themselves was tightly controlled. Reporters were required to check in with church officials and were led to a separate part of the church to view the service. The media was also told not to interview church members inside the sanctuary or on church property. Bishop Eddie Long is certainly innocent until proven guilty but this doesn't sound like the reaction of someone who is innocent. If he is innocent, I can't imagine what would possess these four men to come forward with these accusations and lawsuits unless either it's true or they just want to "cash in". Unless they're only accusing him to make money on the deal--a distinct, if ugly possibility, to be sure--they're nearly powerless in this tug of war and they're making these accusations of a very popular and successful minister. The odds are long and against the accusers. If it isn't true at all, there's no way they could make this pay, I don't think. Here's hoping Bishop Long is innocent. Side note: In the meantime, what with all this brouhaha about Bishop Long, the following website was brought to my attention: http://stopbaptistpredators.org/index.htm Link to original post: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_pastor_abuse_allegations;_ylt=AoyC2yQvTjY_N.uQpJcAVUEUewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM5NW5zczE4BGFzc2V0Ay9zL2FwL3VzX3Bhc3Rvcl9hYnVzZV9hbGxlZ2F0aW9ucwRjY29kZQNtcF9lY184XzEwBGNwb3MDNwRwb3MDNwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2dhbWVnYWNodXJjaA--