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       Bishop Crowned King
       By: guest6 Date: February 9, 2017, 8:03 am
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       This happened years ago but recently came to my attention. I
       just couldn't believe what I was seeing.
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       Eddie Long crowned ‘king’; religious leaders aren’t impressed
       By Elizabeth FlockFebruary 3, 2012
       Megachurch leader Eddie Long is making waves once again after a
       video being circulated on the Web shows him being crowned “king”
       in an elaborate ceremony, the Associated Press reports. Other
       religious leaders have called the video “repulsive” and
       “inappropriate.”
       Bishop Eddie Long sits on a throne during the video of an
       elaborate ceremony Sunday. (YouTube)
       “He's a king. God’s blessed him. He’s a humble man,” said Messer
       said. “But in him is kingship. In him is royalty. In him was a
       land of Israel.”
       Long is then raised up on a throne to the ecstatic applause of
       the parishioners. “He now is raised up from a commoner to a
       kingship,” said Messer.
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       Re: Bishop Crowned King
       By: Kerry Date: February 9, 2017, 7:21 pm
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       I hadn't heard that before either.   It seems that "Rabbi"
       Messer isn't really a Rabbi.   "Bishop" Long later apologized
       for the incident.  From CNN
  HTML http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/05/us/georgia-eddie-long-apology/:
       Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League
       over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and
       crowned "king."
       As shown in a video that went viral, the televangelist was
       wrapped in a "Holocaust Torah" and crowned king during a recent
       ceremony at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, his suburban
       Atlanta congregation.
       "The ceremony was not my suggestion, nor was it my intent, to
       participate in any ritual that is offensive in any manner to the
       Jewish community, or any group. Furthermore, I sincerely
       denounce any action that depicts me as a King, for I am merely
       just a servant of the Lord," Long wrote in a letter dated
       Saturday.
       The letter was addressed to Bill Nigut, southeast regional
       director of the Anti-Defamation League -- a Jewish group that
       fights anti-Semitism.
       "While I believe that Rabbi Ralph Messer has good intentions
       during his message at New Birth, I understand that the ceremony
       he performed on Sunday, January 29th, caused harm to the Jewish
       community, for which I am deeply sorry," Long wrote.
       On Sunday, Nigut acknowledged the apology and said he was
       grateful for it.
       A little more research revealed that "Rabbi" Messer did
       something similar with Paula White though not so elaborate.
  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNefrH5UQjM
       You can see it for yourself; but later she denied it ever
       happened.   From Christian Post
  HTML http://www.christianpost.com/news/paula-white-wrapped-in-torah-scroll-by-rabbi-ralph-messer-in-2009-video-68866/:
       White then issued a statement via PaulaWhite.org, calling the
       allegation "utterly and completely false."
       "There is not a single shred of truth in it. Nevertheless, the
       newspaper has continued to post this ridiculous story, even
       after Pastor White's representative repeatedly denied the story
       directly to the publisher," the statement read.
       White has previously interviewed Rabbi Messer, reportedly a
       Messianic Jew, on her television show, the statement affirmed.
       However, the statement also insisted that White has "no ties or
       affiliation" with Messer and that "she does not endorse him in
       any way, and she will not be participating in any events with
       him."
       Included with White's statement was a comment her attorney,
       Daniel Beirute, made to the Florida Courier's publisher, in
       which he called the publication's report a "ridiculous fantasy"
       and insisted that White "has no ties or affiliation with Mr.
       Messer. She does not endorse him in any way, and she would never
       consider participating in any so-called coronation under any
       circumstances, whatsoever."
       But the 2009 video, which has already gone viral on the
       Internet, clearly shows Messer performing a nearly identical
       Torah wrapping on the pastor, which have led some to speculate
       that White's attorney was not entirely forthcoming in his
       statement.
       You can see why Paula White and Donald Trump hit it off.
       They're both masters of alternative facts as was "Bishop" Long.
       What I find amusing about Long's statement is that he pretended
       it was all Messer's idea, he had nothing to do with it.   But
       the video starts off with Messer asking people how many can feel
       an anointing in the room.  Why didn't someone -- like Long
       himself,  say, "I can't."   Similarly, we are to believe White
       had someone on her show she knew nothing about and had no
       spiritual discernment about.
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