Obnoxious, Everything Is Going Down But the Word of God!

Ten parishioners lost more than a million dollars after investing in a company Bishop Eddie Long endorsed, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in DeKalb County state court. The allegations are the latest in a string for the embattled Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. Earlier this year, Long reached an undisclosed financial settlement with five men …

Producers of the upcoming Mahalia Jackson biopic have apologized to its star Fantasia Barinno for comments given to the New York Post by a financing broker for the film that were not authorized. Under the headline “’Idol’ Threat to Gospel Flick,” the Post’s Page Six quoted “executive producer Adrian Taylor” as saying production on the film had to be pushed …

“American Idol: champ Fantasia Barrino called in exclusively to “The Wendy Williams Show” today to set the record straight about her pregnancy, relationship and rumors surrounding her involvement in the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson biopic. Is the family furious? Are the film investors backing out? Watch below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SwoiFc2ZM9Y]

Bishop Eddie Long is speaking out now about his sex scandal cases, but it’s not what you think. While he’s in a bit of legal trouble all the way around, his finances are more than suffering. And in what seemed to be a cry of desperation, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church preacher is asking his accusers for his money …

The demand for religious films is on the rise, especially in the advent of Tyler Perry plays and big screens as well as movies produced by T. D. Jakes. Megachurch preacher Creflo Dollar is catching the wave and has opened up a film division within his Christian empire. According to reports, the new company, CAD Productions will produce at least …

Bishop Eddie Long just can’t find a way to escape the headlines. He recently settled a $2 million dollar lawsuit that stemmed from claims that he and his partners in a real estate venture defaulted on a $2 million bank loan. Long and his two partners in the West Indies Holding Co. LLC, took out a loan from a Macon …

Bishop Eddie Long may have just wrought the end to his Atlanta mega-congregation, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. A source within New Birth says that the consequences of the Long sex scandal have amounted to a veritable “three strikes” against him. Strike One — Church elders are abandoning Long– The resignation yesterday of Reverend Bernice King — Martin Luther …

The Elder Bernice King will announce on a radio show Tuesday that she is stepping down as an elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, an action apparently unrelated to Bishop Eddie Long’s  recent settlement of four sexual misconduct lawsuits. King intends to disclose her plans to radio host Rhodell Lewis on Praise 102.5, and on mypraiseatl.com between 4 and …

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Just as I told you things are heating up at Greater Community Church Of God In Christ real fast.  As you well know Greater is the church pastored by the Late Bishop Chandler David Owens, former Presiding Bishop of the church, who departed this life on March 7 and the fight is on for who will inherit his local church.  It …