#RIP…Bishop Eddie L. Long Has Passed…

Death has reared its ugly head yet again and invaded the ranks.

No we do not have another celebrity death, but someone who was a celebrity in his own right–and a pastor. It is with a heavy heart we report that Bishop Eddie L. Long has passed.

There has been a report on Channel 2 Action News, and  reports are coming in from social media, members of his congregation, and namely his former Minister of Music, Byron Cage. Byron tweeted the following below.

As you may already know Bishop Long was the pastor of megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. He was known for years for his large congregation, affluence, and powerful sermons of hope and love throughout the metro-Atlanta area. In recent years he was embroiled by controversy, namely allegations of sexual misconduct. In the last year, however, it was his dramatic weight loss that caught national news. Originally, Bishop explained his weight loss was attributed to a raw, vegan diet; and later a still as of yet unexplained illness. Then homophobic pastor, Kim Burrell, alleged his weight loss was due to engaging in a homosexual lifestyle. He died from an aggressive form of cancer.

Whatever anyone’s personal feelings are about Bishop Long he was still a man and a human being. We will be praying for his family and congregation during this tragic time. Feel free to leave your comments and APPROPRIATE condolences below.

Written By: Michael “Hey Mikey” Fanning

 

 

[VIDEO/PICS] The Kidz Attack! Kim Burrell’s (@KimBurrellLove) Wikipedia Page Hacked After Homophobic Rant!

Pastor and gospel singer, Kim Burrell is currently persona non grata in the LGBT community!

Yesterday, a video surfaced with Kim declaring homosexuality not only to be wrong, but perverted. Check out what else she had to say below:

via Love B. Scott

So 8 days before Kim Burrell goes on Ellen she's speaking violently about the gay community hmmm pic.twitter.com/9wMfpRSp2z

— Rev. Derek (@RevDerekTerry) December 31, 2016

In the video, she asks anyone afflicted with the ‘homosexual spirit’ to pray to God for deliverance. She then refers to homosexuality as a spirit of ‘delusion’ and ‘confusion’ before calling out homosexuals as ‘perverted.’

She also makes reference to Bishop’s Eddie Long’s illness in connection with homosexual activity.

Now, Kim’s not the first ‘Christian’ woman to preach against the gays — but the gotcha is that she’s scheduled to appear on ‘Ellen’ with Pharrell Williams on January 5th.

Does she not know Ellen is one of those ‘perverted’ homosexuals she’s speaking so negatively about?

#CelebrityCrush-Willie Moore Jr. (@PWillie1)

It’s Monday and that means the work week is back and so is Kontrol Magazine’s weekly #CelebrityCrush. In honor of the ever-popular Man Crush Monday, we shine the light on Willie Moore Jr., the inspirational speaker, licensed minister, Grammy recognized music artist and radio personality.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Willie became known for his choir singing voice. At ust 12 years old, Moore signed with Midwest recording label, gaining regional fame with the group “Baby Gangstas”. After receiving his college degree at the University of Mississippi-Oxford, Moore started his music career by signing with Universal Music Group as a hip hop artist where he had hits such as ‘Roll With Me’ from the album, “Enter The Life of Suella”. After his deal was finished with Universal, Willie went on to be a successful independent artist with hits “4 Walls”, “Lay Your Body Down” and “Designer Love”. After being contacted by Warner Bros. Records in Los Angeles, Moore decided to pursue a career as an R&B singer with the single “Good Thang”, an ode to women.

Moore currently hosts the radio show “The Nightly Spirit with Willie Moore Jr.” weekdays from 7pm-11pm for Radio One & Atlanta’s Praise 102.5.

Aside from his suave and cool radio persona, we can’t help but note just how fine Willie Moore Jr. is. The fact that he’s iCandy is simply just a bonus to his already loaded resume. Check out Willie Moore Jr.’s radio segment every night at 7!

Written By: Monique C. Tillman