http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/eddie-long-angling-for-mlk-mantle/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/eddie-long-angling-for-mlk-mantle/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:24:54 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/eddie-long-angling-for-mlk-mantle/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/08/eddie-long-angling-for-mlk-mantle/feed/ 8 Eddie Long, the self-proclaimed “bishop” of the 25,000-member New Birth Missionary Baptist megachurch in Lithonia, has the largest congregation in Georgia. He’s also got a $350,000 Bentley; a 20-acre, $1.4-million estate; and a heavenly bank balance. But it appears he also wants to be the spiritual kingpin of metro Atlanta. Last year, he officiated at the [...]