::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin In what appears to be an unprecedented gesture, Bishop Paul S. Morton, founder of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship (FGBCF) that ordained Eddie Long as Bishop, has openly rebuked him for remaining completely mum after settling a sexual coercion scandal involving four young men from his church, New Birth Cathedral (New Birth) in Georgia. To date Long, who is under a gag order, has not so much as offered parishioners, the community or the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship an acknowlegement, apology or admission of innocence or guilt about the allegedly licentious relationships. An audio recording of Morton addressing the matter in a Father's Day message appeared on You Tube. (View video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjkcauYEGg&feature=player_embedded) Indicating Long stopped returning his phone calls, Morton said in the recording, ". . . Tell me something. Those that have stood with you. Tell us something. Tell your church somethi...

In less than 24 hours, Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Cathedral in Lithonia, GA--who is being sued for manipulating spiritual authority while engaging in sexual acts with at least four young congregants--will return to the pulpit to address his church family.  What will he say?  CNN Contributor Roland Martin thinks it's imperative that Long should address the issue and step down.  Unconfirmed internet reports says he is expected to step down and that up to thirty other men, possibly ore have contact the accusers' attorney BJ Berstein to sue Long for the same thing.  Although the embattled Bishop has only communicated in a statement he categorically denies all of the allegations.