Civil rights legend Julian Bond re: 'Bishop' Long... "He is a raving homophobe."

[CurtEastPoint]

Tell it, Julian!

A December 2004 march in downtown Atlanta called for a return to family values in the African American community, as defined by Eddie Long, leader of a Lithonia mega-church called New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Those values included straight marriages only -- and denounced gay relationships. Now, the leader of that anti-gay march is accused in four lawsuits of seducing teenage boys.

"He said that homosexuality is worthy of death. He is a raving homophobe," said civil rights legend Julian Bond, who was visiting Atlanta for an awards banquet. The one-time Georgia legislator says he knows Bishop Long only by reputation.

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"If (the allegations) are true, it's just sort of typical of people who are raving homphobes who are secretly homosexual. And who are homophobes because they are filled with so much self-loathing and self-hate that they've got to let it come out in some way, and it comes out in homophobia," said Bond, who is now a gay rights activist.

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=155554&catid=40

[foxfeet]

1. Thank you, Mr. Bond. nt

[xchrom]

2. Recommend.

[malaise]

3. And there is no more fun than watching them bawl

after they are exposed. That's the long and short of it.

[pinto]

4. Kick

:kick:

[Radical Activist]

5. zing.

I didn't know Bond was working on gay rights now. Awesome.

[murielm99]

6. He is with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Gay rights is one of their issues. Of course, the SPLC looks out for everyone's rights.