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Eddie Lee Long (born May 12, 1953) is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a megachurch in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Lithonia. When Long started as pastor for New Birth Church in 1987, there were 300 church members, which grew to 25,000. During this time, Long was found innocent in Senate investigations concerning whether he has personally profited from his church's tax-exempt status. Also, civil lawsuits were filed against him alleging sexual relations with underage male members of his parish. Long has denied wrongdoing through his attorneys and has settled the lawsuits out of court. == Early life and education == Son of Hattie Long,〔http://theyolandaadamsmorningshow.com/478140/bishop-eddie-long-mother-dies/〕 Eddie Long attended North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina where he received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1977. In 2008 he donated $1 million to the university to establish a professorship in his name, saying "I am making (the donation) from my own personal income," which comes from various real estate ventures and also as royalties from his books.〔 He then worked as a factory sales representative for the Ford Motor Corporation, but was fired after he submitted expense reports that included personal telephone calls. Long claims to hold a doctorate in "Pastoral Ministry" from the unaccredited International College of Excellence, which is not recognized by either the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or United States Department of Education, the two institutions responsible for recognizing educational accrediting institutions in the United States〔(Great Moments in Accreditation: The Case of IAC, ACI, and The Three Stooges ), by John Bear, Quackwatch〕 (see Accrediting Commission International).〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Long」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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