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	Broken: the Impact of Scandal on Churches CBN June 4, 2011 http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2011/June/Broken-The-Impact-of-Scandal-on-Churches/ [with video] In the wake of a highly publicized sex scandal, Bishop Eddie Long's Lithonia, Ga., megachurch appears to be floundering. Attendance at New Birth Missionary Baptist is down and the church has had to make dramatic cutbacks. "Now there are a whole bunch of people trying to figure out what their place is, what's going to happen to the church, and what's going to happen to them," a church source told the website Elev8. This week Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., confirmed her departure as an elder at Bishop Long's church. King said she is leaving to start her own ministry. Last week, Bishop Long reached a settlement in a sexual misconduct lawsuit involving four young men. The men accused Long of abusing his spiritual authority and making improper sexual advances. Long has denied the charges. King said her decision to leave had nothing to do with the case.
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