now going viral on the web. we ll check out all of the top clips from this week coming up in the 5:00 eastern hour. with television cameras rolling and a jam packed congregation listening, megachurch leader eddie long took to the pulpit today for the first time in days to address allegations he sexually abused young men. four lawsuits filed against him last week claim that he coerced young men into sexual relationships during overnight trips and then lavished them with expensive gifts. here s how bishop long responded this morning. [ applause ] there have been allegations and attacks made on me. i have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. but i am not the man that s being portrayed on the television. that s not me. as i said earlier, i am not a perfect man but this thing i am going to fight. i want you to know one other thing. i feel like david against goliath but i got five rocks and i phoned one yet. bishop eddie long this morning before his congregation.
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the bishop emerged, of hugg w hugged and greeted by applause from a huge congregation. they listened to what in the beginning sounded like a sermon on the gospel and hard times. toward the end, bishop long spoke specifically about the charges he is facing, four young men accusing him of coercing hi them into a sexual encounter. here s what he had to say. there have been allegations and attacks made on me. i have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect m man. but i am not the man that s being portrayed on the television. [ cheering and applause ] that s not me. that is not me. i am not a perfect man. but this thing, i m going to fight it. [ cheering and applause ] and i want you to know one other thing. i feel like david against goliath. [ applause ] but i got five rocks, and i haven t thrown one yet. [ applause ] this extremely difficult time for you because many who called you and asked you questions and all of these kind of things you ain t never got thi
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