attorney claiming outrageous demands to the dog and pony show that we began yesterday. all right. so we re hearing the words of shakedown and retaliation and gives you an idea of how intense the battle is going to be. let s listen to more of the background of the two men accusing bishop eddie long of. angels were flying around my bed. all night. all day. reporter: bishop eddie long s fiery sermons made him a revered evangelical minister. eddie long offers himself up as this kind of man s man. he s a quintessential man. he is a successful businessman. he s a successful preacher. he has a beautiful family. he s a successful family man. he drives a fancy car. he wears custom-tailored clothes and some argue that he is the man all woman want and all men
save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really host: is having a snowball fight with pitching great randy johnson a bad idea? man: yeah, i m thinking maybe this was a bad idea. bishop eddie long leads one of the largest churches in the country but today is accused of
bishop long used his spiritual walt to get them into sexual relationships. they say they met him through the bish shops s longfellow academy. he would use biblical stories to talk about how important it was to follow your leader and your master, and let him know that the acts that he was engaged in were not necessarily meaning that he was a homosexual. reporter: bishop long s spokesman denies the allegations, and the young men allege he made them his spiritual partners in a covenant. it was a marriage ceremony, candles, exchange of jewelry, and biblical quotes given in order for anthony to know and the bishop to tell him, i will always have your back and you
tell me we re still talking about insurance. rewarding loyalty. now, that s progressive. call or click today. keeping track of lots of developments in the next hour of cnn newsroom. let s start with ed lavendera. reporter: kyra, we re keeping tabs on the scandal involving bishop eddie long, with the new baptist church, one of the largest mega churches in the south, being accused of sexual abuse. i m ted rowlands in los angeles.
cover. imagine a guy sends you a text inviting you to an autopsy. all right. that s creepy enough but that text allegedly from a district attorney to a crime victim was just the tip of the iceberg. we have the govern nor of wisconsin live. and another scandal for the vatican and nothing to do with sex but everything to do with money. maybe your house wouldn t have gone into foreclosure if the lender had checked the paper work first. i m kyra phillips s and you re live in the cnn newsroom. bishop eddie long leads one of the largest churches in the country but today accused of betraying the trust of those that follow him. two men filed lawsuits claiming he coerced them into sexual relationships when they were teenagers. he is a national known minister and the claims are shocking in contrast to the public image. he crusade against homosexual y homosexuality. the success as a pastor is