Why is Bishop T.D. Jakes Coming to Deliver Sermon at New Birth for Bishop Long's 24 Year Anniversary When Gay Sexual Coercion Scandal Still Rages On?

Why is Bishop T.D. Jakes coming to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to deliver the sermon on the 24-year-anniversary of Bishop Eddie L. Long's service to the church, when the sexual coercion scandal and subsequent lawsuit brought by Spencer LeGrande, Jamal Parris, Maurice Robinson and Anthony Flagg is still raging in the media? What T.D. Jakes is doing is interjecting himself in an explosive and serious issue by taking sides with Bishop Eddie Long. For me, his decision to deliver the sermon on August 28, 2011, says he has accepted what happened with these young men and he has chosen Bishop Long's version of the chain of events. In other words, he, like Creflo Dollar, has got Eddie L. Long's back. That's bad and he has now put himself in an awkward position. We will be live-blogging Sunday's sermon to hear exactly with Bishop Jakes will say. Stay tuned.

UPDATE#1: Bishop Long issued a statement basically saying nothing. He won't counter the revelations of Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande made during their interviews with WSB-TV, but instead said he was focused on his ministry. His congregation is owed an explanation of some sort. By his actions and continued silence, he is validating the claims made by these young men. So, are the members of New Birth content with that their pastor could be a predator and a closet homosexual, as well as on of the biggest black hypocrites the pulpit has seen in recent years?