The men Anthony Flagg, 21, and Maurice Robinson, 20 allege Long used a private spiritual ceremony to mark a covenant between them, with both becoming his spiritual son.

Flagg alleges that Long then used that relationship to take him on overnight trips where they shared a bedroom and engaged in kissing, masturbation and oral sexual contact.

Robinson, who claimed Long engaged in oral sex with him, said the pastor would cite Scripture to justify their relationship

Robinsons suit alleges that Defendant Long would use Holy Scripture to discuss and justify the intimate relationship between himself and Plaintiff Robinson
where in the Bible it justify dat!

cnn article
Hes a married man who preaches about the sanctity of the union between a man and a woman. He denounces homosexuality. In 2004, he led a march in Atlanta against gay marriage. He once declared that his church had created a ministry that delivered people from homosexuality
In 2005, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a charity Long created to help the poor and spread the Gospel had made him its biggest beneficiary.

An examination of the nonprofits tax returns and other documents revealed that the charity provided him with at least a million dollars in salary over four years, and the use of a $1.4 million home and the $350,000 Bentley.
Long frequently denounces homosexual behavior. A 2007 article in the Southern Poverty Law Centers magazine called him one of the most virulently homophobic black leaders in the religiously based anti-gay movement.
dem seh alot of the followers are saying the boys are lying not their pastor
The suits allege that Long chose the plaintiffs to be his Spiritual Sons, a program that allegedly includes other young men from the church.

Spiritual Sons are taken on public and private jets to U.S. and international destinations, housed in luxury hotels and given access to numerous celebrities including entertainment stars and politicians, the suit alleges

Flaggs suit says that Long presided over a spiritual covenant ceremony between the two of them.

It was essentially a marriage ceremony, with candles, exchange of jewelry, and biblical quotes, Bernstein said Tuesday. The bishop [told] him I will always have your back and you will always have mine.