In the video, you can hear the pain in Jamal Parris’ voice as he describes the nature of the relationship with the pastor and spiritual mentor he once referred to as ‘Dad.’ Jamal describes how at age 14 that Bishop Eddie Long took on the role of father figure
in his life.He was provided with cash, luxury trips, flew cross country on Eddie Long’s private jet and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle as Eddie Long’s spiritual son and served as Long’s personal assistant.Mr.Parris also states that in order to keep the lifestyle he was lured into, he wanted to keep his ‘Dad’ happy and did things that he never would have done otherwise.
Jamal Parris also described how Bishop Eddie Long would terminate relationships with his spiritual sons as soon as there was no more use for them.
