US Pastor Apologizes To Jewish Group For Ceremony

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US Pastor Apologizes To Jewish Group For Ceremony 2012-02-05T19:48:21-07:00

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ATLANTA (AP) — A megachurch leader is apologizing to a Jewish group that criticized him for taking part in a ceremony in which he was wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a “king.”

Bishop Eddie Long of Georgia said in a letter to the Anti-Defamation League that he didn’t mean to offend the Jewish community by taking part in the ceremony.

A video shows Rabbi Ralph Messer, a Messianic preacher, wrapping Long in a large scroll that is purported to be the Torah. Messianic Jews believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah, which is at odds with traditional Jewish theology.

The Torah is one of the most sacred objects in Judaism. Bill Nigut of the Anti-Defamation League has said the ceremony was “completely inappropriate and really awful.”

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