Slog - Comments on O They Will Know We Are Conservative Christians By Our... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2 ...corporate jets, red Mercedes convertibles, stables of horses, Lexus SUVs, illegal involvement in political campaigns. It looks like scandal is about to engulf Oral Roberts University: Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God is speaking again, telling him to deny lurid allegations in a lawsuit that threatens to engulf this 44-year-old Bible Belt college in scandal. Richard Roberts is accused of illegal involvement in a local political campaign and lavish spending at donors' expense, including numerous home remodeling projects, use of the university jet for his daughter's senior trip to the Bahamas, and a red Mercedes convertible and a... Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:22:21 -0800 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:38:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by matthew fisher wilder lol oral bobs

]]> matthew fisher wilder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818693 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:28:46 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe O They Will Know We Are Conservative Christians By Our...

WOOT!

Now we wait for the return of Every Child Deserves a Mother and a Father.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818699 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:30:50 -0800 Comment by Greg "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818706 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:36:37 -0800 Comment by povertyrich A university jet? What the fuck?

]]> povertyrich http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818710 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:37:35 -0800 Comment by Travis It's weird to see older women sending scores of text messages to "underage males" instead of older men sending the text messages. We can all only hope it's equally sinister.

]]> Travis http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818711 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:37:38 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO I LOVE THIS STORY!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, no matter how many of these operations get busted for looting the donation basket, dumb old christians will still turn over their money to these theives.

It would be nice to see that family ruined.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818716 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818716 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:43:04 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi What is a nonacademic scholarship?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818717 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818717 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:43:37 -0800 Comment by mj Dan,
I'm a Christian and I LOVE YOU....

Money, Power, big egos and MEN, you will always find corruption there!!!!!
All you men want is Money, SEX and GUMMY BEARS : )

]]> mj http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818718 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:43:46 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Check it!

The importance of the written word is not lost on Richard. He is the author of numerous books, including Claim Your Inheritance (and how!), The Source, The Seed, The Answer, and When It Seems All Hope Is Gone.

Huh. Amazon has 5 used copies, starting at $2.75. No picture. No description. No comments. Damn, that book really set the world on fire.

Oh, and his wife looks like a whore. Based on her text messages, from 1 AM to 3 AM, I'm guessing she is. Well, more of a sugar momma. But we'll still call her a whore. Whore.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818719 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:44:00 -0800 Comment by AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I'm so happy cuz I'm a gummy bear! GUMMY BEAR!

]]> AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818721 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:45:02 -0800 Comment by Nose Knows Bible Study, people. It was bible study. Just because Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were all underage kids texting with... um ... "borrowed" phones...

This story may well have made my weekend.

]]> Nose Knows http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818737 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:51:53 -0800 Comment by Fnarf From the sound of it, she's not a whore, she's a john.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818739 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:52:29 -0800 Comment by Hernandez A televangelist-founded institution misusing donated funds? C'mon, that'd never happen!

Remember that Oral Roberts was the guy who told his followers that if they didn't send him 8 million dollars, God was going to take him "home."

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818740 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818740 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:53:06 -0800 Comment by mj At least the lady had good taste in Clothes. I wish i could afford to buy stuff at Chicos, I love that store.

I used to get so bugged at these posts because there really are some simple, loving Christians out here, REALLY.
But ya know these people are just NUTS and they are a massive depressing
embarrassment to ME.
So instead of getting depressed I'm going to say they deserve it!
I know some great orphanages that could have used that money and I wouldn't mind getting those clothes if she goes to jail : )

]]> mj http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818747 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818747 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:00:29 -0800 Comment by B.D. Shouldn't there be a re-write of Mrs. Robinson for her? Roberts? Robinson? It's half done.

]]> B.D. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818757 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818757 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:11:05 -0800 Comment by Gitai @7 Athletic scholarships, hardship scholarships, and scholarships for people named Gatling.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818763 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818763 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:16:42 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


I’ve been to the ORU campus on a dare, and the entire place is coated in a 1960s Gold lamé eruption. The enormous hands clasped together in prayer are really something to see, but these people must've ditched class on the day God handed out good taste.


I’ll have to check out Mrs. Roberts posts at blogs.analsex.oru.edu and see what all the fuss is about.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818817 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:57:26 -0800 Comment by arduous This story made my day. What is it with Conservative Christians and their penchant for spending the money of the Lord on cars and jets and clothes?

]]> arduous http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818883 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818883 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:04:42 -0800 Comment by parsonbrown Dan, you hit paydirt here. This sounds totally slimey. Thanks for correctly entitling this "...Conservative Christians," too. I follow the religion beat pretty closely and must say I hadn't heard of this until you landed it on SLOG. Thanks, man.

]]> parsonbrown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818918 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:29:13 -0800 Comment by COMTE mj @8:

I really don't like gummi bears at all...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c818973 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:59:01 -0800 Comment by Jim Well, this just shows what happens when you negotiate with terrorists. Give in to God's demands for $8 million and his henchman's daughter in law is just going to blow it all on clothes and sweet sweet boy flesh.

]]> Jim http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819020 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819020 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:04:04 -0800 Comment by ellarosa gitai@16: so, can you change your name to Gatling or Gitlin, Baxendale, Borden, Pennoyer or Murphy or do you have to be born with it? the article didn't say.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819032 Religion Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:24:02 -0800 Comment by Asia Mrs. Roberts is a possible child molester, Mr. Roberts is a theif, and their daughter will probably appear on Girls Gone Wild!! To all three of them I only have one question.. What Would Jesus Do!???? Good thing I am not Christain anymore, their leaders are just fucked!

]]> Asia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819417 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819417 Religion Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:20:06 -0800 Comment by david 23, I know exactly what Jesus would do. Read the part of the New Testament where he calls the fundamentalists of his day snakes and vipers. Read the place where he throws the moneychangers out of the temple.

I can't believe that after 20-some years of seeing these people caught with their pants down and their hands in the cookie jar I am still appalled beyond words at the hypocrisy of conservative Christians. If Heaven and Hell actually exist they will have lots of 'splaining to do on judgment day.

]]> david http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819425 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c819425 Religion Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:01:33 -0800 Comment by Issur Christians are all thieves and child molestors. This is more proof of what we already know.

Judaism is the world's best religion.

]]> Issur http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c820696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/o_they_will_know_we_are_conservative_chr_2#c820696 Religion Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:38:49 -0800