Richard Roberts Quits ORU

Forever settled in heaven · Nov 23, 2007

He's done it:

http://webapps.oru.edu/alumniweb/news/allstories.php?site=oru&id=679

http://alaskareport.com/upi3/u41160_richard_roberts.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/education/24oral.html?hp

In-depth reports and comments at: http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/oru-lawsuit/default.html

Ex-Fundy · Nov 24, 2007

I will only comment with the Word of God:

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. (Numbers 32:23)
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and....

(7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
(8) For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. -- Galatians 6:7-8
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Just that simple.

jilphn1022 · Nov 24, 2007

I believe, Richard Roberts did

the right thing in resigning. Let us pray that the new president will be one who honors and obeys the Lord.

I am not here to condemn or condone the Roberts of their deeds. Just glad that Richard resign.as president of ORU. You have to admit what the professors did namely shining light on wrongdoings should be applauded for standing up for what is right!

Magnetic Poles · Nov 24, 2007

Queueing up "Queen" . . .

"Badah bum bum bum...Another one bites the dust."

Forever settled in heaven · Nov 24, 2007

jilphn1022 said:

the right thing in resigning. Let us pray that the new president will be one who honors and obeys the Lord.

I am not here to condemn or condone the Roberts of their deeds. Just glad that Richard resign.as president of ORU. You have to admit what the professors did namely shining light on wrongdoings should be applauded for standing up for what is right!
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Would any of their Board of Regents be of the same stripe as RR? Things like Charismatic signs and wonders, popularity, big money, private jets? If so, it would be a tall order for the foxes to clean up the henhouse.

Those professors who came out of them and became separate are to be saluted (2 Cor. 6:17f.) for their courage and conviction. What are the chances of another J. Gresham Machen exodus?

Forever settled in heaven · Nov 27, 2007

Seems like the Chronicle of Higher Education has also weighed in on this:

Despite the controversies, Mr. Roberts has declared his intention to remain as chairman and chief executive of Oral Roberts Ministries, the central organization in the empire that includes the university.

Because of the ties between the two groups, Mr. Roberts's resignation from the university will have limited effect on his ability to misuse its funds if he remains in control of Oral Roberts Ministries, Tim Brooker, one of the three former professors who brought the lawsuit, told The Oklahoman, a newspaper in Oklahoma City.
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and

The university, meanwhile, has reported itself as more than $50 million in debt. Much of the debt stems from the failure of the university's City of Faith hospital complex, which was intended to combine modern medicine with a belief in the power of prayer.
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I wonder if someone could post a fuller quote from CHE; this is all I could find from the source at http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2007/11/will_richard_ro.html

Forever settled in heaven · Nov 28, 2007

Well, it's $70 million this time

ORU gets a promised $70 million infusion, and Richard Roberts appears to say it's God who told him to quit last Friday and who promised him some "supernatural" blessing if he would do so.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071128_1__Richa77115

Richard Roberts told Oral Roberts University students Wednesday that God spoke to him last Thursday and told him to resign.

Students cheered and cried as Roberts spoke for about three minutes at the school's chapel service Wednesday, five days after his resigned as the school's president.

Roberts told the students that God spoke to him Thursday and told him to step down. Roberts said he initially resisted the instructions, but God told him that if he would resign, the school would be blessed ''supernaturally.''

Roberts resigned Friday.

On Tuesday, Yukon businessman Mart Green promised the school up to $70 million, more than enough to erase the school's debt.
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071128_238_A1_hFami82066

Can you identify any of the Board of Regents (seated in front)?

Oral Roberts University -- whose namesake founder told believers to "Expect a Miracle" -- received an offer of a $70 million bailout Tuesday if the school will reform its practices.

The money would be enough to wipe out a massive debt troubling the school, but the offer by a Yukon businessman came only after Oral Roberts' son, Richard Roberts, had to leave the ORU presidency.

Mart Green, whose family founded the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores, promised the gift provided the university shows "good governance" of its finances.
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Like magic, he's BACK!! :laugh:

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