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Mjcpr
10/3/2007, 12:58 PM
The dirt and gossip should be fun to follow.



The summary of the report in the lawsuit alleges:



One of Richard and Lindsay Roberts' children vandalized and removed athletic department equipment from ORU property.
University and ministries employees regularly do the homework of the Roberts' children.
ORU paid $29,411 for one Roberts daughter to vacation with friends in Florida and the Bahamas and use the ORU jet for transportation.
Lindsay Roberts routinely uses ministries security personnel during personal vacations.
Lindsay Roberts awarded 13 non-need-based scholarships to friends of her children, two of whom had test scores below ORU's admission requirement; and more.http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=071003_1_A1_hrpah05761

soonerboy_odanorth
10/3/2007, 01:02 PM
Television preachers with bad hair and dimples
The God's honest truth is it's not that simple
It's the Buhdist in you
It's the Pagan in me
Is't the Muslim in him
She's Catholic ain't she
It's that born again look
It's the WASP and the Jew
Tell me what's going on
Hell, I ain't got a clue...

OklahomaTuba
10/3/2007, 01:04 PM
It pains me to say this, cause I know a few ORU grads who are amazing people, but i've heard less than great things about Richard Roberts in the past. And this kind of thing doesn't surprise me.

I am getting so sick of Church leaders betraying people like this, if true. I know they are human, but come on.

ORU would be a much better place if the Roberts family would step aside and let the school function on its own in my opinion.

And if they bulldozed the campus and made it look like a real college, that would help even more!!

Oldnslo
10/3/2007, 04:45 PM
Why is the filing of a lawsuit news?

I wonder how the news media got wind that a petition was being filed. :rolleyes:

Widescreen
10/3/2007, 04:57 PM
ORU. Heh.

Back when we were in high school, my (now) wife's parents tried to talk my wife into applying to ORU. She refused and when they asked her why she said that the application makes you sign an affadavit that you never drink, lie, steal, etc. When my wife's parents asked her why that was a problem, she said "Well, I lie!"

I still crack up about that. :D

Jerk
10/3/2007, 05:26 PM
My little brother is a philosophy major at ORU.

Problem is, they just the dropped philosophy program:confused:

So, he has to either switch majors or switch universities.

The little dude has brains, and a leg that could have gotten him a d1 scholly kicking pigskins through uprights had he stuck to it.

StoopTroup
10/3/2007, 05:44 PM
I rememeber hearing folks tell how Oral use to decide how much of the donations to keep...

He's draw a circle around all the dough and throw it all up in the air...whatever God wanted he took....the rest went to ORU.

Getem
10/3/2007, 05:47 PM
Want to hear a wild-*** conspiracy theory? The Powers That Be think ORU's primo spread of land has great river development prospects. Also, events that currently book the Mabee Center might prefer the BOK Cinnamon Roll - if there was no Mabee Center, that is. Take it for what it's worth.

bri
10/3/2007, 06:10 PM
Dude, the Mabee Center is a dumphole. You don't need black helicopters to convince people to book the BOK Center.

Oh, and ORU's "primo spread of land" doesn't have great river development prospects due to, you know, not being on the river and stuff.

Mjcpr
10/3/2007, 06:12 PM
Yes, I've always thought ORU was about to fall in the river it's so close.

Getem
10/3/2007, 06:24 PM
That's why I didn't say river-front development, genius. It's only a block or two away, anyway. The point that I am making is that if bad things start happening to ORU, it might not be GOD pulling the strings, but the GOB network instead.
http://members.cox.net/gswood64/oru.jpg

StoopTroup
10/3/2007, 06:32 PM
The ORU land would be a great place for a Walmart IMO.

Mjcpr
10/3/2007, 06:32 PM
The only thing between them and the river is, a major arterial street, Wal-Mart, some apartments, another major arterial street and a giant Casino.

Am I forgetting anything? :D

Widescreen
10/3/2007, 09:22 PM
The only thing between them and the river is, a major arterial street, Wal-Mart, some apartments, another major arterial street and a giant Casino.

Am I forgetting anything? :D
I think there's some park area too. So basically it's only a mile away from being river property.

GottaHavePride
10/3/2007, 09:36 PM
The only thing between them and the river is, a major arterial street, Wal-Mart, some apartments, another major arterial street and a giant Casino.

Am I forgetting anything? :D

You forgot something.

Global warming.

15 years, that'll be riferfront property.

;)

bri
10/3/2007, 09:50 PM
That's why I didn't say river-front development, genius. It's only a block or two away, anyway. The point that I am making is that if bad things start happening to ORU, it might not be GOD pulling the strings, but the GOB network instead.
http://members.cox.net/gswood64/oru.jpg

Block or two, over half a mile, what's the difference?

Okla-homey
10/4/2007, 06:42 AM
Maybe the whole joint will be condemned and taken by emiment domain. I could really get behind that.

Oral's hands give me the creeps anyway.

http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/29437/2006203246130375352_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2006203246130375352)

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/29945/2005378041042609125_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005378041042609125)
Richard and Lindsey...inheritors and current operators of one of the biggest faith-based con and scam games evar.

Xstnlsooner
10/4/2007, 07:22 AM
Being an ORU grad, I am, of course biased. I am not much of a Richard
fan though. ORU is a great school, lots of great people and beautiful
wimmens. Sure, you sign an honor code, but there were and are ways
around it. My senior year the dudes next door kept Moosehead on ice
the whole year. It's a not a perfect school, but that axiomatic. Which
one is? Homey, one point, Jesus once said, "which evah of you has it
all together, throw the first rock." My paraphrase. Those televangelists
will have lots to answer for, as will we all. ORU does much more good
than bad in the long run. heh!

OklahomaTuba
10/4/2007, 08:38 AM
Yeah, ORU does some great mission work, and the people who I know from there are genuinely good Christian folk doing their best to serve our Lord.

Because of that, I hope this suit doesn't hurt the school much, and serves to remind people of the corrupting influence money and power can have on anyone.

Okla-homey
10/4/2007, 11:09 AM
Being an ORU grad, I am, of course biased. I am not much of a Richard
fan though. ORU is a great school, lots of great people and beautiful
wimmens. Sure, you sign an honor code, but there were and are ways
around it. My senior year the dudes next door kept Moosehead on ice
the whole year. It's a not a perfect school, but that axiomatic. Which
one is? Homey, one point, Jesus once said, "which evah of you has it
all together, throw the first rock." My paraphrase. Those televangelists
will have lots to answer for, as will we all. ORU does much more good
than bad in the long run. heh!

I have no problem with the institution per se. I have no problem with evangelism. Heck, I'm a Baptist for crying out loud and that's numba one on our agenda. What I have a problem with is TV preachers who poach old ladies into giving them their Social Security check so said TV preacher and family can live like a Turkish pasha. I'm fairly sure the Big Guy would not approve of that either.

I'm not saying preachers aren't entitled to a living wage. They are. But this sort alleged of excess is over the top.

If these allegations are proven, I should think the Roberts' family will have some 'splainin' to do.

IB4OU2
10/4/2007, 11:15 AM
The only thing between them and the river is, a major arterial street, Wal-Mart, some apartments, another major arterial street and a giant Casino.

Am I forgetting anything? :D

riverwalk.

bri
10/4/2007, 12:15 PM
No, that's in San Antonio. I mean, ORU is away from the river, but they're not that far away. ;)

toast
10/4/2007, 12:59 PM
I also heard it's a conspiracy, only a casino wants the property. They already have plans for the praying hands to be placing a coin into a large slot machine.


seriously though - it's a sad situation all the way around and whatever the truth is it will eventually come out.

Soonrboy
10/4/2007, 04:33 PM
I heard that the Cherokees were going to reroute the river closer to the current campus so they can put in a river casino.

:rolleyes:

Boomer.....
10/18/2007, 11:33 AM
Richard Roberts stepping down as president of ORU temporarily (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/17/oru.leave/index.html)

Mjcpr
10/18/2007, 11:35 AM
Imagine that.

Howzit
10/18/2007, 11:38 AM
Well, it's just until this whole thing is sorted out, I'm sure.

IB4OU2
10/18/2007, 11:42 AM
It also alleges that Lindsay Roberts has repeatedly spent time alone with an "underage male" in various situations, including in her car at night after a citywide curfew, and in the ORU guest house at night "on nine separate occasions." The suit does not cite sexual behavior.

The poor kid had to get Blind *ss drunk at least nine times.

Howzit
10/18/2007, 11:45 AM
:les: IT'S BEING SORTED OUT I SAID!!!!11!

CatHunter
10/18/2007, 11:49 AM
:les: IT'S BEING SORTED OUT I SAID!!!!11!


I don't get it.

OKLA21FAN
10/18/2007, 11:50 AM
I have no problem with the institution per se. I have no problem with evangelism. Heck, I'm a Baptist for crying out loud and that's numba one on our agenda. What I have a problem with is TV preachers who poach old ladies into giving them their Social Security check so said TV preacher and family can live like a Turkish pasha. I'm fairly sure the Big Guy would not approve of that either.

I'm not saying preachers aren't entitled to a living wage. They are. But this sort alleged of excess is over the top.

If these allegations are proven, I should think the Roberts' family will have some 'splainin' to do.

in the mid 70s my sister 'worked' for the Robert's ministry. her job was to fill the 'holy water' into little vials for people who donated more than $1000 to the ministry. where did this 'holy water' come from? best guess at that time was be Lake Spanivaw, since i believe Tulsa was getting their tap water from there.

Widescreen
10/18/2007, 11:51 AM
I don't get it.
It's just Howzit. If you ever got to know him, you'd understand.

:D ;)

handcrafted
10/18/2007, 01:55 PM
It pains me to say this, cause I know a few ORU grads who are amazing people, but i've heard less than great things about Richard Roberts in the past. And this kind of thing doesn't surprise me.

I am getting so sick of Church leaders betraying people like this, if true. I know they are human, but come on.

ORU would be a much better place if the Roberts family would step aside and let the school function on its own in my opinion.

And if they bulldozed the campus and made it look like a real college, that would help even more!!

Why do you hate Googie?