"God told me to quit my job and deny the allegations"

[JLMACN]

Richard Roberts, former president of Oral Roberts University, says he resigned only after much prayer with his family.

TULSA, Okla. - The ex-president of Oral Roberts University on Wednesday told students that he did not want to resign as head of the scandal-plagued evangelical school, but he did so because God insisted.

Richard Roberts told students in the university's chapel that God told him on Thanksgiving Day that he should resign the next day.

Roberts said he resisted the idea, and that "every ounce of my flesh said 'no,'" but he prayed over the decision with his wife, Lindsay Roberts, and his father, Oral Roberts, and decided to step down.

A lawsuit accuses Roberts of lavish spending at a time when the university faced more than $50 million in debt. On Tuesday, the founder of a Christian office and education supply store chain pledged $70 million to help the university.

Roberts has previously said that God told him to deny the lawsuit's allegations.

The week the lawsuit was filed, Richard Roberts said that God told him: "We live in a litigious society. Anyone can get mad and file a lawsuit against another person whether they have a legitimate case or not. This lawsuit ... is about intimidation, blackmail and extortion."

God is a smart mothafucka......

DENY THAT SHIT!!!

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[fillyacup]

the perks of "knowing" God one on one

i cant stand how people in positions like this use thier God

 

[thatguy]

i cant judge him, but it seems faulty, and jlmacn, im not gonna assume i know your intensions, because i dont know them, but it seems as if you post these types of articles as further proof that god doesnt exist and speak to people, i can see where your coming from if that is your motive, but keep a more open mind, this just means, if god didnt really speak to him, then he is a faulty follower, if your intensions when posting this was different, i apologize in advance

 

[JLMACN]

Actually I post this, not to prove God DOESN'T exist, but to prove that Christians are really stupid to allow a guy like this, who abuses his Christian Authority, to be in positions like PRESIDENT OF A UNIVERSITY.

I mean Christians need to start holding each other accountable for shit like this.

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[ThaG]

Some related stories:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/11/christians_behaving_badly.php

 

[thatguy]

Actually I post this, not to prove God DOESN'T exist, but to prove that Christians are really stupid to allow a guy like this, who abuses his Christian Authority, to be in positions like PRESIDENT OF A UNIVERSITY.

I mean Christians need to start holding each other accountable for shit like this.

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agreed

 

[fillyacup]

i was raised a christian an i wouldnt fall for this shit one bit

why is it that christians always get the shit talked about them?

alot of religions have fanatics that borderline on stupidity

just a question