Leonardo
Posts: 4,986
Dec 15, 2009 9:20pm
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mtrulz
Posts: 2,905
Dec 15, 2009 9:23pm
He has done such good things for us. May he rest in peace.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Dec 15, 2009 9:56pm
The whole school?
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Dec 15, 2009 10:00pm
Bullshit. He turned religion into a money maker and laughed all the way to the bank. Guys like him create more problems than they solve.mtrulz wrote: He has done such good things for us. May he rest in peace.
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Dec 15, 2009 10:01pm
I lost all respect for this clown when he said God was going to kill him unless his followers donated 8 million dollars to his church. Then there was his son using university money to buy expensive personal items.
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mtrulz
Posts: 2,905
Dec 15, 2009 10:01pm
^^Respect the man. He did good things.
Darkon
Posts: 3,476
Dec 15, 2009 10:06pm
Agreed!ccrunner609 wrote: one of the best first names ever.
He sucked money from the mentally weak.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 15, 2009 10:08pm
Like?mtrulz wrote: ^^Respect the man. He did good things.
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Dec 15, 2009 10:08pm
Respect him? He made money off "God" and is surely rotting in hell.mtrulz wrote: ^^Respect the man. He did good things.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Dec 15, 2009 10:12pm
Agreed. May this man rest in Peace!! Now isnt the time to pile on him with negative replies! I rarely agreed with him, but may he rest in peace!!
Apple
Posts: 2,620
Dec 15, 2009 10:18pm
Negative cynicism and naivete abound on this thread.
Roberts was a televangelist which garners about as much respect from me as a US senator. He may have had good intentions but the means don't justify the end.
Roberts was a televangelist which garners about as much respect from me as a US senator. He may have had good intentions but the means don't justify the end.
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mtrulz
Posts: 2,905
Dec 15, 2009 10:23pm
^^+1
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Woops
Posts: 52
Dec 15, 2009 10:28pm
I feel sorry for Mrs Roberts, now that she has lost Oral.
The guy was a fucking douche bag.
He is / was a politician , who hid beyond the (his) church for protection from the law.
The guy was a fucking douche bag.
He is / was a politician , who hid beyond the (his) church for protection from the law.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Dec 15, 2009 10:31pm
I remember my Granny used to watch him sometimes. She liked the choir and some of the singers he would have on his show.
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cats gone wild
Posts: 2,651
Dec 16, 2009 6:52am
I will post one of the respectful posts. May he rest in peace and may God comfort his family during this time, and I hope the college keeps going and does well. I really dont know much about him, but Ive seen his son on tv. And Ive seen a couple clips of O. Roberts from way back when. Id almost bet you guys probably have a wrong view on the guy because he was a preacher, and probably have no clue about anything about him.. No shock there.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Dec 16, 2009 9:13am
No, they have that view of him because they know the type of views he espoused in his preaching.
May he rest in peace, but i'm not going to go so far as to say i think he did "many good things."
The whole "prosperity gospel" is BS, and he's just one of many televangelists who have used it to their advantage. They enrich themselves through it, nothing more, nothing less. The whole idea that God will reward his followers with material riches is disturbing, and un-Christian, IMO. Such a BS American way of looking at it. I'm sure the Christians throughout the world suffering of hunger and poverty would disagree with that sentiment. The fact that he claimed that they would be rewarded ON THIS EARTH with material success is ridiculous.
May he rest in peace, but i'm not going to go so far as to say i think he did "many good things."
The whole "prosperity gospel" is BS, and he's just one of many televangelists who have used it to their advantage. They enrich themselves through it, nothing more, nothing less. The whole idea that God will reward his followers with material riches is disturbing, and un-Christian, IMO. Such a BS American way of looking at it. I'm sure the Christians throughout the world suffering of hunger and poverty would disagree with that sentiment. The fact that he claimed that they would be rewarded ON THIS EARTH with material success is ridiculous.
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Tinkertrain
Posts: 407
Dec 16, 2009 9:19am
One less money grubbing televangelist on the earth just another small step for mankind.
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SnotBubbles
Dec 16, 2009 9:28am
He DID spread the word of God to a huge market of people, and in turn probably saved millions (lives...not $$). So he wasn't all that bad. I don't agree with the way he went about things, and how he went out of his way to turn his "discipleship" into a million dollar industry...but to say he is rotting in hell is a little sinister, IMO. He used some of that money to start a Christian university in Oral Roberts...so again, he did some good things.
Anyway, I am glad that if he was a genuine disciple of God (which I believe he was at least early in his career), that he is in a better place now.
Anyway, I am glad that if he was a genuine disciple of God (which I believe he was at least early in his career), that he is in a better place now.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Dec 16, 2009 9:54am
"Sinister"
Ahhh, now there is a word I can appreciate. I don't think it's used enough, though. I might have to start finding ways to incorporate that word in more of my everyday life and posts.
Ahhh, now there is a word I can appreciate. I don't think it's used enough, though. I might have to start finding ways to incorporate that word in more of my everyday life and posts.
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Jawbreaker
Posts: 520
Dec 16, 2009 11:00am
Joel Osteen is not happy with your statement.cbus4life wrote: The whole "prosperity gospel" is BS, and he's just one of many televangelists who have used it to their advantage. They enrich themselves through it, nothing more, nothing less. The whole idea that God will reward his followers with material riches is disturbing, and un-Christian, IMO. Such a BS American way of looking at it. I'm sure the Christians throughout the world suffering of hunger and poverty would disagree with that sentiment. The fact that he claimed that they would be rewarded ON THIS EARTH with material success is ridiculous.
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cbus4life
Posts: 2,849
Dec 16, 2009 11:06am
Joel Osteen is a douche. 
SQ_Crazies
Posts: 7,977
Dec 16, 2009 12:51pm
Almost bet? Because I'll take that bet.cats gone wild wrote: I will post one of the respectful posts. May he rest in peace and may God comfort his family during this time, and I hope the college keeps going and does well. I really dont know much about him, but Ive seen his son on tv. And Ive seen a couple clips of O. Roberts from way back when. Id almost bet you guys probably have a wrong view on the guy because he was a preacher, and probably have no clue about anything about him.. No shock there.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 16, 2009 12:58pm
I'm a big fan of the word "sinister", too. Mainly because I'm left-handed and one of the lesser definitions of the word is "situated on the left side". And Sinister is a pretty decent European death metal band. I'm listening to their song "Art of the Damned" ( right now thanks to this thread!CenterBHSFan wrote: "Sinister"
Ahhh, now there is a word I can appreciate. I don't think it's used enough, though. I might have to start finding ways to incorporate that word in more of my everyday life and posts.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 16, 2009 1:44pm
LMFAO..so now just being a preacher gives you a bad name? Ummm...no. How about suckering millions of dollars out of people in the name of 'god'. People aren't negative towards him just b/c he's a 'preacher'.
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Dec 16, 2009 3:34pm
And you'd be dead wrong. Sorry, not buying the "whole world's got it in for Christianity" thing you love to spout. There are MANY preachers/ministers/priests/rabbis whatever that I respect. This douchebag is not one of them. Not only was his "God is going to take me home" threat a con to get 8 million dollars, others in his family were bilking the students of his university. When ORU was $50 million in debt, there were luxury cars bought, trips to the Caribbean (one trip cost nearly $30,000), etc all billed to the University.cats gone wild wrote: I will post one of the respectful posts. May he rest in peace and may God comfort his family during this time, and I hope the college keeps going and does well. I really dont know much about him, but Ive seen his son on tv. And Ive seen a couple clips of O. Roberts from way back when. Id almost bet you guys probably have a wrong view on the guy because he was a preacher, and probably have no clue about anything about him.. No shock there.
If you respect him only because he was a so-called "preacher", then you are a bad judge of character.