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Richard Roberts taking a leave at ORU

posted by David Kuo | 1:50pm Wednesday October 17, 2007

All the signs of unraveling scandal can be found at ORU where Richard Roberts has now asked his hand-picked Board of Regents to take a leave of absence. At a school where Roberts’ wife is seriously called “the first lady” this is big news.
It is big news with yet more potential political consequences for politics. Another scandal by a major Christian leader in love with Republican politics will cause already disenchanted evangelicals to further evaluate the state of the church and ask hard questions about political involvement.



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James

posted October 17, 2007 at 3:29 pm


The only true “leader” that Christians can count on is obviously Donny.



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Nan

posted October 17, 2007 at 4:12 pm

Larry Parker

posted October 17, 2007 at 5:56 pm


James:
ROFLMAO!!



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SkipChurch

posted October 17, 2007 at 7:08 pm


James & Larry– ditto ROFLMAO!!
Meanwhile, God hasn’t abandoned Richard Roberts…
He said 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.”



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Swift

posted October 17, 2007 at 11:12 pm


Kuo,
Found your blog. Was referred by a friend of mine. I believe we attend the same church. I hope to be a regular. Cheers….



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canucklehead

posted October 18, 2007 at 12:08 am


for those of us who don’t speak in tongues, what is ROFLMAO? or dare I ask?



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maxcat06

posted October 18, 2007 at 3:33 am


Canucklehead…its Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A** Off



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A minority now

posted October 18, 2007 at 11:09 am


I didn’t fall on the floor laughing but I called my brother and we both had a good laugh. I’ll take the slight with the same grains of hilarious salt I do any Leftist perspective. Some of it I must admit makes me hurt with laughter.
For the record: I just encourage people to follow “The faith delivered only once to the saints.”
The leadership we should look to is Christ Jesus, Peter, John, James, Jude, Luke and Paul, and those that that do not alter and/or abandon their theological and ideological truths.
And that is why supporting Democrats, Liberals and progressives is a theological impossibility. Just reference any of the above names and what they have to say on Christian activism.
We are not to yoke ourselves with unbelievers. And Jesus and the Aposltles left us a clear guide to who is and who isn’t a believer.
Donny



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Larry Parker

posted October 18, 2007 at 3:13 pm


I wasn’t aware that Christ and the Disciples/later Apostles had formed a political party, Donny.
You learn something new every day …



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