[NYer]

"Unfortunately, ownership has shifted."

"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ." - Matthew 16:13-20

[L.N. Smithee]

Now, his son, Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts, says God is speaking again, telling him to deny lurid allegations in a lawsuit that threatens to engulf this 44-year-old Bible Belt college in scandal.

Hold on a cotton pickin' minute -- he's not quoted in the remainder of the article as saying "God told me to..." Is this an attempt at humor on the part of the reporter, an ill-advised snide remark, or is this version of the article incomplete?

the campus, which had a modern, space-age design when it was built in the early 1960s but now looks dated, like Disney's Tomorrowland.

That's cool. Concept cars always look cooler than what actually is produced. When people dreamed of what vehicles would look like in the 21st century, they didn't look like the aerodynamic things that look like melting sticks of butter we see on the road today.

[dighton]

Mrs. Roberts — who is a member of the board of regents and is referred to as ORU’s “first lady” on the university’s Web site — frequently had cell-phone bills of more than $800 per month, with hundreds of text messages sent between 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. to “underage males who had been provided phones at university expense.”

“Lindsay, you got some ’splainin’ to do.”

[Talking_Mouse]

...which grew from Southern tent revivals to one of the most successful evangelical empires in the country, hauling in tens of millions of dollars in contributions a year. bolding mine

No bias here /sarcasm

[Rb ver. 2.0]

[marshmallow]

The text message and under age male-loving Mrs. Roberts.

[Herakles]

Sounds like Jim and Tammy Baker all over again!

[elfman2]

Looks like the couple believed they were too big for ethics of the little people... A hard fall’s coming.

[ladyinred]

Oh my. Here we go again.

[topcat54]

His house can’t be any nicer than the Papal Apartments or Castel Ganholfo, right?

All prelates have their privileges when they fail to follow Christ.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Jeez, what good is it to have your own university if you can’t be king.

[Lusis]

"of the university jet for his daughter's senior trip to the Bahamas"

A what??? Why would any school need it's own jet? If this isn't enough justification for misallocation of funds, I don't know what is.

I'm sure those paying for Robert's college can rest easy knowing that God needs their money so He can make sure school officials won't have to travel in the same plane as the common sinner.

[Doctor Don]

I suppose I should just issue a “bump”.......no, Richard Roberts and his Pappy, retired in luxury in California, need a real knock on the head!