Oral Roberts president resigns

On Oct. 6 I wrote about the lawsuit filed against Richard Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts University. He was accused of misspending university funds.

According to the Associated Press, Richard Roberts was accused of using university funds for a $39,000 shopping tab at one store for his wife, Lindsay, a $29,411 Bahamas senior trip on the university jet for one of his daughters, and a stable of horses for his children.

Richard Roberts now has resigned from his post, effective immediately. He had been on temporary leave.

Roberts had said that God spoke to him and told him to say that the suit was about "blackmail and extortion."

It's hard for me to believe Oral Roberts and his son

Televangelists love to talk about how "God spoke to me about this" or "God told me to do that." Frankly, I find it really hard to believe them, even though I firmly believe that God guides us and speaks to us.

In 1987, Oral Roberts said that God told him to raise $8 million for his university, or else he would be "called home."

Now his son, Richard Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Oral Roberts University, has had a lawsuit filed against him and the school for alleged improprieties.

Richard Roberts said that God spoke to him and told him to say that the suit was about "blackmail and extortion." Puh-leeze.