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Keep Printing the "Swindle Me" Shirts for Christians

Posted by Michael Scotto on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:42:15 AM
Charlatan Gets $70 Million Gift for His School

Somebody is ponying up the dough for scandal-ridden Oral Roberls University. Why anybody would support, attend or even consider driving by that institution (or anything connected to the charlatan) is beyond me. The college is $50 Million in debt because Richard Roberts (Oral's son) was living it up on college funds.

No, I'm not shocked.

Oral Roberts is famous for bilking easily deceived Christians out of millions of dollars to build a hospital that nobody needed by claiming that a 90-foot "Jesus" told him to... or he'd be killed by this same "Jesus." He got the money. He built the hospital. It was never a third full and went bankrupt.

Oh, and he claimed that the hospital would produce miracle cures too. Why a "healer" needed a hospital and medical cures is another topic for another time.

None of this surprises me. Christians walk around with virtual "Swindle Me" t-shirts on all the time. Now ORU has another fool to bail it out from under Richard Roberts' lies. I guess the son isn't as clever as the father. Oral's been lying and deceiving people for years. He was just too smart to get caught.


UPDATE from AP:

Roberts has previously said that God told him to deny the 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."

Fascinating... apparently God is unfamiliar with the English language ("get mad"?) and He has no ability to understand the future.

Anybody who sends a penny to this charlatan should be committed for truly being "mad."


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The Sean Taylor Dilemma

Posted by Michael Scotto on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1:43:17 PM

The Kevin Everett and Sean Taylor Dilemma


I am glad to hear that partially paralyzed football player Kevin Everett's prognosis is better today than it was back in September. In one way or another, he can be prayerfully thankful. I am equally saddened by the news concerning Sean Taylor's tragic death.

I thought of Kevin and posts such as the one here by "Renee." How many prayers went out in the last hours for Sean Taylor? Many I am sure and many of those from strong believers. The Redskins have a number of strong believers in their ranks. Yet Sean is dead. The question may be asked "where is God and does He not hear our prayers?"


Now that sports and sports figures are thrust into religious headlights, I want to take this opportunity to help Renee and her friends to understand the age in which we live. Renee posted this with scoresreport.com:

"Ask God for what you want for Kevin. It may take time. Even if it takes more than you think you can bear, it’s not too much if you love Kevin. Literally stay on your knees and constantly bug God about it. Let God know you will not give up on Kevin’s behalf, that you will continue to stand in faith, and are EAGERLY AWAITING, ANTICIPATING, EXPECTING, AND ALREADY (FAITH) SHOUTING THE VICTORY FOR KEVIN’S FULL RECOVERY."


While we are quoting the Lord's promises and commands, I point Renee and her ilk to the Bible command of Matthew 10 and Mark 16. That is, if she believes that all commands are for us, she is commanded to "raise the dead." Has she made her plans to attend the funeral for that purpose? Does she have faith in the promises of God (as she reads them)?

That command is no more binding on us than the command to build an ark. The principle of interpretation obvious in the example of Noah's ark must also be applied to Bible promises... or does Renee "claim" that she shall become a "father of nations?" Do she and her friends expect to "sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel?" The examples are many.

Renee makes a crucial and sad error. She fails to understand the age in which we live. We live in the age of grace. The Lord Jesus said many things in His earthly ministry which have absolutely nothing to do with us in this hour.


Renee, you are not God and no matter how much you "have faith" God is not obligated to do anything you ask. Or would you suggest that people in the Kevin Everett case payed only "kind of" in faith since he is only "kind of" healed? Conversely, would you suggest that not one of the millions praying for Sean Taylor did so "in faith"?


You've been sold a bill of goods, Renee... and I bet you have paid plenty for it. If you claim to obey ALL the commands of the Lord, please send me all your assets so I can pay my bills ("give to all who ask of you"). Um... I'm not holding my breath.


Check out my thoughts along this line in regard to the Virginia Tech massacre:


The Silence of God at Virginia Tech

Boy, was Paul right... we Gentiles are a superstitious people!

How's that ark coming, Renee?

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