Oral Roberts Empire Struggles With Bankroll Crisis
In Tulsa the City of Faith hospital stands large yet struggles amid plummeting donations and slumping TV audiences. Oral Roberts faces urgent fundraising as endowment sinks and empire costs erode other ORU ventures, with layoffs and closed schools mounting.
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Land of Oz
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Mayo Clinic
Southwest
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Richard Crawford
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Pat Robertson
Swaggart Attacks Pompadour Boys in L A Crusade
TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart urged 12 000 in Los Angeles to beware of so called pompadour boys preaching the gospel and said Jim Bakker has not repented for his 1980 church secretary affair. He cited David as an example of true repentance and warned against "Hollywood tainted" ministries.
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Calif
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God
Jessica Hahn
New York
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Roy Grutman
Baton Rouge
PTL Christian Organization
Shirley Blasingame
del Aire Assembly of God
Agnes Oatis
Jesus
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Holy Pilgrim Church of God In Christ
700 Club
Christian Broadcasting Network
People of God
Jerry Falwell
Robertson Campaign May Feel Impact
Washington AP reports that operatives doubt Pat Robertson gains from the Bakker controversy. Critics say fallout could hurt Robertson with non fundamentalist voters while he contends there is unity among evangelicals. Swaggart leads opposition group to Bakker and Swaggart denies involvement.
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Pat Robertson
Robertson
Lyn Nofziger
Reagan
Falwell fundraising for Sudan relief largely unspent
U.S. News and World Report says Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority raised over 3.2 million for a Sudan famine relief effort that never launched. About 300 thousand was spent mainly on sending 15 students to Sudan and buying trucks, despite government rejection of aid.
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