Ministry scandal recieves media attention.

[Gregory Matthews]

The date is October 6, 2007, and newspapers around the world report the lurid allegations, as brought to them by the Associated Press:

The President of a well-known religious ministry and family members are engulfed in scandal.

Lavish spending of donor contributed money by family members is alleged.

Inappropriate personal use of a corporate jet by family members is claimed.

Expenditure of donated funds on family homes 11 times in 14 years, is charged.

Strange contacts between a family member and underage males are alleged to have taken place in the night hours after midnight.

Ministry staff is alleged to have been fired to meet the personal requests of family members.

The tale continues with the claim of a 2,000 square foot closet designed to hold the tens of thousands of dollars of clothing obtained at donor expense for a family member.

Donor money used to purchase a Lexus SUV and a Mercedes convertible for a family member.

Donor funds used to purchase $39,000 in clothing, in a 12 month period, at one store.

Scholarship funds used to finance schooling for family friends.

Illegal usage of charitable resources in a political campaign.

The President has claimed that the litigation and allegations are about intimidation, blackmail and extortion.

For details of the litigation click on:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2007/pdfs/Swails_vs_ORU.pdf

For information on additional charges of libel, slander and defamation see:

http://newsok.com/article/3141132/1191566958

For some of the media stories click on:

http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/articles/2007/10/04/news/state/news016.txt

NOTE: This scandal is NOT related to any organization associated in any way with the SDA denomination. But, it should be of interest to all Christians.

[Amelia]

Quote:

The president of Oral Roberts University responded Wednesday to a lawsuit filed against him and the private Christian school, saying God spoke to him and told him to say the suit was about “blackmail and extortion.”

God is not a spin doctor.