The Tulsa World, October 10, 2007
The chairman of Oral Roberts University’s board of regents told applauding students in a chapel service on Wednesday that any corrections that need to be made to the university will be made.
Chairman George Pearsons, co-pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas, said regents have approved an independent investigation into allegations made against the university last week in a lawsuit. The outside group that will perform the investigation has not been formed, Pearsons said.
“Honestly, every organization has problems,” he said after the chapel service on campus. “If there’s something that needs to be fixed, let’s fix it.”
Pearsons personally apologized to students for the tumult they have gone through since the lawsuit was filed Oct. 2 in Tulsa County District Court. The suit, filed by three former professors, included allegations that ORU President Richard Roberts and his family misspent university and Oral Roberts Ministries money.
Pearsons prayed for peace at ORU, and he asked students, “Will you forgive us?”
They answered loudly, without hesitation, “Yes!”
yes we blindly trust you…typical Repo theory.
We know what we are doing, and will tell you when we decide.
Comment by tsakshaug — October 11, 2007 @ 1:11 pm
The students are just reacting the way that they have been taught to react when their religious leaders betray them. I feel sorry for these students.
Comment by idealistferret — October 12, 2007 @ 5:03 pm