Preacher rebuffs Senate spending inquiry
By ERIC GORSKI and RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writers
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One of six Christian ministries under investigation by a Senate committee is rebuffing inquiries into its spending, challenging the panel's watchdog role over religious groups, The Associated Press has learned.
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Roberts says God forced his resignation
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TULSA, Okla. - Richard Roberts told students at Oral Roberts University that he did not want to resign as president of the scandal-plagued evangelical school, but that he did so because God insisted.
Christian school president resigns amid scandal
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The scandal has included allegations that Roberts, who is also a televangelist, used university funds for an extravagant personal lifestyle.
Oral Roberts University gets $70M pledge
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Last week, university president Richard Roberts, the son of the school's founder and namesake, resigned. He will remain chairman of the association and be allowed to live in his university-owned home near campus for the time being, said George Pearsons, the regents' chairman.
Roberts and his father will remain "spiritual regents," who cannot vote on university matters. Richard Roberts' wife, Lindsay Roberts, stepped down as a regent about a month ago, Pearsons said.
The younger Roberts and the evangelical university have come under fire since three former professors sued last month, alleging wrongful termination.
The lawsuit includes allegations of a $39,000 shopping tab at one store for Lindsay Roberts, a $29,411 Bahamas senior trip on the university jet for one of Roberts' daughters, and a stable of horses for the Roberts children.
In the days after the lawsuit was filed, the university revealed it was more than $50 million in debt.
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