In 1987, dog track owner Jerry Collins was the main party that donated 1.3 million dollars to bail out Oral Roberts who stated that he had to raise $8 million for medical missionary scholarships for ORU by March 1 or God would take him home.
In 2007, Mart Green, founder of Christian supply store chain Mardel, announced that he would immediately donate $8 million, while stipulating the remaining $62 million upon a 60- to 90-day review of the school’s financial records to keep ORU afloat after the allegations of improper and excessive spending by ORal Robert’s son Richard came to knowlege.
Who will bail out the university in 2027?
Well, 1987 saw the Oral Roberts Deathwatch; now comes the Richard Roberts Deathwatch — “Pay or Else” –
“Your son Richard wants to be rich like you;
Is he gonna see a 900-foot Jesus, too?”
– “You Give God A Bad Name” (filk playing on Dr Demento during the Oral Roberts Deathwatch)