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Celebrity Universities: Colleges Started By The Rich, Famous And Powerful (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Natalie Sudikoff and Ariel Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some celebrities use their influence to champion causes or address issues. Others start colleges. On the heels of Glenn Beck's announcement that he is...

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Oral Roberts Dead: Televangelist Dies At 91

AP | JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium – and his message of God's...

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Oral Roberts Dies: Evangelist, University Founder Dead At 91

AP | JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts, who helped pioneer TV evangelism in the 1950s and used the power of the new medium – and his message of God's...

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Oral Roberts' Death Leaves Legacy Of Televangelism

Randall Balmer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Oral Roberts became one of the best-known televangelists of the twentieth century -- translating pentecostalism from the sweaty tents of the revival circuit to the professionalism of the television studio.

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Scandal-Plagued University President Says God Forced His Resignation

AP | JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Roberts told students at Oral Roberts University Wednesday that he did not want to resign as president of the scandal-plagued evangelical scho...

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