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Two More Televangelists Quit ORU Board

Pair accused of living large on donations

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(Newser) – Two more televangelists have stepped down from the board of regents of Oral Roberts University, under pressure from a congressional probe into misuse of funds. Benny Hinn and IV Hilliard are two of six preachers under investigation for living lavishly on their congregations' dime and violating their ministries' tax-exempt status.

Meanwhile, ORU settled with one of the three professors suing for wrongful termination, who will be reinstated as a professor at the university. The other two professors plan to continue their suit. Last month two other regents resigned, and in November university president Richard Roberts, Oral Roberts' son, was forced by the scandal to step down.

A campus security car stops below the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, facing accusations he misspent university funds to support a lavish lifestyle, has received a vote of
A campus security car stops below the large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. Embattled Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts, facing accusations...   (Associated Press)
In a file photo evangelist Benny Hinn, raises his hands in prayer during a service at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2002. Televangelists Benny Hinn and I.V. Hilliard have resigned as regents at Oral Roberts University. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman)
In a file photo evangelist Benny Hinn, raises his hands in prayer during a service at the Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2002. Televangelists Benny Hinn and I.V. Hilliard have resigned...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks at the Iowa State Republican Party Convention in Des Moines in this June 17, 2006, file photo. Grassley is investigating possible financial wrongdoing by six televangelists, including three who sit on the board of regents for Oral Roberts University. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks at the Iowa State Republican Party Convention in Des Moines in this June 17, 2006, file photo. Grassley is investigating possible financial wrongdoing by six televangelists,...   (Associated Press)
The large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., are pictured Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. The president of Oral Roberts University, Richard Roberts facing accusations he misspent school funds to support a lavish lifestyle, resigned on Friday Nov. 23, 2007, officials said. (AP Photo)
The large praying hands at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., are pictured Friday, Oct. 5, 2007. The president of Oral Roberts University, Richard Roberts facing accusations he misspent school funds...   (Associated Press)
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