[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kelly J West) writes:
Dr. Robert Schuller is the man you are talking about. He is a Dutch
Reformed preacher who was heavily influenced by Norman Vincent Peale's
"Power of Positive Thinking" train of thought. In fact, Robert H.
Schuller and Peale became close friends.
About one year ago (perhaps it was two, I'll have to check my research
notes) Schuller had some difficult times with a brain tumor that had to
be removed. Since then, his son Robert A. Schuller, has been doing the
majority of the work at the Crystal Cathedral.
Dr Schuller has an impeccible record as far as integrity and financial
honesty goes. His ministry is one of very few that is virtually scandal
free. The incident that you are referring too, where he struck the
airline attendant, was a combination of a mis-communication between the
two individuals and some lingering problems from Dr Schuller's brain
surgery.
My guess, from what I know of Dr Schuller, is that the other attendants
that came forward did so in an attempt to cash in on a possible windfall.
The only criticism one can make of Schuller is that his brand of
pop-psychology religion is rather watered down and simplistic. However,
many seem to find comfort and help in his "God Loves You and So Do I"
type sermons.
As for Oral, he never did raise the amount of money he claimed to need in
order for God to keep him on the earth, but apparently God forgave him
and let him live on. To the best of my knowledge, Oral never did return
the money that he did get in his fund raising campaign. ANd yes, Oral
Roberts does have his own university. As does Pat Robertson: Regent
University (well, "own" is a strong word, but Regent was created by Pat's
religious organization)
Schuller is more along the same religious evangelical strain as Billy
Graham-however Graham focuses more on encouraging people to become "born
again" where Schuller and the late Norman Vincent Peale focused more on
positive thinking for positive living. It has been joked by Schuller that
he was the first "Calvinist Methodist"
Kelly
>The guy with the glass church in Orange County is another one. He got
>into trouble on an airplane recently for attacking one of the flight
>attendants. A whole bunch of them came forward and said he was always
>really rude and crude all the time. :( He does have a beautiful
>church
>though, and the Christmas pageant he puts on is awesome.
>
>Sue
>
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