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TlalocW

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31. Looks like a more modern version of the City of Faith
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 03:23 PM
Apr 2015

In Tulsa, OK.

When I still lived in T-Town, I had a job in one of the towers, and for the most part, it's like how another poster describes it - pretty crappy in fittings and rugs. It's never really been upgraded in a lot of spots since it was first created, and it shows. Also, Oral Roberts University is across the street from it, and I used to take visiting friends on the 6-room tour of Oral's life as a joke. Walking to the Prayer Tower where the tour is, we saw pieces of the sidewalk that looked like sinkholes had gobbled them up, or they had caved in. You can go up to the observation deck in the Prayer Tower, and get a 360 view of the surroundings. They tried to make it looks like any other kind of building that does that with little descriptions under the window that describe what you're looking at and buttons you can push for more information, but the writing is so washed out from the sun shining on it, and only about 1 in 4 buttons worked. Any money that could have gone toward upkeep of these places went instead to the Roberts and their mansions, cars, suits, jewelry, etc.



TlalocW

My momma told me to never say bad things about the dead, so: Newsjock Apr 2015 #1
Last time I was out in CA, I went by that "Crystal Cathedral" to have a look at it. MADem Apr 2015 #2
I agree with you. sdfernando Apr 2015 #26
Fair point!! MADem Apr 2015 #36
It was designed by Phillip Johnson, a famous modern architect. kwassa Apr 2015 #27
Looks like a more modern version of the City of Faith TlalocW Apr 2015 #31
Ironically, Mr. Johnson was a gay atheist....! MADem Apr 2015 #35
well, people who live in glass houses .... kwassa Apr 2015 #37
Heh, heh!!! MADem Apr 2015 #38
Another religious huckster goes to his just reward. nt bemildred Apr 2015 #3
There should be a "Fleecing the Flock" Hall of Fame. yellowcanine Apr 2015 #4
Praise the Lord!! Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2015 #5
And to think, years ago I thought he was a good guy, so much for my judgment. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #6
Do you remember when he asked for food donations for him and his wife dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #14
Yep, I recall hearing about it at the time. Amazing, and even more amazing what RKP5637 Apr 2015 #18
One snake oil salesman down workinclasszero Apr 2015 #7
Yes!!!! Wellstone ruled Apr 2015 #8
The square-jawed telegenic Schullers were a Sunday morning icon... yallerdawg Apr 2015 #9
Good riddance! nt valerief Apr 2015 #10
Not good yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #13
I don't grave dance. 840high Apr 2015 #17
Seconding.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2015 #21
This place is going to be one big party when Cheney finally bites it. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #40
Conservatives are going to be estatic when Jimmy Carter goez yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #42
They are the ones who started the mega-church prosperity theology LiberalArkie Apr 2015 #11
Sad but true. workinclasszero Apr 2015 #39
My mom dragged me to his big Christmas production many years ago. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #12
He fleeced my elderly relatives out of a lot of money Amishman Apr 2015 #15
Let's see if there is judgment after death. sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #16
Obviously. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #22
I'm not really down on Schuller, Sr. SpankMe Apr 2015 #19
I liked him in the early years. I was not a constant watcher or anything and RKP5637 Apr 2015 #25
I agree. Frank Cannon Apr 2015 #29
The guy was a con artist nichomachus Apr 2015 #33
Remember when he throttled a flight attendant spiderpig Apr 2015 #20
I suspect that he had dementia issues as he got older. Frank Cannon Apr 2015 #30
Judging by his actions from his more distant past... Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #41
Thank you for that spiderpig Apr 2015 #43
Death solves many problems. olegramps Apr 2015 #23
You'd recognize me at his funeral Turbineguy Apr 2015 #24
Schuller pioneered the drive-in church. kwassa Apr 2015 #28
As a kid, OrwellwasRight Apr 2015 #32
I remember watching him on TV growing up LiberalLovinLug Apr 2015 #34
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