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TU_BLA said:
You're 100% correct. I'm not a theologian at all, never even took a modern religion class. Most of my Christian beliefs have probably been formed in the last 10-15 years. So many scriptures are taken out of context and bastardized. The prosperity gospel is one. The I Corinthians 13:4- passage about love gets co-opted as a passage about marital love when it's really a passage about how to love your fellow man (you know, the Love Thy Neighbor commandment that Jesus said is 2nd only to Love God). And the evangelicals think that Christianity is about keeping a scorecard and checking off boxes to get into heaven when reality is, all you have to do is be a good person (controversial, I know). This is why they keep bringing up isolated scriptures in their blasting of LGBTQ folks.

Anyway, my time at ORU was a good thing for parts but I also learned thing and became a little jaded towards evangelicalism at the same time. The number of times I heard "I thought this was supposed to be a Christian school" when someone didn't get their way was enough to make me want to destroy my ear drums with an ice pick.
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We are to love everyone ! Even our enemies ( which is easier said then done , Lord knows I struggle with that ) don’t know why people blast others , we all fall short , none of us are better then anyone , we are saved by Grace by faith in Christ
That’s why I get so irritated by some of these Christian schools that act like they are better then everyone else , it even goes into the high schools.
I remember in highschool, out of all of the schools we played , I was never cussed out more then I was when I played Casia Hall. Some of the things I was called would make things on this board G rated 😂
Well there’s my speech , I wanted to get that off my chest for a long time about ORU 😂 I owe you a steak dinner for that lol
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TULSARISING said:
As a Christian myself ( which means we know we are not perfect or anywhere close to it which is why I need Christ ,think is forgotten about way too much ) I couldn’t agree more . There are so many of these “ churches” that just want to make money off of hurting people looking for hope , it’s a horrible thing. People like Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland are examples of this.
Ps - not trying to shove my beliefs on anyone , just wanted to point out how many misuse the Church
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You're 100% correct. I'm not a theologian at all, never even took a modern religion class. Most of my Christian beliefs have probably been formed in the last 10-15 years. So many scriptures are taken out of context and bastardized. The prosperity gospel is one. The I Corinthians 13:4- passage about love gets co-opted as a passage about marital love when it's really a passage about how to love your fellow man (you know, the Love Thy Neighbor commandment that Jesus said is 2nd only to Love God). And the evangelicals think that Christianity is about keeping a scorecard and checking off boxes to get into heaven when reality is, all you have to do is be a good person (controversial, I know). This is why they keep bringing up isolated scriptures in their blasting of LGBTQ folks.

Anyway, my time at ORU was a good thing for parts but I also learned thing and became a little jaded towards evangelicalism at the same time. The number of times I heard "I thought this was supposed to be a Christian school" when someone didn't get their way was enough to make me want to destroy my ear drums with an ice pick.
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drboobay said:
I agree such programs probably exist.

But there are many programs that are really about accepting one another in a genuine way at work.

I have heard some very brave employees speak about how they have been shunned in life, sometimes by their own families, who feel they are genuinely part of our team. It is moving and makes me proud to work for my employer. These are really talented and hard working folks too. So the only favor we are providing is insisting on treating effective employees with appropriate dignity and inclusion.

So casually dismissing DEI is a bit tough for me to take. The devil is in the details.
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The most difficult part about this has really been humor. I was in trainings alongside guys from the lower to middle rungs of the business. They said they would regularly poke fun at each other for various reasons, sometimes for stereotypes, but they also said they had worked together on the same crew for 40+ years and had been to many family gatherings and had to trust each other with their lives on a day to day basis.

But when an outsider heard some of the ways they talked to each other they might be somewhat appalled, even knowing it was in jest, because a newcomer to that part of the organization might not know how to deal with it.

I do think there needs to be some programs on some people having a bit thicker skin and knowing that even when someone might say something you initially perceive as hurtful, that it may not meant to be taken in the way you have perceived it. The hard part is to tell the difference between when you need to stand up for yourself and when you should allow it to slide.
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2024 Election prediction/discussion

astonmartin708
lawpoke87 said:
Do reasonable people believe acceptance of our differences is a bad idea? Inclusion is a good thing. DEI gets murky when people are hired or promoted due to their amount of melanin in their skin. Makes for a lengthy discussion with many complexities. Pros and cons on both sides.
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I think the original intent of the DEI programs was to hire / promote people regardless of the color of their skin, or the name on the title of their resume. Also to make us conscious of inherent biases.
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📝 Larry Lewis Game Recap: Tulsa beats ORU, 85-76

Chris Harmon
It was significantly different for Keaston Willis this time against ORU. And only in good ways.

Willis scored 22 points to lead TU to an 85-76 victory Wednesday night to win the Mayor’s Cup in front of 3,906 fans at the Reynolds Center.

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Tulsa beats ORU in Mayor's Cup battle

Keaston Willis scored 22 points to help Tulsa win the Mayor's Cup, beating ORU 85-76.
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📝 Larry Lewis Recap: Tulsa beats ORU in Mayor's Cup battle

Chris Harmon
It was significantly different for Keaston Willis this time against ORU. And only in good ways.

Willis scored 22 points to lead TU to an 85-76 victory Wednesday night to win the Mayor’s Cup in front of 3,906 fans at the Reynolds Center.

tulsa.rivals.com

Tulsa beats ORU in Mayor's Cup battle

Keaston Willis scored 22 points to help Tulsa win the Mayor's Cup, beating ORU 85-76.
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ORU Thread

TULSARISING
TU_BLA said:
From someone that worked there, students go for one of two reasons. The 1st is, it's their only choice because their parents made it for them. It's a sheltered protective bubble where they can continue to shield them from experiencing the outside world. The other is because they truly believe in the prosperity gospel and a place like ORU will help them towards that. In the charismatic, evangelical Christian world, church planting is a big deal. In the end it's nothing more than a Ponzi scheme and the pastors of these churches have figured out a way to profit off the word of God.

ORU has 1 academic program that is comparable in quality to anything TU, OU, or OSU have and that's the nursing program.
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As a Christian myself ( which means we know we are not perfect or anywhere close to it which is why I need Christ ,think is forgotten about way too much ) I couldn’t agree more . There are so many of these “ churches” that just want to make money off of hurting people looking for hope , it’s a horrible thing. People like Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland are examples of this.
Ps - not trying to shove my beliefs on anyone , just wanted to point out how many misuse the Church
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Gmoney4WW said:
Nice defensive game despite allowing them to get back into the game in the last 12 minutes of the game.
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I think this was more a product of our piss poor offense in the last 5 minutes. I was wondering if Haith had come back and decided we should run the clock out by standing around and jacking up bad 3's in the last 5 seconds of the shot clock, or even worse, jack up a 3 5 seconds into the shot clock while you're up 15 with under 5 to play.
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dougheffking said:
ORU people are the most annoying insufferable group I’ve ever seen. Why the hell would anyone ever go there? What a weird ass cult
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From someone that worked there, students go for one of two reasons. The 1st is, it's their only choice because their parents made it for them. It's a sheltered protective bubble where they can continue to shield them from experiencing the outside world. The other is because they truly believe in the prosperity gospel and a place like ORU will help them towards that. In the charismatic, evangelical Christian world, church planting is a big deal. In the end it's nothing more than a Ponzi scheme and the pastors of these churches have figured out a way to profit off the word of God.

ORU has 1 academic program that is comparable in quality to anything TU, OU, or OSU have and that's the nursing program.
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