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Oral Roberts College Fires 10% Of Workforce

by Ken Layne  12:00 am November 19, 2008

Now Jesus was a Sailor ...Times are tough, and nothing is funny, but sometimes the “real” God (the Economy) plays an amusing prank on various fools who bet on the fake god: “Oral Roberts University will lay off about 100 employees, days after it agreed to a near-$450,000 separation agreement with its former president who resigned amid a spending scandal. The layoffs represent roughly 10 percent of the university’s work force.” PS: You don’t really need to go to “university” to be a religious nut, so don’t worry! [Associated Press/NewsOK]

{ 68 comments }

trophy(forparticipation)wife November 19, 2008 at 12:05 am

Jeebus is so out now that Hopey is in.

SayItWithWookies November 19, 2008 at 12:10 am

But how are the students going to get an education? Hahahahaha. Ouch. I hurt myself.

SayItWithWookies November 19, 2008 at 12:20 am

Oh, and Jesus must be off today. Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales got indicted — by a Texas grand jury, no less:
http://www.krgv.com/2008/11/18/1001457/Guerra-Indicts

himalayancorpseeater November 19, 2008 at 12:20 am

jesus was a sailor.

Iggy Plop November 19, 2008 at 12:23 am

what’s a 10% less of 900 foot Jesus? 810 foot Jesus? doesn’t quite have the same ring, now, does it?

FatCog November 19, 2008 at 12:28 am

this is just getting better and better. The moderate right wing freepers jumped ship just around election day. Now the Xtian fundies are blowing chunks and trying to save their asses from ch 11.

The Helvetica Scenario November 19, 2008 at 12:31 am

Heh, Oral.

OverlySensitiveNegress November 19, 2008 at 12:32 am

[re=180668]SayItWithWookies[/re]: See, Texas ain’t so bad. I’m going to have a celebratory Shiner Bock at my favorite hipster bar now.

StrangelyBrown November 19, 2008 at 12:38 am

I wonder if Mrs. Roberts’s janitor friend will be among the 100.

Darehead November 19, 2008 at 12:38 am

Of course, “Oral Roberts” and “university” was always a contradiction in terms.

rambone November 19, 2008 at 12:39 am

The fall of capitalism is a small price to pay to see holy roller hypocrites kicked to the curb.

Where’s your pussyboy messiah now?

They best distract themselves by banning gay marriages or teaching creationism before they end up having to face reality.

mattbolt November 19, 2008 at 12:46 am

Did they transfer them to their affiliated campus, Anal Roberts?

I hear Anal’s known for being a smaller school, with a more narrow opening for acceptance. Some people love going there, others just think it’s full of shit.

pepe November 19, 2008 at 12:47 am

Wait, wait –now how will this affect my toothbrush?

SayItWithWookies November 19, 2008 at 12:52 am

[re=180687]pepe[/re]: You should get a new one. And don’t look at your vacation pictures if you know what’s good for you.

SayItWithWookies November 19, 2008 at 12:53 am

[re=180690]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Dammit. Forgot the close quotes in the tag.
http://www.snopes.com/racial/crime/toothbrush.asp

MrHacks November 19, 2008 at 12:54 am

“Science department? Bah! Who needs that! This is an evangelical college.”

Mahatma Froglegs November 19, 2008 at 12:55 am

Aw, Come On! Why all the gloom and frowny faces? Surely the Lord will provide for you! Let’s have a sing-along:

Cut Tha Jobs, O Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
Cut Tha Jobs, O Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
Cut Tha Jobs, O Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
O Lord, Cut Tha Jobs

He’s resignin’, Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
He’s resignin’, Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
He’s resignin’, Lord, Cut Tha Jobs
O Lord, Cut Tha Jobs

(Sing until hunger weakens you)

NoWireHangers November 19, 2008 at 12:56 am

If Oral Roberts refuses to swallow these bad economic tidings, then who knows what BJU will spit out next!

shortsshortsshorts November 19, 2008 at 12:57 am

Any of you who don’t respond to “the economy” as the real gawd will suffer under the hand of recession. You will die once and for all, forever.

grevillea November 19, 2008 at 1:01 am

[re=180685]mattbolt[/re]: I knew a guy who hated going there. But he was a total douche anyway.

rambone November 19, 2008 at 1:04 am

As my good friend Sarah Palin might note, God has been opening a lot of unexpected doors for the faithful today.

Worlds End November 19, 2008 at 1:10 am

[re=180665]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Hahaha

DoktorZoom November 19, 2008 at 1:11 am

Nobody’s being “laid off.” They’re just being CALLED HOME.

trai_dep November 19, 2008 at 1:19 am

God’s punishing them for lacking the faith to spend 90x their current deficit and really put their faith in Babs Jeez. So c’mon, Oral, step to the (offering) plate, ya pussy!

MrsNateSilver November 19, 2008 at 1:20 am

Who the shit names their kid Oral? ORAL. Erlack. Crazy Christians are bogus vomit inducing stupidheads. Stupidheads can all go eat a bag of dicks, is what I say.

Worlds End November 19, 2008 at 1:21 am

I’m loving the religious crumble one by one. Seriously, they are jumping the shark every second now in their insanity.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/focus-family-eliminating-200-positions
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/marriage-protests-caused-god-send-ca-wildfires

Mull_Man November 19, 2008 at 1:25 am

They’re not being laid off, it’s just that everyone else is being left behind.

shortsshortsshorts November 19, 2008 at 1:42 am

Who is the real Econ o monity? I hear PERSONALLY that it is in fact a slave of big time-cotton producer Bill Ayers.

[re=180707]Mull_Man[/re]: That Left Behind book was a tangible pile of dung leftover from our Catholic Priest overlords, right? My understanding is that Left Behind was kinda fucked in the ass and left to die somewhere between First and Mission St., er maybe Venice Blvd., er maybe the outskirts of Cicero Ave., er maybe even down on 8th Street between 8th and 9th Ave. where the trolls steal the souls of real human beings through brute force and cancerous gunfire.

Weeping Jesus November 19, 2008 at 1:49 am

I haven’t bummed this bad since 9/11….*sniff*….

shortsshortsshorts November 19, 2008 at 2:03 am

Meh. Just keep in mind, when Jeebus doesn’t care, nobody cared. I hope to fake-Gawd that becomes a reality today.

johnbpt November 19, 2008 at 2:04 am

Where’s your 900-foot messiah now, huh?

Words November 19, 2008 at 2:07 am

karma is a bitch; watch your back, kemosabi.

Rev. Juan MessyCan November 19, 2008 at 2:21 am

Well, I guess they’re right- the end is coming now that we elected the Anti-Christ. And about fucking time! I’m sick of those who call themselves Xtians and have no idea what X embodied or espoused, even in the little fairy book they like to thump, let alone what he must’ve REALLY said. In Aramaic. Also.

shortsshortsshorts November 19, 2008 at 2:30 am

[re=180728]Rev. Juan MessyCan[/re]: Well at least we can all agree that there was no Christ.
Carry on.

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[re=180736]facehead[/re]: OOPS!! THE LINK IS:

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bago November 19, 2008 at 4:06 am

Oral in Flames? Try Mucinex!

facehead November 19, 2008 at 4:12 am
Jukesgrrl November 19, 2008 at 4:33 am

Not to worry. They’ll all get new jobs at the soon-to-be-opened Bush Library and School of Brush-Cutting.

CooterMarie November 19, 2008 at 4:37 am

Just today I heard Dr. Laura griping about how Godless Heathens are destroying America with their Godlessness. I guess this is just another example. Maybe it’s just that God hates Dr. Laura and Oral Roberts, and I’m pretty sure Mormons are on his poop list too now. http://www.drlaurablog.com – pretty entertaining, I love those crazy fucktards that think a person can’t be moral without religion- like before Jesus was in the picture people just ran around willy-nilly stabbing each other in the eyes with crude utensils.

bago November 19, 2008 at 5:17 am

Heh heh, Jesus has wood…en towers.

Serolf Divad November 19, 2008 at 5:18 am

[re=180682]rambone[/re]:

The fall of capitalism is a small price to pay to see holy roller hypocrites kicked to the curb.

A small price to pay? Dude, it’s part of the plan.

Part 1: Demolish international Capitalism
Part 2: Elect black Premier
Part 3: Abolish religion

Soon we’ll be renaming ourselves the Union of Socialist States of America.

USSA!,USSA!, USSA! Huah!

dano November 19, 2008 at 5:58 am

Fuck. If Oral Roberts university goes under where am I gonna work on my P.H.D. in Dipshitery? I guess it’s off to my safety school: Liberty university.

Scooter November 19, 2008 at 6:15 am

I guess it’s true that time wounds all healers.

BTW, anyone else notice that Tulsa OK is “KO-a-slut” spelled backwards. Oh and BTW #2, I met Oral Roberts once and he is WAY creepier in person, [if you can even imagine such a thing].

wallythepug November 19, 2008 at 6:16 am

Oral Roberts had a spending scandal? What, did the college president’s wife go shopping with Sarah Palin?

kimbongil November 19, 2008 at 6:54 am

Oral Roberts is just following the downsizing that took place over at Hogwarths. Conventional wisdom says that in times of economic recession, witchcraft schools take a beating.

no news here

AngryBlakGuy November 19, 2008 at 7:14 am

…ironically they are going to have to rely on their oral skills to get buy until Hopey can resurrect the economy! ME FIRST!

loquaciousmusic November 19, 2008 at 7:43 am

[re=180736]facehead[/re]: That was really funny, although I didn’t click the link.

RedTube. Hehe. RedTube.

Toomush Infermashun November 19, 2008 at 7:44 am

Jesus has left the building…..

Iggy Plop November 19, 2008 at 8:01 am

[re=180745]CooterMarie[/re]: well according to Prince we were sticking each other or being stuck willy nilly with penises. then God. which to me sounds like the perfect argument for atheism. why should the fun have to stop just cuz a deity checks in?

Cape Clod November 19, 2008 at 8:06 am

Maybe the can join up with all those Focus on the Family losers who got a pink slip this week too.

ForTheTurnstiles November 19, 2008 at 8:08 am

It’s off topic but you have got to see this throwdown between a wingnut and Nate Silver.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/interview-with-john-ziegler-on-zogby.html

I’m betting on an Oral Roberts education. (by the way is Anita Hill still teaching there?)

Anita Cocktail November 19, 2008 at 8:45 am

maybe the president of Oral Roberts should declare that unless the Lord gives him enough money to keep those employees on, he will throw himself off the top of the — oh, never mind.

J-Man November 19, 2008 at 9:13 am

This was obviously caused by a severe cutback in alumni contributions from Kathie Lee Gifford.

Toomush Infermashun November 19, 2008 at 9:36 am

ForTheTurnstiles: Thanks for that! Made my day, and it’s early yet…!

jodyleek November 19, 2008 at 9:43 am

[re=180745]CooterMarie[/re]: I wish a godless heathen would stab Dr. Laura in the eye with a crude utensil.

jodyleek November 19, 2008 at 9:45 am

[re=180687]pepe[/re]: I am not sure how this will affect your toothbrush. You may need to consult Oral Hygiene – faith healer for teeth! Ba-dum-dum. Thank you ladies and gentleman, I will be here all week.

TGY November 19, 2008 at 10:05 am

Layoff all staff, go to online Oral Roberts ‘degrees’ because why not? Use teh intarwebs to advance the cause of Ceiling Cat.

Aside: your laughing Jesus pic reminds me of another of my beefs against Christianity, namely Christ (yes ‘that One’) said, after the Beatitudes:

Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.

Christ was such a killjoy.

Schadenfried November 19, 2008 at 10:08 am

I wish I could full-on lulz about this one, but with this economy, it’s pretty fucked up to lose any job, even for them.

psychedelicSludge November 19, 2008 at 10:15 am

”The Economy Is the Secret Police of Your Desires.”

Gopherit November 19, 2008 at 10:38 am

Sometimes, god gives people a rainbow as a sign, and sometimes he makes a black man president and lays off your hypocritical, white-trash ass.

sati demise November 19, 2008 at 11:36 am

[re=180809]Schadenfried[/re]: Just Karma checking in after the Xtian college graduates got all the juicy government jobs during Bush 2.

Obama has to smoke ‘em out next year. Anyone who was hired by Monica Goodling is the best place to start.

donner_froh November 19, 2008 at 12:36 pm

[re=180736]facehead[/re]: Three votes and comment. And I even get to meet girls in my neighborhood who want to have sex with me RIGHT NOW.

facehead you are a marketing genius.

IntergalacticSlut November 19, 2008 at 12:39 pm

They don’t even let the students dance. Criminal!

IntergalacticSlut November 19, 2008 at 12:40 pm

They don’t even let the students DANCE, which is criminal.

PineyWoodster November 19, 2008 at 1:27 pm

Don’t call it a layoff of 10% of the workforce, call it a faith-tithe for Jesus.

That 10% will be returned abundantly – real soon now.

WendyK November 19, 2008 at 2:24 pm

[re=180843]Gopherit[/re]: It almost makes a godless heathen like me a believer. Amen.

Mitchbailey February 24, 2009 at 5:38 pm

2 gay guys named Bob=Oral Roberts

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