22 Years Later, God Calls Oral Roberts Home

Or as has been suggested elsewhere, “God Prepares to Receive Oral.”

His kid is doing a bang up job with the university, so it’s all cool.

RIP, Rev. Roberts.
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He nearly died of TB as a teen and a faith healing session literally changed his life / determined his career. I remember his famous 1987 appeal (to my eye-rolling bemusement), but alas, the medical center to which he (literally?) offered his life closed later anyway. His son didn’t do a great job running his university, either. The NYT has another obit – http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/us/16roberts.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
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Thanks Amy, for posting. I thought you had gone on holiday like Jay did. Will you post here about your recent TIME pieces, such as the latest “war on Christmas”? Are you going to bake treats and fix mimosas for the office holiday party?

Why is there a “Ragú” icon in the top of the page near the TIME search bar?

Times are hard?

TIME: Partners with CNN/Ragú

I think the better partner right now is Ragu. At least until Tiger Woods comes out of hiding. His ratings are better than CNN’s.

I guess MS’s subscription plugs aren’t bringing in the anticipated revenue. Next up: Live breaking news brought to you by TIME, Ragu, and Fruit of the Loom.

…they couldn’t strike a deal with Prego? Did Prego ever figure out the “pregger” wordplay buried deep in their “It’s in there” ad theme? (what’s in there, a baby? so this means Prego is a pro-life food producer? will the High Sheriffs now insist that Amy or someone else write about the politics of pasta sauce?)

i love how a post about some televangelist devolves into a highly fascinating discussion of ragu and prego. couldn’t fault anyone

This far surpasses mere pasta sauce politics, Decon. There’s a much larger picture here. The politicization of food-stuffs is ubiquitous with cereal giant General Mills leading the charge for the pro-choice movement. What are the chances, though, of breaking this polarization? Any hope for an across-the-(supermarket)aisle compromise between Prego and Cheerios?

…maybe Amy can relate to this. Karen said Amy is a divine cook. I wonder if she makes her own pasta sauce (recipe please?). I don’t since I’m lazy, but I usually take a jar of Prego or Target Market Pantry private label sauce and add extra spices, meat, veggies, etc. Paul Newman’s sauce is my fave and I stock up when it’s on sale.

Decon! Jarred sauce? As an Italian, and a fine chef, I take great offense at that? Do you need some simple sauce recipes?

*Too many question marks. Should read: I take great offense at that!

…no, I’ve got ‘em, I’m just lazy. When I do make sauce I take quite awhile, cooking it down, and usually in a large pot to make several days worth, similar to soup (takes hours to boil bones and table scraps to get a good stock). So many foods, esp. soups, sauces, and dressings (fresh lemonade too) get better with “age”. I’ll bet Amy will agree.

…and investors too, esp. social investing (environmental, religious causes, etc.). Here’s an interesting 2005 article – http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12527
Amy, have you written before about social investing?

Are you referring to cooking down whole, fresh tomatoes? Otherwise, a marinara sauce can be quite quick, as can a simple meat sauce. Or, one of my favorite concoctions, a creamy, white sauce with vegetables and chicken. Takes 30 minutes, not including prep.

Yeah. I think Prego has higher standards.

…exiled, if you want to, go ahead and post some recipes. Hopefully Amy will post more and others add in too.

I used to be a Prego fan until I tried Emeral’s Marinara.

Pasta alla Exiled
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1.5 quarts heavy cream
1 red onion
garlic
(1 or 2) zucchini
(1 or 2) yellow squash
(1 each) red, green, and yellow bell peppers
chicken broth
boneless chicken breast
Parmesan cheese
2 lbs Penne rigate
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1. Pre-cook chicken breast in olive oil, with salt, pepper, light lemon juice
2. Sauté sliced onion, zucchini, squash, peppers and diced garlic in olive oil in large sauce pan, adding chicken broth as needed to retain a constant liquid base (not too much needed)
3. Add half of heavy cream, stirring often for about 15 minutes
4. Add sliced chicken breast and remainder of heavy cream
5. Add salt, pepper, olive oil
6. Cook until thick, add Parmesan cheese, stir, remove
7. Pour over Penne pasta

And, Decon, this is certainly one of those better with “age” sauces. Reheated the next day, this sauce is incredible.

Thank you, exiled! This recipe looks fabulous.
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I earlier made potato soup for dinner / tomorrow lunch. The big q. is what liquid to use: water, milk, chicken broth, or combo? Ideally, I prefer all-milk but it really tends to stick, so I use 1/2 water / milk: boil a huge pot of potatoes, take out and peel halfway done (easier this way), put back and cook until tender. Don’t drain; let water boil down to halfway. Take half out and mash ‘em, then put back in with carrot, onion, celery, and black pepper. Fill rest of pan with milk, reheat (don’t boil), and simmer down until desired, stir frequently. It’s even better the next day. For a real treat, melt cheese into it before serving and top with green onions and bacon bits.

The outpouring of grief over Oral’s passing is palpable. We can all of our own spaghetti sauce. We put up at least 50 quarts a year. When we eat out, it’s almost never Italian. Their sauce doesn’t come close. Almost a third of the guys at work use her recipe.

…oops, left out step to dice remaining potatoes (the others get mashed).

If Rush dies, can we trade Ho Ho cake recipes?

What can you really say about a guy that would go on tv and tell people that unless you sent him cash that God would kill him? He stayed out of politics. It was all about the benjamins.

I believe the Scots know best how to cook offal.

If you have a dinner involving Ragu that lasts for more than four hours, please contact your physician immediately.

Like Tiger, Oral never knew when not to let the big dawg hunt.

…or deep-fried twinkies? I’ve had these and survived
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=125755&page=1

Peanut butter and oxy cookies.

…has anyone here tried haggis for real? I’ve never had the “guts” to try it.

…or 36-hour cilantro? when the moment is right (for SW salsa and chips), will we be ready?

Haggis is one of those foods that I’ve decided to never try. I tried sushi once. Never again.

I suppose it might be in poor taste, but a photo of that famous broadcast would make a great “1000 Words”.

As a proud graduate of Oral Roberts University, I’m sorry to hear of his passing but know he is with Jesus, the one Oral tried to serve and share with others with sincerity and compassion. While he was not perfect, his heart was for others. It’s a sad comment on our times when those who try to help others are scoffed and scorned while those who love only themselves are praised and idolized. In retrospect the 600 foot Jesus was way too small. I think Oral’s perspective is undergoing a rapid adjustment. So will ours one day.

Best Oral Roberts thread ever.
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I just recently figured out how to make spaghetti sauce without the jarred Prego-style stuff (the secret is to use tomato sauce and tomato paste, for sweetness).

ok enough with the 900 ft statue and the statements’ ; give the man the right to die in dignity.. give it a rest already world.

I hate it when people put preachers on petty stool when their own eyes are full of unrighteousness. if you don’t have sin in your life then cast the stone if you do, the leave it alone.

I visited Scotland this summer and had haggis twice. It was quite tasty, similar to traditional Norwegian Christmas food. (We eat heavy food in the dark season.)

I don’t know, Haseed. On the one hand you have the parable of the wheat and the tares: on the other, the dictum Do Not Cause One Of These Little Ones To Stumble. One manual from the first centuries of Christianity states that if anyone who seems to be in the spirit asks for money for himself, then that person’s testimony is worthless.

When you tell people that God is going to kill you unless you send money to finance a university that you’ve named after yourself you lose a certain amount of credibility. I’ve always thought that modesty was for people who have nothing to brag about, but that was shameless self promotion. Oral was glorifying himself. And the tears? Even Glenn Beck would be ashamed of pulling a stunt like that. Maybe not.

I’m sitting here crying like a Steelers fan after a loss to the Browns. My wife is going to call me home unless she gets a new Toyota. Send your donations to TIME in care of Amy Sullivan. Make the checks out to CASH. CamryAccountSacredH.

Amy it’s your thread so you keep 10% as a tithe.

Remember that Glenn Beck managed to wangle the keys to the City of Mount Vernon ’cause a buddy of his decided to cough ‘em up.
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And he was mayor. That helped too.
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Verily, I say to thee…

Since God called him home, and he said my money would go toward preventing God from doing that, doesn’t that mean I get a refund?

Oral Roberts was the founding father of the prosperity gospel, and therefore, a thread discussing pasta sauces is an appropriate memorial. De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est.

Looks like the people didn’t pay the randsom, but then again, we don’t negotiate with terrorists. God must of been desperate or just a pus$y to take so long to kill him.

Exactly Haseed. Now help me with this boulder and we’ll bury him for good.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil, for I am one of the biggest son a b!tches around these parts. Amen.

Mrs. bobell makes her own marinara gravy (yes, they call it grave) from near-scratch, using canned stewed tomatoes and a whole bunch of spices. I don’t know the recipe, and she’s never written it down. Because Mr. bobell (moi) is on a very-low-sodium diet, she adds no salt, but she has found ways to compensate for that. She even has found a place where salt-free Italian sausage (made from buffalo meat) can be purchased. Put it all over zitis (yes, the plural) and it’s out of this world.
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Mr. bobell, on the other hand, makes his pasta sauce by mixing canned tomato sauce and tomato paste with pre-mixed Italian spices and extra garlic. The extra garlic compensates for the lack of salt. It’s anything but a gourmet experience, but it goes together in less time than is needed to get the water for the pasta boiling. (And yes, the pasta goes into the water with no salt.)
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Mrs. bobell cannot bring herself to eat my concoction, so I only make it when she isn’t going to be joining me for dinner. Frankly, I don’t like it all that much myself, but it’s hard enough finding salt-free tomato sauce and paste, and I’m just not going to knock myself out to improve it.
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As for Oral Roberts, I’m not a Christian and certainly do not share his religious views. But he seems to me to have been a good, sincere man trying to do his best, even if he occasionally got a bit far out there. It is perhaps unfair that a thread dedicated to him got hijacked by a discussion of pasta sauce and the like, but I would like to think this might have amused him.

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The secret actually is not in combining sauce (I assume you imply pre-packaged) with paste. Ideally, you would use fresh tomatoes and cook them down, however, this is extremely time consuming. An easier, and adequately tasty, alternative is to use canned whole tomatoes. They retain flavor better than canned diced or pureed tomatoes. You break down the whole tomatoes by hand as much as possible, then you cook with garlic, onion, various spices, olive oil, etc. The particular herbs and spices needed depend on whether it is a marinara (meatless) sauce or a meat sauce, and which meat you are using. You should also saute the onion, garlic, and spices in olive oil first for a meat sauce, but add them fresh to a marinara.
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Ziti is plural. Zito is singular.

Ah, finally, Oral Roberts is going home to the special place that I know has been reserved especially for him.

There’s one less religious carnival huckster on the planet.

Oral made more money using his mouth than a $500 hooker.