TULSA, Okla. — Thousands of mourners have packed an auditorium to remember the life of evangelist Oral Roberts. Fellow evangelist Pat Robertson opened Monday’s memorial service at Oral Roberts University with a prayer, describing Roberts as a man who walked with God but never gave up the common touch.
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