Evangelist Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader adept at using TV to spread message

Oral Roberts remembered as charismatic leader

Thousands gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts

Thousands gather to remember Oral Roberts

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.

Hundreds gather for memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts

Hundreds gather at service for Oral Roberts

Hundreds wait to get into memorial service for TV evangelist, university founder Oral Roberts

Hundreds wait to get into service for Oral Roberts

Even after death, Oral Roberts’ guiding hand to be felt at university he founded

Even after death, Roberts’ hand to be felt at ORU

Sarah Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham, family in NC ahead stop on her book tour

Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham in NC

Evangelist Tony Alamo sentenced to 175 years in federal prison for child sex convictions

Evangelist sentenced to 175 years for sex crimes

Will followers of evangelist Tony Alamo still obey his commands from federal prison?

Will followers still obey evangelist from prison?

Federal judge awards $3 million to 2 teens who sued evangelist Alamo’s alleged enforcer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A fugitive accused of beating two teenagers on evangelist Tony Alamo’s orders must pay $3 million in restitution, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Billy Graham’s son meets with North Korea’s top diplomat

SEOUL, South Korea — The son of veteran evangelist Billy Graham had a “friendly conversation” Wednesday with North Korea’s foreign minister, the state news agency said, as the American brought one of the first shipments of U.S. aid to the country in months.

Judge denies new trial for evangelist Alamo, says proceedings in sex-crimes case were fair

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A federal judge in Arkansas has denied evangelist Tony Alamo’s request for a new trial on child-sex charges.

Evangelist Tony Alamo’s 40-year career of criminal charges, running from law may be at an end

Of all the horrid accusations against evangelist Tony Alamo — and the list is long — it was the testimony of formerly loyal subjects, recounting “marriages” between their cult leader and girls as young as 8, that may end his 40-year rule and send him to prison for life.

Experts say targeting parents in Arkansas evangelist’s sex-crimes trial a tricky question

TEXARKANA, Ark. — One by one, the women told the court a similar story. They were “married” to evangelist Tony Alamo as children or teens, pushed into the unions with the blessings of parents who believed it was the highest honor before God.

Jurors in Arkansas to start deliberating sex-crime charges against evangelist

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Jurors are set to begin weighing the child-sex charges against jailed evangelist Tony Alamo.

Woman who was evangelist’s 8-year-old ‘wife’ says he began having sex with her when she was 9

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who said evangelist Tony Alamo “married” her at age 8 is telling federal jurors that he sexually assaulted her repeatedly until she escaped his compound in late 2006.

Texas woman says evangelist Alamo joked about taking underage bride on road for sex

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A Texas woman who formerly followed evangelist Tony Alamo told a federal jury Thursday that the minister often joked about taking an underage girl with him on the road as a wife and sex partner.

More women set to testify that jailed Ark. evangelist Tony Alamo took them as underage brides

TEXARKANA, Ark. — More women are scheduled to take the stand Thursday to accuse jailed evangelist Tony Alamo of taking them as underage brides.

Witness says evangelist claimed ‘The Lord told me’ to sexually abuse 8-year-old girl

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who says she was a child bride of evangelist Tony Alamo told jurors Wednesday that the minister had so many partners that he had to schedule when he would have sex with them.

3rd-generation Alamo follower: Pastor segregated children by gender, fully controlled compound

TEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman whose parents and grandparents followed evangelist Tony Alamo testified at his sex-crime trial Wednesday that “Papa Tony” segregated children by gender to prevent “hanky-panky” and controlled everything at his religious compound.

Prosecutors claim evangelist on trial for sex crimes ‘married’ 8-year-old girl

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo preyed on his loyal followers’ young daughters, once taking a girl as young as 8 as his bride and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday.

Judge: Prosecutors can’t discuss ‘polygamy’ at trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Prosecutors won’t be able to mention polygamy at the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Prosecutors: Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo ‘married’ underage girls, gave them rings

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Federal prosecutors say jailed evangelist Tony Alamo (uh-LAH’-moh) “married” underage girls he had allegedly had sex with, exchanging wedding vows and giving them rings.