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CLM-001current policy
Verified primary record

ORU requires all students, regardless of faith, to agree to the Honor Code, and registration is incomplete until it is signed.

ORU's Honor Code page says every student must sign the agreement before registration is complete.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The page does not display a revision date, so the capture should be archived before launch publication.

ORU response status

ORU's own Honor Code page is the source.

Rights

limited quotation and link permitted after review

WEB-0002primary

Honor Code Lifestyle Commitment

Oral Roberts University

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final four paragraphs
Accessed
2026-07-29
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official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
Open source (external site)
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CLM-002current policy
Publishable with attribution

ORU's current regulations prohibit “any homosexual behavior” and attach automatic-suspension language to disobedience of the University rules.

The University Regulations page contains the quoted conduct rule and suspension language in the current public regulations.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

Exact disciplinary outcome may vary, so this cannot be broadened into a claim of automatic expulsion.

ORU response status

ORU's own regulations page states the rule.

Rights

limited quotation and link permitted after review

WEB-0001primary

University Regulations

Oral Roberts University

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Personal Behavior
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2026-07-29
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official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-003current policy
Verified primary record

ORU's amnesty process may require evaluation, counseling, or treatment, and noncompletion can result in disciplinary sanctions.

The amnesty language describes possible evaluation, counseling, or treatment and says noncompletion can trigger sanctions.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The policy does not establish what happened in any individual case.

ORU response status

ORU's own regulations page states the amnesty and restoration terms.

Rights

limited quotation and link permitted after review

WEB-0001primary

University Regulations

Oral Roberts University

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Amnesty and Restoration Policy
Accessed
2026-07-29
Rights
official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-004current policy
Publishable with attribution

ORU says it responds to sexual misconduct regardless of orientation or gender identity while reserving the right to apply religious beliefs in admissions, enrollment, employment, and other matters.

The Sexual Misconduct Policy pairs a reporting protection statement with a religious-beliefs reservation that must be read together.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The reporting-protection language must remain visible and cannot be omitted when describing the reservation language.

ORU response status

ORU's own Sexual Misconduct Policy states both positions.

Rights

limited quotation and link permitted after review

WEB-0003primary

Sexual Misconduct Policy

Oral Roberts University

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Notice of Non-Discrimination
Accessed
2026-07-29
Rights
official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
Open source (external site)
WEB-0003primary

Sexual Misconduct Policy

Oral Roberts University

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Scope of the Policy
Accessed
2026-07-29
Rights
official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-005Title IX
Verified primary record

OCR's 1985 assurance addressed specified rules on marital or parental status, pregnancy, and appearance, not a blanket exemption.

The 1985 OCR letter identifies specific provisions rather than a blanket Title IX exemption.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The scanned image quality needs visual confirmation before any exact quotation is published.

ORU response status

This is a federal OCR record rather than an ORU comment.

Rights

public government record

WEB-0013primary

OCR response to Oral Roberts University, September 20, 1985

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

Locator
PDF pp. 1-2
Accessed
1985-09-20
Rights
public-domain-government-record
Open source (external site)
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CLM-006Title IX
Verified primary record

OCR's 2017 response acknowledged exemptions across listed areas only to the extent compliance conflicted with identified religious tenets.

The 2017 OCR response lists the covered regulatory provisions and ties them to stated religious conflicts.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The letter cannot be described as a general license to discriminate outside the provisions it identifies.

ORU response status

This is a federal OCR record rather than an ORU comment.

Rights

public government record

WEB-0014primary

OCR response to Oral Roberts University, December 1, 2017

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

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PDF pp. 1-2
Accessed
2017-12-01
Rights
public-domain-government-record
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CLM-007Title IX
Verified primary record

A religious institution may invoke the statutory exemption without first obtaining an OCR assurance letter, including after notice of an investigation.

Current regulation and OCR guidance both say institutions can assert the statutory exemption without first securing a letter.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The institution still must meet the statutory control and conflict requirements before the exemption applies.

ORU response status

This describes federal law and OCR guidance.

Rights

public government record

WEB-0011primary

34 C.F.R. § 106.12

Office of the Federal Register

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§ 106.12(b)-(c)
Accessed
2026-07-29
Rights
public-domain-government-record
Open source (external site)
WEB-0012primary

Title IX Exemptions

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

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Religious Exemptions
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2026-07-29
Rights
public-domain-government-record
Open source (external site)
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CLM-008litigation
Verified primary record

The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the relevant Hunter claims on August 30, 2024.

The published Ninth Circuit opinion records the 2024 affirmance of the district court dismissal.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The opinion did not adjudicate every university-level allegation, and the docket should be rechecked before launch.

ORU response status

ORU was not the federal defendant, but ORU and other religious schools were aligned with the intervenor position described in the appellate record.

Rights

public court record

WEB-0015primary

Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education, 115 F.4th 955

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Locator
PDF pp. 2-4 and 29-31
Accessed
2024-08-30
Rights
public-domain-government-record
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CLM-009testimony
Allegation

Public Hunter filings contain allegations by people associated with ORU.

The proposed amended pleading and exhibits include ORU-related plaintiff allegations in public court filings.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencemedium
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

Pleading allegations are not judicial findings and may contain disputed facts.

ORU response status

A current, specific ORU response should be requested before any story page relies on the allegations.

Rights

public filing; quotation and trauma review required

WEB-0020primary-litigation-pleading

Proposed Second Amended Class Action Complaint and Exhibits, Hunter

Plaintiffs in Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education

Locator
PDF pp. 70-75
Accessed
2022-03-04
Rights
public-court-filing-quotation-requires-context-and-review
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CLM-010leadership / chapel
Partially verified

Reporting says Wilson quoted Leviticus 20:13 and invited students seeking “healing” in sexuality to respond during the 2017 “Holy Sex” sermon.

Reporting and archived metadata verify the sermon title, date, and attributed summary, but not the full contextual record required for clip publication.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencemedium-high
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The original full video is unavailable, and the exact timecodes, preceding context, following context, and transcript remain unresolved.

ORU response status

Type Investigations reported no ORU response to its requests.

Rights

blocked for clip publication; limited attributed summary only

WEB-0017secondary

Andrew Hartzler Wasn't Allowed To Be Gay on Campus. So He's Suing.

Sarah Posner; Type Investigations and Politico Magazine

Locator
opening paragraphs
Accessed
2022-05-20
Rights
copyrighted-reporting-link-and-limited-quotation
Open source (external site)
WEB-0018primary-lead

ORU Chapel 11/01/17 'Holy Sex' by Dr. William M. Wilson

Oral Roberts University; William M. Wilson

Locator
deleted Vimeo video ID 241784660; archived metadata reports 58:30 duration
Accessed
2017-11-01
Rights
publication-rights-unresolved
Open source (external site)
WEB-0019primary-metadata

Wayback capture of deleted Vimeo record 241784660

Internet Archive; original publisher Oral Roberts University

Locator
archived title/player metadata
Accessed
2022-05-20
Rights
metadata-link-only
Open source (external site)
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CLM-011public money
Verified primary record

ORU's FY2025 Single Audit reports $47,349,716 in total expenditures of federal awards.

The FY2025 Single Audit schedule reports a total federal-award figure of $47,349,716 with important caveats about loans and balances.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The schedule includes direct loans and a Perkins amount tied to a beginning balance, so it is not equivalent to grants or unrestricted revenue.

ORU response status

The audited schedule is ORU's own public financial record.

Rights

public record

WEB-0007primary

ORU Single Audit for period ending April 2025

Oral Roberts University; HoganTaylor LLP; Federal Audit Clearinghouse

Locator
PDF p. 25
Accessed
2025-04-30
Rights
public-record-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-012public money
Verified primary record

ORU's June 2022 HEERF report lists $17,176,349 in cumulative student and institutional awards across the displayed categories.

The quarter-ending June 30, 2022 HEERF report displays a cumulative award total of $17,176,349 across the listed categories.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

Awarded is not the same as expended, and the figure cannot be added to FY2025 Single Audit totals.

ORU response status

The HEERF report is ORU's own public funding record.

Rights

official public document

WEB-0009primary

Quarterly HEERF budget and expenditure report, quarter ending June 30, 2022

Oral Roberts University

Locator
PDF p. 1, award totals
Accessed
2022-06-30
Rights
official-public-document-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-013finances
Verified primary record

ORU's latest indexed FY2025 Form 990 reports $197,522,074 in revenue and $288,876,868 in net assets.

The latest indexed FY2025 Form 990 listing reports organization-wide revenue, expenses, and net assets, which are not federal-funding totals.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

Form 990 organization-wide figures cannot be repackaged as federal-funding numbers.

ORU response status

The nonprofit filing index is tied to ORU's own public tax filing.

Rights

public record

WEB-0025primary-data-index

Oral Roberts University nonprofit filings

IRS data indexed by ProPublica

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2025
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2026-07-29
Rights
public-record-data-link
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CLM-014accountability landscape
Publishable with attribution

REAP announced or reported a wind-down of operations in August 2025 after a serious internal issue affecting financial and operational stability.

A MinistryWatch report attributes the August 2025 wind-down announcement to REAP's board and notes archive preservation.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencemedium-high
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The primary board email is not in this repository, and REAP's legacy website remained live when the package was verified.

ORU response status

This claim is about REAP's status, not ORU's response.

Rights

copyrighted reporting; limited quotation

WEB-0023secondary

LGBTQ Advocacy Group Closes Due to 'Serious Internal Issue'

Isaac Wood; MinistryWatch

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opening five paragraphs
Rights
copyrighted-reporting-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-015history
Publishable with attribution

An alumni group called ORU-OUT planned a homecoming action in 2001.

The Los Angeles Times reported a 2001 ORU-OUT homecoming action, and contemporaneous periodical archives provide additional historical leads.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencemedium-high
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

Names, dates, and event details should stay narrow until contemporaneous page images are checked before any expansion.

ORU response status

The Los Angeles Times reported that ORU did not recognize the group as official.

Rights

copyrighted / archival; limited quotation

WEB-0026secondary

Gay Alumni Group Plans to Attend Oral Roberts Reunion

Los Angeles Times

Locator
full article
Accessed
2001-02-18
Rights
copyrighted-reporting-link-and-limited-quotation
Open source (external site)
WEB-0027primary-historical-periodical

The Gayly Oklahoman, December 15, 2001

The Gayly Oklahoman; Oklahoma Historical Society archive

Locator
issue archive
Accessed
2001-12-15
Rights
archival-periodical-link-rights-review-required
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CLM-016founder story
Allegation / public first-person account

Andrew Hartzler publicly described disciplinary and accountability meetings while attending ORU and later joined the federal lawsuit.

Type Investigations published Andrew Hartzler's first-person account and tied it to the federal lawsuit, but the account is not a judicial finding.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencemedium-high
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The account is already public but still remains a first-person account rather than a court finding.

ORU response status

Type Investigations reported no ORU response to the specific incident request.

Rights

already public, but exact quotations require editorial approval

WEB-0017secondary

Andrew Hartzler Wasn't Allowed To Be Gay on Campus. So He's Suing.

Sarah Posner; Type Investigations and Politico Magazine

Locator
paragraphs beginning 'In his junior year,' 'Within three months,' and 'Hartzler was required'
Accessed
2022-05-20
Rights
copyrighted-reporting-link-and-limited-quotation
Open source (external site)
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CLM-017current policy
Publishable with attribution

ORU's current employee pledge addresses same-sex activity and restricts contrary communications.

The November 2025 Faculty and Administration Handbook contains the current employee pledge language at the cited pages.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The claim applies only to the identified handbook edition and the covered personnel described there.

ORU response status

The handbook is ORU's own official document.

Rights

official public document

WEB-0005primary

Faculty and Administration Handbook 2025-2026, November edition

Oral Roberts University

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PDF pp. 15-16
Rights
official-public-document-link-and-limited-quotation
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CLM-018speech / organizing
Verified primary record

ORU's current regulations expose unauthorized publications, petitions, and certain protest activity to discipline or suspension.

The current regulations page contains rules covering unauthorized publications, petitions, and related protest activity.

Evidence, limitations, and response
Confidencehigh
Last verified2026-07-29

Limitation or counterevidence

The rule cannot be turned into a claim about how ORU would enforce it in a future event.

ORU response status

ORU's own regulations page states the rule.

Rights

official public webpage

WEB-0001primary

University Regulations

Oral Roberts University

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Unauthorized Publications
Accessed
2026-07-29
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official-public-webpage-link-and-limited-quotation
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Status is not a verdict.

“Verified primary” means the claim is directly supported by a controlling or original record. “Allegation” means a public filing or attributed account asserts it—not that a court found it true.

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