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justins5256 · 08-24-2006, 11:20 AM

Has there been a update in the case of the unidentified man who mailed bombs to two televangelists? I believe the televangelists were Pat Robertson and Oral Roberts(?) The bombs themselves were concealed in nondescript packages that exploded upon being opened.

Beetlejuice69 · 08-24-2006, 03:12 PM

I was wondering that myself.

AVERMAN · 02-19-2007, 10:24 PM

Just saw this story.

The 2 televangelists were Pat Robertson and John O'Stein or something like that.

Firstly, Pat Robertson is a moron and an idiot. Most of his comments are just wrong and inappropriate and I feel he has no right to make them.

Secondly, I believe ALL televangelists are fake and should be banned. I am against anybody who uses religion as an exploitation tool to take money from innocent, gullable followers. I believe this is all televangelists do. They are just sucking innocent followers out of their money whilst making themselves richer and richer. It should be common sense not to trust anyone on TV who starts a sentence with "God came to me and said...", especially if they are stinking rich because we all know how much God loves the rich, the powerful and the greedy.

As for the case, I think these bombs could have been done for any reason. It could have been a crazed fan (highly unlikely since televangelists are greedy scum), or someone who had given all his money to these boofheads and now wants revenge, it could even be someone who is just doing it for attention.

Now it's time for my famous catch phrase: Any updates on this story?

Huskerz85 · 02-19-2007, 11:13 PM

That's John Osteen......father of Joel Osteen (who's wrote a few books I think).

I'm surprised that husband/wife duo from Texas (their name escapes me---one/both of em went down for embezzling I think) didn't get a 'package'.......

AVERMAN · 02-19-2007, 11:26 PM

John Osteen died of a heart attack in 1999. His son Joel took over the family business.

dynoguy88 · 02-20-2007, 12:31 AM

AVERMAN, I couldn't agree more with your post about Pat Robertson. That guy is your typical blowhard conservative pig who gets joy out of causing controversy (like when he blamed feminists, abortionists and gays for the 9-11 terrorist attacks.... sheesh, get over yourself.)

But anyway, I haven't heard any updates on this case. I hate to be negative but I doubt it has much chance of being solved. Luckily, neither of the bombs caused any deaths. That's something to be thankful for.

ididn'tdoit · 11-09-2007, 05:18 PM

I just rewatched this case, I would also like to know if there was an update

crystaldawn · 11-09-2007, 06:30 PM

I found this blurb about Lisa Osteen (the one who was injured in the attack) in an article from 2002 and apparently neither case was ever solved:

"In fact, it may have been the nationwide TV exposure that led to a bizarre incident in January 1990, when Lisa Comes, Joel's older sister, opened a pipe bomb that had been mailed to the church in a shoe box. The box was sent from a tiny town in North Carolina, and when Lisa opened it, the bomb exploded out the sides of the box and shot nails into the walls.

"If she'd opened it the other way...," remembers Osteen, shaking his head. His sister underwent surgery on her leg and abdomen, and spent about a week in the hospital. Not long after the incident, a similar bomb sent from the same town arrived at Pat Robertson's offices, where the employee who opened it was injured. Neither case was ever solved.

While the church followed police suggestions to get a mail scanner, which it still uses, the Osteen family closed ranks and didn't comment publicly on the scare. Even now Joel Osteen refers to it as "a weird thing," stressing that nothing like that has ever happened again."

kadrmas15 · 11-10-2007, 02:48 AM

What I think is sad is how people are suggesting televangelists should be banned. Excuse me, we arent in a communist country here when you can ban free speech just because you happen not to agree with it.

I agree Pat Robertson is a self righteous pig, but lets remember, people are responsible for their own lives. People give tons of money to Robertson and Osteen and many others and these TV ministers are millionaires because of it. So what??

It is almost like some people here because they have such a dislike of these guys are almost saying these TV ministers deserve to get bombs mailed to them. I mean how sick is that? Personally, I am a fan of Osteen, I watch his services every weekend on cable television.

James T · 11-10-2007, 04:12 AM

I am not religious in any way and also hate the TV preachers/conmen but it is no justification or excuse for sending bombs- anybody could get injured or die, from somebody in the sorting office to the postman or another innocent who works in the mail room at the station, very rarely in these cases is it the intended target who gets hurt or killed but some poor individual just trying to earn a living.

kadrmas15 · 11-10-2007, 05:11 AM

I know, that is why I said it was *almost* like they were saying it. No one actually said that, but some people were giving the impression that it wasnt a huge deal that these guys were getting the bombs sent to them. Maybe I am misunderstanding, if I am than I apologize.

It is just some people take their hatred and personal dislike of certain people and things too far. Like these nuts that protest at the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ironically they are an ultra conservative church, yet they protest at soldier's funerals because somehow they tie soldiers deaths to their hatred of homosexuals. Apperantly they think God is killing our soldiers as punishment for America tolerating gays, it is a messed up belief.

crystaldawn · 11-10-2007, 08:36 AM

Well lets be careful and not get off topic here but mainly focus on the UM segment concerning televangelists and the mail bombs. I do get what you're saying Kadrmas. I kinda wondered how hard police looked for this person who sent them or just chalked it up to how some people hate televangelists and left it at that. I certainly hope they didn't do that.

klavkhalash · 03-23-2009, 09:29 AM

I am somewhat surprised to see that no information, outside of the UM segment, has been revealed for the church bombs.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 03-24-2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Huskerz85

I'm surprised that husband/wife duo from Texas (their name escapes me---one/both of em went down for embezzling I think) didn't get a 'package'.......

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were one of the more outrageous examples of televangelizing. I was just thinking about Tammy Faye as I watched a PBS special called The Powder and the Glory (little slow, but excellent social history) about Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, and it mentioned how a little makeup is a *good* thing which can all too easily be overdone (like Tammy Faye and her caked-on face--the show didn't mention her, she just popped into my mind as the worst case example.) Remembered a t-shirt from the time reading, "I ran into Tammy Faye at the mall" depicting a smeared face as if Tammy Faye had just hit the shirt!

TracyLynnS · 03-24-2009, 08:44 AM

I remember that Tammy Faye t-shirt, too! lol

Back on post #3 from two years ago, Averman is NOT pleased with televangelists and their trickery. I was reading the bible yesterday, book of Matthew, and guess what? There's a whole big bunch of stuff in there about how God is gonna kick their butts! lol

So, I'm guessing that the thieving, whoring, lying ones must be very serious athiests. I only had enough time yesterday to read the first 7 chapters of the new testament. Surely they have gotten that far into the book and know what fate awaits them. They must not believe the bible, so their plan is to rip off as many people as they can and get as rich and famous as they can before they croak.

And speaking of Tammy Faye, my DH's grandma, widowed and living in a teeny house with a 15 year old rotting car for transportation was giving the Baker's almost all of her money. Back then, she had no idea it was being used to air condition the Baker's dog houses, when she herself didn't even have air conditioning.

08-24-2006, 11:20 AM	#1
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Was the televangelist mailbomber ever caught? Has there been a update in the case of the unidentified man who mailed bombs to two televangelists? I believe the televangelists were Pat Robertson and Oral Roberts(?) The bombs themselves were concealed in nondescript packages that exploded upon being opened.

08-24-2006, 03:12 PM	#2
Beetlejuice69 Man With The Plan Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Posts: 152	I was wondering that myself.
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02-20-2007, 12:31 AM	#6
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,674	reply AVERMAN, I couldn't agree more with your post about Pat Robertson. That guy is your typical blowhard conservative pig who gets joy out of causing controversy (like when he blamed feminists, abortionists and gays for the 9-11 terrorist attacks.... sheesh, get over yourself.) But anyway, I haven't heard any updates on this case. I hate to be negative but I doubt it has much chance of being solved. Luckily, neither of the bombs caused any deaths. That's something to be thankful for.

11-09-2007, 06:30 PM	#8
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I found this blurb about Lisa Osteen (the one who was injured in the attack) in an article from 2002 and apparently neither case was ever solved: "In fact, it may have been the nationwide TV exposure that led to a bizarre incident in January 1990, when Lisa Comes, Joel's older sister, opened a pipe bomb that had been mailed to the church in a shoe box. The box was sent from a tiny town in North Carolina, and when Lisa opened it, the bomb exploded out the sides of the box and shot nails into the walls. "If she'd opened it the other way...," remembers Osteen, shaking his head. His sister underwent surgery on her leg and abdomen, and spent about a week in the hospital. Not long after the incident, a similar bomb sent from the same town arrived at Pat Robertson's offices, where the employee who opened it was injured. Neither case was ever solved. While the church followed police suggestions to get a mail scanner, which it still uses, the Osteen family closed ranks and didn't comment publicly on the scare. Even now Joel Osteen refers to it as "a weird thing," stressing that nothing like that has ever happened again."
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02-19-2007, 10:24 PM	#3
AVERMAN Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 241	Just saw this story. The 2 televangelists were Pat Robertson and John O'Stein or something like that. Firstly, Pat Robertson is a moron and an idiot. Most of his comments are just wrong and inappropriate and I feel he has no right to make them. Secondly, I believe ALL televangelists are fake and should be banned. I am against anybody who uses religion as an exploitation tool to take money from innocent, gullable followers. I believe this is all televangelists do. They are just sucking innocent followers out of their money whilst making themselves richer and richer. It should be common sense not to trust anyone on TV who starts a sentence with "God came to me and said...", especially if they are stinking rich because we all know how much God loves the rich, the powerful and the greedy. As for the case, I think these bombs could have been done for any reason. It could have been a crazed fan (highly unlikely since televangelists are greedy scum), or someone who had given all his money to these boofheads and now wants revenge, it could even be someone who is just doing it for attention. Now it's time for my famous catch phrase: Any updates on this story?

02-19-2007, 11:13 PM	#4
Huskerz85 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 31, 2006 Location: Westeros Posts: 740	That's John Osteen......father of Joel Osteen (who's wrote a few books I think). I'm surprised that husband/wife duo from Texas (their name escapes me---one/both of em went down for embezzling I think) didn't get a 'package'.......

02-19-2007, 11:26 PM	#5
AVERMAN Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 241	John Osteen died of a heart attack in 1999. His son Joel took over the family business.

11-09-2007, 05:18 PM	#7
ididn'tdoit Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 03, 2006 Posts: 405	I just rewatched this case, I would also like to know if there was an update

11-10-2007, 02:48 AM	#9
kadrmas15 Retired from Board 03/03/11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,910	What I think is sad is how people are suggesting televangelists should be banned. Excuse me, we arent in a communist country here when you can ban free speech just because you happen not to agree with it. I agree Pat Robertson is a self righteous pig, but lets remember, people are responsible for their own lives. People give tons of money to Robertson and Osteen and many others and these TV ministers are millionaires because of it. So what?? It is almost like some people here because they have such a dislike of these guys are almost saying these TV ministers deserve to get bombs mailed to them. I mean how sick is that? Personally, I am a fan of Osteen, I watch his services every weekend on cable television.

11-10-2007, 04:12 AM	#10
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,571	I am not religious in any way and also hate the TV preachers/conmen but it is no justification or excuse for sending bombs- anybody could get injured or die, from somebody in the sorting office to the postman or another innocent who works in the mail room at the station, very rarely in these cases is it the intended target who gets hurt or killed but some poor individual just trying to earn a living.

11-10-2007, 05:11 AM	#11
kadrmas15 Retired from Board 03/03/11 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,910	I know, that is why I said it was almost like they were saying it. No one actually said that, but some people were giving the impression that it wasnt a huge deal that these guys were getting the bombs sent to them. Maybe I am misunderstanding, if I am than I apologize. It is just some people take their hatred and personal dislike of certain people and things too far. Like these nuts that protest at the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ironically they are an ultra conservative church, yet they protest at soldier's funerals because somehow they tie soldiers deaths to their hatred of homosexuals. Apperantly they think God is killing our soldiers as punishment for America tolerating gays, it is a messed up belief.

11-10-2007, 08:36 AM	#12
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Well lets be careful and not get off topic here but mainly focus on the UM segment concerning televangelists and the mail bombs. I do get what you're saying Kadrmas. I kinda wondered how hard police looked for this person who sent them or just chalked it up to how some people hate televangelists and left it at that. I certainly hope they didn't do that.

03-23-2009, 09:29 AM	#13
klavkhalash Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 03, 2009 Posts: 15	I am somewhat surprised to see that no information, outside of the UM segment, has been revealed for the church bombs.

03-24-2009, 08:44 AM	#15
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	I remember that Tammy Faye t-shirt, too! lol Back on post #3 from two years ago, Averman is NOT pleased with televangelists and their trickery. I was reading the bible yesterday, book of Matthew, and guess what? There's a whole big bunch of stuff in there about how God is gonna kick their butts! lol So, I'm guessing that the thieving, whoring, lying ones must be very serious athiests. I only had enough time yesterday to read the first 7 chapters of the new testament. Surely they have gotten that far into the book and know what fate awaits them. They must not believe the bible, so their plan is to rip off as many people as they can and get as rich and famous as they can before they croak. And speaking of Tammy Faye, my DH's grandma, widowed and living in a teeny house with a 15 year old rotting car for transportation was giving the Baker's almost all of her money. Back then, she had no idea it was being used to air condition the Baker's dog houses, when she herself didn't even have air conditioning.