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Oral Roberts’ Cinderella run is a feelgood tale. Its anti-LGBTQ legacy is anything but – The Guardian

The tiny school that should be the feelgood story of March Madness has come under fire for its lengthy history of homophobia and alleged use of conversion therapy…

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There may be no better example of why the NCAA mens basketball tournament holds a nation of 330 million people in its thrall for three weeks every year than Oral Roberts University.
The tiny evangelical school from Oklahomas second-largest city (enrollment: 3,462) delivered one of the biggest surprises in March Madness history last Friday when it toppled Ohio State University (enrollment: 61,391) in the opening round. A couple of days later, the Golden Eagles knocked off another traditional powerhouse,…

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