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The Prayer Tower on Oral Roberts University campus. The site of Robert's lock-in debacle, in which Oral Roberts (a famous preacher, televangelist, university founder, and entrepreneur) claimed that he would "be taken home" if his ministry did not raise $8 Million dollars, the stunt brought in $9 Million dollars in donations.
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The Prayer Tower is located at the center of campus to symbolize prayer's central role in the goals of the university.[4] The disc and spindle design takes on the look of a cross from any horizontal bearing, and from the air resembles the Star of David. The tower's "upward spiral [sic]" is intended to mirror one's relationship with God. The latticework which surrounds the observation deck is reportedly built in part from standard white PVC pipe (with the original specification markings still somewhat visible)[5] and is meant as a semi-literal representation of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus on the cross, with red coloring for the blood Christ shed in death. The tower's peak features an eternal flame representing Baptism of the Holy Spirit. - wikipedia.org
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