The Culmination of the Reformation: The Church of Oprah

Someone passed this You Tube video  on to me as a short quasi documentary on Oprah's unofficial church. See her website to learn more about her "New Earth" project (sponsored by Chevrolet).   Interestingly enough, I think the video is produced by a Protestant apologetics ministry. No doubt Oprah does some good and wonderful things, being a child of God. Yet, many American women take their teachings from her and not the Church or, if Protestant, from the Holy Scriptures. Americans love branding and marketing, so it is no wonder she is so popular and effective in fulfilling her mission. Oprah openly affirms New Age pagan beliefs and has for years proudly lived in fornication with another man. The above video just presents more moral and religious relativism that is so popular in the post-Christian west. No surprise that Oprah affirms and proselytizes the same muck. The video present a more Protestant understanding of justification, but I think the point made to be wary of taking one's teaching on matters theological or moral from the television is well made. Say a prayer for Oprah's conversion today, the Triune God could use her mightily for His glory in building up the Church.

Thank you Martin Luther, for giving us the poison of Sola Scriptura, may God have mercy on your eternal soul.

SBW

Comments

[Bobbi]

Oprah's 4 interviews with Jill Bolte Taylor were the first that Oprah did after Eckhart Tolle and they take everything Tolle talks about to another level. Oprah's copy of Jill's book, MY STROKE OF INSIGHT, was dog-eared and all marked up and kept reading from it the way she read from A New Earth and recommended it highly.

Oprah's recommendation was enough for me. I read My Stroke of Insight and I loved it too. This story is as inspiring as The Last Lecture or Tuesdays with Morrie - and even better, it has a Happy Ending!

I bought the book on Amazon because they have it for 40% off retail and they also had an amazing interview with Dr Taylor that I haven't seen anywhere else - Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211471755&sr=1-2

[SBW]

I can readily conclude from the above comment that it must be Bobbi's turn to use the Internet at the asylum. Welcome to AnarchoCatholic Bobbi, it's time to take your meds now, obey what the good doctor in white gowns tells you...

[Michael]

I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

[David]

I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

[SBW]

Another busy night on the Internet at the infirmary!