Saturday, April 5, 2008

Oprah: Religious Leader?

I've always disagreed with Christians that argue that Oprah had a dangerous religious agenda. I would watch an occasional episode of Oprah and would hear her encouraging people to give and to live right and I honestly never heard her say anything terribly objectionable. After all, as a Christian, I view hundreds of non-Christians on tv every week who do not try and convince you of a religious agenda. After viewing this video on Youtube, I realize that I have been wrong.

Here's a link to this short video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=QgKIkruHZko&feature=related

I don't want anyone to misunderstand my post today to say that I think Barack Obama agrees with Oprah or that I agree with the organization that has produced this video. I don't know anything about the group that made this video. The only thing I can say is that this video produces some very clear evidence of Oprah's beliefs and shows that she is beginning to promote these beliefs to her massive worldwide audience.

If you're reading this and you're not a Christian, it would make sense that this would not necessarily alarm you or upset you. Although, as an atheist, you may agree that Oprah has joined the ranks of other famous "religious leaders" in the world today. So if nothing else, this video is probably interesting and informative to you.

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