Oprah Winfrey: Messenger of God

Apparently, Oprah is a prophet. Like, a real prophet.

According to Kitty Kelley, who wrote Oprah’s biography, Oprah has been known to claim that she is “the instrument of God. I am his messenger. My show is my ministry.” Of course, this isn’t Jesus Christ, but some god that she knows via… herself? He must be a fabrication of her mind, because he certainly doesn’t exist in the Bible. What’s most infuriating is that she has millions of women who hang on her every word, as if she truly is a prophet of God.

Here is an excerpt from a post written about her on USA Today’s “Faith & Reason” blog:

From a traditional Christian perspective, Oprah’s God is unrecognizable. In Oprah-vision: We’re all good, we should not judge each other and morality is relative. This is no Jesus-centered, born into sin and in need of salvation God who both loves and judges.

Oprah’s genius is that she tapped early into the way many Americans really view God. Less than a third tell surveys this is the might judge who has set the rules for this life and the next. Her message of hope is to believe in yourself, redeem yourself. Very popular but not very Christian.

I recently did a USA WEEKEND magazine story on how we see God and the leading answer among hundreds of replies was all about love. Less than 10% mentioned sin and salvation or Jesus.

So Oprah is indeed a fitting prophetess for big hug spirituality.

Also, here is a video of her many instances of denying Christianity: