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Filling the Oprah void

What an excellent viewpoint. I am definitely going to miss the professional and entertaining way in which Oprah has brought many issues to the forefront.  I've got some of my own ideas in my head about a post on this same topic. 

As Christians, I think what she's taught me is that opening up to others can be really healing.  And, that's what God's Word tell us. Confess your sins one to another and you will be healed.

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This is an interesting post in light of the trend of figurative (and literal!) Oprah-worship I've seen during her reign as queen of daytime talk. As you said, many people, mostly housewives, appreciated the way her show gave voice to their own interests and concerns. But we've seen some move beyond appreciation to devotion, seeing Oprah as a kind of all-purpose guru for every aspect of their lives. A few even turned to her for spiritual advice, and were fed a pabulum of pick-and choose mysticism and The Secret. I'm not saying anything new here. We all know at least one Oprah superfan.
But my point is this: Oprah's success and cultural impact owes a lot to people's desire to be led, to have a guide through the tricky stuff, from finding the right bra to surviving a divorce. It has been great to have a woman in that role, and Oprah has helped a lot of people. However, when it comes to their spiritual lives, women would have been better served ALL ALONG by turning to God and a supportive Church fellowship. So now is not the time to fill the void left by Oprah; it's the time to show women who've used Oprah as a crutch to get through life what a real Messiah looks like. (Written with some humor by the daughter of an Oprah superfan)

I guess I'm a lot more negative than the rest of you.  Maybe it's partly because I'm a male but all of her good deeds don't make up for the fact that she has been leading people astray for so many years.  I do appreciate her heart of compassion but all of the good deeds in the world don't matter in the least if you are believing in anything other than the one true God.  There are far too many who worship her or following along with her lead of picking and choosing from religions and saying that there are many ways to God and Heaven.  She may have helped out a lot of people but what good is that if you have lost your soul?

HELLO TO ALL AND MAY GOD GUIDE YOR HEARTS AND MIND I LIKE OPRAH AS A HUMAN BEING I'VE LEARN A LOT FROM WATCHING HER SHOW AND YES SHE IS GOING TO MISS BY HER FANS... BUT I LOVE GOD MORE I HAVE NOTHING AGAINT HER... BUT I DO KNOW THAT SHE WILL LIKE TO FIND HER OWN WAY TO GOD...HER WAY AND PLAN TO GOD IS NOT GOD PLAN AND IT JUST REMINDS ME OF NAZREATH... HE WAS VERY RICH BUT ALL THAT HE HAD COULD NOT KEEP HIM ALIVE OR SAVE HIS SOUL...HE WAS A GOOD MAN... BUT IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH TO GET HIM IN THE GOLDEN GATES OF HEAVEN AND NEITHER WILL OPRAH GET THROUGH... THOSE GATES WITH OUT CONFESSING THAT GOD SON JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE TO ALL OF MAN KIND KNOW ONE GET'S IN THE DOOR BUT BY HIM MEANING HIS SON HIS NAME IS JESUS CHRIST..HE SAID THAT I'M IN THE FATHER AND THE FATHER IS IN ME... I PUT MY FAITH IN GOD NOT IN MONEY AND WORLDLY THINGS ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD WILL NOT SAVE ANY SOUL FOR THAT MATTER I JUST PRAY THAT GOD WILL CHANGE HER HEART AND MIND.NOT BEING DISRESPECTFUL BUT I NEVER SEEN A MONEY TRUCK/FURNITURE TRUCK BEHIND A HURST...I WENT TO THIS SITE CALL HELLERVISION.COM TO SEE HOW OPRAH SAY THAT WE ALL WILL FINE OUR OWN WAY TO JESUS.. I DO NOT THINK SOOOO... THERE IS ONLY ONE IN GOD GRACE AMEN.

REFPSTR I CAN NOT HONESTLY SAY THAT I DISLIKE HER AS A PERSON BECAUSE REALLY I KNOW HER NOT BUT WHAT I CAN AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT WITH ALL THE MONIES AND THINGS THAT SHE HAS DONE FOR OTHER AND HER SPECIAL GIFT CAN NOT SAVE ONE SOUL AND SHE HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR FOR 25 YEARS HOW MANY SOULS HAVE SHE SAVE IN ALL THOSE YEARS...IF WE DO NOT KNOW GOD OR HER FANS DO NOT NO HIM THEN THE INFORMATION SHE HAS GIVEN OUT TO THE ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOR IS ONLY GOING TO LEAD A LOT OF HER FANS STRAIGHT INTO THE GATES OF HELL)))))))))) I PRAY THAT PEOPLE DO NOT SEEN ME AS A MEAN PERSON OR HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST HER... MY GOD LOVE THE TRUTH AND HE HATES A LIER HE SAID I TURN MY FACE AWAY FROM A LIER...GOD SAINTS ARE HERE TO TRY TO WIN SOUL TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR... GOD KNOWS WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANY AS WE ARE TRULY LIVING IN THE LAST DAY'S... GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR HAVE A BLESS DAY