{"id":5053,"date":"2008-04-03T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/the-international-church-of-op.html"},"modified":"2008-04-03T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2008-04-03T14:49:45","slug":"the-international-church-of-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/the-international-church-of-op.html","title":{"rendered":"The International Church of Oprah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that Oprah Winfrey has started her own seminary.<br \/>\nWell, no, that&#8217;s not exactly true.  But she is offering a 10 week seminar on her spirituality of choice.  According to this brand of spirituality there is no need for a Messiah, because there is no sin.  There is no need to worship a Holy God who claims exclusive rights to our worship because He is &#8220;jealous&#8221; and God should not be &#8220;jealous.&#8221;  So while some of us would recommend a chapter by chapter review of Scripture to prove or disprove those ideas, Ms. Winfrey has offered a chapter by chapter review of a book by Eckhart Tolle.<br \/>\nThe seminar began in early March, but you can view a few clips <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems that Oprah Winfrey has started her own seminary. Well, no, that&#8217;s not exactly true. But she is offering a 10 week seminar on her spirituality of choice. According to this brand of spirituality there is no need for a Messiah, because there is no sin. 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