Just what are Oprah Winfrey’s core beliefs?

I have found an interesting article about a person who used to be my inspiration. In the wake of my own relationship with God, however, I had to reevaluate many trends and idols, and all of them fell to the ground. I feel so blessed by this process, and when I read such articles now, I thank God for opening my eyes.

"Faithful members of Oprah Winfrey’s TV flock know what’s happening when guests start talking and their leader keeps interjecting the occasional “Amen,” “Preach it” or even, “Sister, I understand the whole God connection!”

The host wants the guest to start “testifying,” a confessional process in which believers look for God’s healing hand in life’s hard lessons. Winfrey learned all about this process as a girl back in the Faith United Mississippi Baptist Church, where jealous peers often called her “Miss Jesus.”

But here’s the irony, noted journalist Marcia Nelson, author of “The Gospel According to Oprah:”

Winfrey has become a billionaire and one of world’s most powerful women by baring her soul and urging millions of others to follow her example, resulting in what some critics call the “Oprahfication” of America. However, it’s almost impossible to answer this simple question: What does Oprah believe?"

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