Oprah Winfrey seems to desire the domination of religious discourse by Universalism. Because of her significant level of influence in both entertainment and political arenas, Christians are being persuaded into converting to her worldview or being less vocal about their own. She referred to Barack Obama as “The One” and was instrumental in his rise to the White House.
Barack and Michelle Obama have been friends with Oprah for a long time. They agree with her philosophy of many paths to God. The Obama’s say they are followers of Christ. Their former pastor and also Oprah’s pastor for awhile was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Rev. Wright taught them the Biblically errant concept of black liberation theology. Rev. Wright also taught that Jesus is NOT the only way of salvation, that that hell doesn’t exist, and that practicing homosexuals will still go to heaven. Oprah is no longer attending Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s church, but she is now promulgating New Age philosophies using her magazine, radio, and television as a platform.
A Course in Miracles is touted by Oprah as one of her sources of truth. A Course in Miracles claims that sin doesn’t exist. Isn’t that convenient. If you remove the concept of sin, then any behavior is acceptable. This commonly referred to as moral relativism. Just because you think something is sinful doesn’t mean it is sinful to someone else. It is this moral foundation that allows for a woman’s rights to be more important that the rights of the child in her womb.
The Bible is not ambiguous concerning the subjects of the right of the unborn child, practicing homosexuality, or fornication. Scriptures relating to these essential Christian doctrines are not based on “obscure” passages of scripture as Barack Obama has commented in his book, The Audacity of Hope. Yet, the beliefs of Oprah and Obama are strongly affecting our culture with a retribution. Traditional Christianity is perceived by these advocates as regressive, uninformed, and moronic. By the mere fact of a media or political person’s commanding oratory abilities, Christians are being persuaded and manipulated into quietude or acquiescence.
In my new book, The Oprahfication of Our Culture, I call this acquiescence cultural Christianity. The time has come for followers of Christ to avoid accommodation by being “uncultured” Christians. Believers must refuse to draw back into our storm shelters and complain. Be vocally confident about your morals and values! Take a stand and no matter what happens, keep standing! Don’t be browbeaten into reticence.
Are we still a center/right country or are we progressing more toward the fanatical left in philosophy? Three states, California, Arizona and Florida, just attested conservative values by passing constitutional amendments maintaining traditional marriage as being between a man and a woman, a real setback to the homosexual program. Yet, lawsuits have been sponsored in California to try and annul the will of the people. Is a preacher open game for litigation by instigators who provoke him to quote the Bible from his podium, because their analysis of scripture is that of “hate speech?” Does the Bible contravene certain suppositional civil rights? Do those civil rights abolish the freedom of speech and of religion we have rejoiced in for over two hundred years in our distinguished country? Is America sliding down a slippery slope?
It would appear that the prophet Isaiah beheld this season in our history when he said, Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 The Amplified Bible
Things seem to be flipped on their heels. Christian believers are portrayed as hate mongering bigots for simply opposing “politically correct” views of the cultural elites in New York, Washington and Hollywood. In spite of these very outspoken, well funded, radical, left leaning voices, Christians are instructed to be watchmen on the wall and sound the alarm (Mark 13:35-37). The Word of God is not hate speech. It is the standard of righteousness in an increasingly dark world. Don’t be silent. Watch, pray and say. Speak up for truth.