Now, read an excerpt from a book Oprah is endorsing as “the new light” in regard to God:

“Don't get attached to any one word. You can substitute 'Christ' for presence, if that is more meaningful to you. Christ is your God-essence or Self, as it is sometimes called in the East. The only difference between Christ and presence is that Christ refers to your indwelling divinity regardless of whether you are conscious of it or not, whereas presence means your awakened divinity or God-essence. YOU are God.”

Americans absolutely love celebrities. We idolize them — and because of the woeful lack of substance in our own lives, we raise them up to near God-like proportions.

Sadly, an unbelievable number of Americans simply have no anchor, no foundation in their lives to be a rudder in regard to the direction they follow. You combine star power with a message — any message — and you have the recipe for a powerful spiritual aphrodisiac.

People should be leery of anyone who calls as much attention to themselves as this woman. She has two magazines — each simply to explore what she likes and dislikes. Every time she acts in a spirit of charity, the cameras are there, rolling (see her show about giving money away).

“But she gave away 276 brand new cars to her audience members!” her defenders squeal at such criticism, ignoring the fact that Oprah didn’t pay for those cars — they were given away by General Motors through her as a commercial gimmick to promote a new car line.

Again, the spirit of “love” — according to Oprah (and the GM PR department).

It is my opinion that our Christian foundation as a nation has been the backbone of what has made ours the greatest nation in the history of mankind. We welcome all — but under the Christian pretenses held dear by our founding fathers.

Our character as a nation is under attack, for as more religions from afar dilute our character, too many question their faith in what they know to be right. And that is when we become vulnerable — as we are today.

On a recent show with new age panel Betty Eadie, Sophy Burnham and Dannion Brinkley, Oprah positively alluded to the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, stating in summary, “... one of the biggest mistakes humans make is to believe that there is only one way. Actually, there are many diverse paths leading to what you call ‘God.’”

When corrected by a Christian in the audience that Jesus said He was the only way, the panel lost its composure, coming unglued. Oprah reacted almost angrily, "There couldn't possibly be only one way ..."

You know, God already has a pretty popular book Himself. It might do Oprah well to read it.