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She is persuasive, influential and does a lot of good, but Christians should be careful when Oprah speaks about spirituality, warned two apologists who recently co-authored a book on the subject.
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Gayle Haggard, wife of former evangelical leader Ted Haggard, will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next week to promote her new book on why she decided to stay in her marriage.
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A Nigerian Roman Catholic priest who has appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s television show and won praise for his fictional accounts of the lives of children in Africa, says that writing, like the priesthood, is a religious calling
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A majority of US adults wrongly believe that a Bible verse on caring for the poor and the oppressed was first coined by celebrities politicians or other prominent figures including President Barack Obama Oprah Winfrey Bono and Angelina Jolie
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A Bible verse about caring for the poor and the oppressed was wrongly attributed by a majority of U.S. adults to celebrities, politicians and other prominent figures including President Obama, Oprah, Bono and Angelina Jolie.
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NEW YORK: Nigerian author Uwem Akpan, who is a Jesuit priest, said he was ‘humbled” that his debut collection of short stories was chosen by influential US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey for her book club. Oprah picked Say You’re One Of Them as her 63rd
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AP – A telegenic Miami priest known as “Father Oprah,” who left the Catholic Church amid an uproar over tabloid photos of him kissing his girlfriend on the beach, made the relationship official Tuesday, marrying the woman he was involved with for about two years.
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AP – A popular Miami priest nicknamed “Father Oprah” said Sunday that “church is about forgiveness” during his first sermon since leaving the Roman Catholic Church to become Episcopalian amid an uproar over published photos of him kissing his girlfriend on the beach.
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(AP) – MIAMI – It has the makings of a telenovela: A handsome Cuban-American priest and TV personality caught cavorting with his girlfriend on a Florida beach. After much soul-searching, he decides to leave the Catholic Church for the love of his life. Many Americans may scratch their heads at the story of the Rev. Alberto Cutie and ask “Father who?” But the story of “Padre Alberto” has dominated headlines in the Spanish-language community for weeks. Beyond the scandal, the story highlights the divide between two American cultures often separated by the media that serve them. “At this point, we’re talking about parallel…
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AP – A popular priest known as “Father Oprah” said it wasn’t an easy decision to sever ties with the Roman Catholic Church amid a scandal over tabloid photos of him kissing and hugging the woman he loves.
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A Catholic priest known as “Father Oprah” has been removed from his post in Florida after photos showing him embracing a woman on a beach were published in a tabloid.
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Tabloid photographs of a popular television priest have South Florida abuzz with discussions of celibacy, celebrity and temptation.
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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — A recent appearance by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiovascular surgeon at Columbia University and a regular on Oprah Winfrey’s popular eponymous television program, is generating buzz within pro-life circles. During the program, Oz told Americans the truth about embryonic stem cell research.
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Chicago, Ill., Apr 8, 2009 / 01:08 pm (CNA).- Yesterday, Dr. Mehment Oz appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to voice his support for adult stem cell research and to argue that “the stem cell debate is dead,” but instead of giving his statement a fair hearing, Oprah’s website buried and edited Oz’s comments.
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AP – A new doctorate program at a conservative Baptist seminary will explore the life lessons of the Bible at a time when self-help spirituality is being popularized by celebrities like Oprah.
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On the third day of her televised “Best Life” week-long series, even Oprah Winfrey was stunned to hear one of her pastor panelists, Rev. Ed Bacon, declare, “Being gay is a gift from God.”
With wide eyes, Winfrey responded, “Well, you are the first minister I’ve ever heard say, ‘Being gay is a gift from God,’ I can tell you that.”
The comment was made earlier this month on the “Your Spiritual Journey” segment of Winfrey’s “Best Life Week” by Rev. Bacon of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., a church described by Pasadena Weekly as “one of the most socially progressive religious institutions in America.”
The comment was so controversial that Winfrey invited Bacon back four days later via video link to explain himself.
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MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 5 /Christian Newswire/ — Over five years ago, CHANTEL HOBBS told Oprah her story of losing over 200 pounds.
Today, she passionately shares with the world the lasting secret to her success, confidently stating, “God was the missing link to ending my diet drama for good!”
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Adeboye and Pope Benedict XVI are the only Christian leaders on the list, which features both revered and reviled influencers including President-elect Barack Obama, the Clintons, Oprah Winfrey, Chinese President Hu Jintao, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. –
Charisma reports RCCG, which Adeboye has led since 1981, has some 5 million members
in 14,000 congregations in Nigeria alone and hundreds more across 110
nations. In 2006, the Lagos-based church movement built a U.S.
headquarters in Texas, and has planted several hundred churches
nationwide.
“In the developing world we say we want churches to be within five minutes’ walk of every person,” Adeboye told Newsweek. “In the developed world, we say five minutes of driving.”
A former math instructor at the University of Lagos, Adeboye began
working at RCCG translating the pastor’s sermons from Yoruba to
English. He now travels the world preaching at services that can last
as long as 12 hours.
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Oprah Winfrey has helped honor an Ohio minister who has a connection to Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ where President-elect Barack Obama worshipped. –
AP reports Winfrey attended a retirement dinner in Cleveland Sunday for
73-year-old Rev. Otis Moss Jr. who fought for civil rights
alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Moss is stepping down after 33 years as pastor of Olivet
Institutional Baptist Church. His son is pastor at Trinity on
Chicago’s South Side.