Same Old Thing, The Oprah and E.T. Show!

You know, picking on Oprah is like kicking puppies. Everyone loves Oprah's great personality, including me. However, Oprah has picked a fight with Jesus. She's tearing Him down, and calling his teachings false (though she doesn't realize it). So, the fight must be engaged.

She has gotten herself mixed up with a little guy named Eckhart Tolle. He's a crazy little dude who has taken a little Eastern Mysticism and a little Western Enviromentalism-earth worship, and built himself a budding snake oil business.

He is the Messiah, she is his Prophet. But, instead of me beating her up, I found this place where Chuck Norris is doing it. Now, if Chuck Norris is beating up Oprah, then he can certainly do better than me. Go here to read Chuck's beat down of the big O and E.T. (who looks like E.T.).

Because Some Misunderstand

It shouldn't need to be said, but I guess it does. Christianity has members all over the world. It is not a kingdom made up of one people group, one color, or one nation. There are brothers in Christ all over the world. I have Christian brothers who are Chinese, Indian, American Indian (Natives), African, African American, Jordanian, Arab, etc. They come from all the nations. I have brothers and sisters that I know personally from Nigeria, Camaroon, Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Romania, France, England, Scotland, Australia, China, Korea, Cambodia, Japan, and on and on.

When I write against Islam, it is not bigoted against any race or nation or people. To be a Christian is, and always has been to be "against" the world --contra mundum, as the ancient Christians said, "Against the World."

We believe that Jesus is the only way. We believe that all belief structures have some truth in them, but ultimately are undone if they don't have the truth of Jesus as the Lord of all at the center. I want to be clear, we know this is offensive. But we don't hate anyone. At least we're not supposed to. I know I don't. When I speak ill of Islam, I am speaking of a false belief system. I am not speaking of hating people. I don't want to hurt Muslims. I want to save them. I want to separate them from their false faith and introduce them to Christ.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY THIS EITHER, BUT CLEARLY I NEED TO: I don't want to do this by force. If someone tells me they don't agree with me and are offended that I desire that they believe in Jesus, I will not hate them, nor kill them, nor pass laws to force them to change. They are free to do as they please. I will still love them as best I can.


I ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT I GUESS I NEED TO: geo political comments are about strategies of governments. Such opinions belong to us all. But to prefer one government over another (as I do, and most people do) doesn't mean that I hate the people of any other government or culture.

We serve a Lord who said that people from every "Tribe, tongue, and nation will worship Him." I believe that. I have seen a good bit of that in my life.

Peace.