"After years of studying the inner workings of Hollywood and its effect on American culture, movie critic Richard Schickel concluded, 'Celebrity is possibly the most vital shaping force in our society.' The late Peter Jennings concurred: 'No country in the world is so driven by personality, has such a hunger to identify with personalities, larger-than-life personalities especially ... as this one.' . . .
Vanity Fair said, 'Oprah Winfrey arguably has more influence on the culture than any university president, politician or religious leader except the Pope,' and Christianity Today lamented, 'To her audience of more than 22 million mostly female viewers, [Oprah] has become a post-modern priestess--an icon of church-free spirituality.'"
From a good read: The Culturally Savvy Christian: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity Lite by Dick Staub. (quote from pages 9- 10)
What do you think? Is Oprah a new goddess for spirituality?
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