Lies...all lies.

Oprah.

She seems to be all the rage right now. I remember getting the youtube video from my momma in an email. She always sends me weird and awkward stuff...so I just deleted it.

"Did you get it?" she asked. Sure, mom. Back to talking about other things.

I saw on facebook statuses: "Oprah lied" and "hates Oprah right now."

Oh, Oprah.

Then, Kari made me actually watch the post. If Kari Stephens (http://3stephensboys.blogspot.com) is taking time out to actually see something on youtube and then write about it, I better jump on that bandwagon real fast.

I was shocked.

Lies. Flat out lies.

I don't have anything real deep about this...yet...because all i can say is...

Liar.

Kari said she wanted to vomit and cry at the same time. I was actually amused. Oh, Oprah. You think you're so cute. You think God is jealous of YOU?

It was very amusing to me. "The Church of Oprah"...by the way, Heather Hendrick's blog is amazingly insightful on this: http://allthingshendrick.blogspot.com

Then, it became all too real.

The lies. The deception. The truth that these people are REALLY BELIEVING this packaged set of hell-bound feces!

A friend of mine is struggling with finding the truth. But instead of putting Oprah versus Jesus, she is putting Mormonism versus Jesus.

Talk about deception.

I decided to research Mormonism a little more. Our HOPE group leader told us that it would be wise to do it: a little homework for the week. So I did. Because I am just that good of a Hope grouper.

I surfed the web, eating animal crackers. Clicking on various mormon links. And i wanted to cry and vomit all at the same time.

I understand now why Revelation COMMANDS nothing be added or taken away from the Word. The Word itself is a mystery of grace and love. Add more, and we will explode. Take away, and we will disinegrate.

My mind reeled. I read that Mormons believe the bible has SOME good stuff, but it is mostly error and misguided. Which makes me ask this question: Then why even use the bible? If it has some good stuff, but mostly error, why use a fallable book?

I also read that the state of Utah has the highest depression rate (www.exmormon.com) Why? I have lots of theories. But CNN reports that it is due to their lack of access to health care and mental health care. Get this: Mormons use their tithes and monies to the church to provide their own health and medical care so they won't use the government. This means the members of their church are not getting the help they need.

Then this will really get you: They blame it all on the women.

If women would raise their kids right, this wouldn't happen.

If you thought submission for the Christian woman was awful, take these poor Mormon women.

But they believe it all.

But Christ. His Way is freedom. His way is Love and not Burden.

His Way is Truth.

And I am convicted that I am not broken for all the lie-believers.