We all have the responsibility to create our own personalized religion. Anyone or anything that inspires us along the way is valuable to our individual quest for meaning and purpose.

Well, let's see ,anyone who says anything positive about her must be a drooling adorer, so there'e no way for me to avoid ad hominem criticisms. I like her because she is my age and from my hometown, Houston, Texas, and she explains things well. I've met her once in person and like that she treats people as equals, not like she was some spiritual superstar. I acknowledge that she is popular, but I've never seen the "adoration" among her admirers that you decribe, although I have observed a few detractors that were fairly disturbed by her popularity. When I saw her in Dallas, Texas, she waited after her talk to speak to every single individual that wanted to speak with her, not rushing anyone. As for the part of the crowd leaving perhaps impatient with the "emphasis on something other than themselves," how do you know? Do you follow them all home? I'm proud when I read the stats for the hours of contribution to the Network Ministries in my neck of the woods. The highest contributors of their time are from one of those "selfish new age" churches.

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