A Sea Of Red

Anybody else on the board had it up to here with "The Secret". I am generally loathe towards anything Oprah has any involvement so I really hadn't given this book and and movement much thought. But it seems everywhere I turn I see people with this book or hear fellow suburbanites talking about it. Its the typical Eastern-based self-love tripe that New Agers have peddled for years. But the fact that it is getting such run makes it something for us to be concerned about right now.

There is obviously plenty of material on the web but I thought the following from Christianity Today was a good summary:

The Secret Exposed
Why Oprah and millions of readers can be wrong.
Mel Lawrenz | posted 6/18/2007 08:47AM

You can gain anything you want in life—wealth, health, the perfect mate, business success, respect from others—literally anything. That is the promise of the No. 1 best-selling book The Secret (Beyond Words). The editor, Rhonda Byrne, explains that "the secret" can be found in everything from Babylonian religion to Buddhism to Albert Einstein. The Secret (available as both a book and a DVD) is no secret now, however. It has become a global video event, a clever cross-promotional marketing plan, and a book touted by Oprah.

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The world would rather have the Secret instead of the Good News. Thank God the Good News is no Secret

I have the answer...
...but I promised not to tell.

Every time I hear someone talking about it, I think of the whispered "Seeeeeeecrets..." from Conan O'Brien's "Secrets with ____" segments.

If you are a fan of trashy Spanish television, Secretos comes immediately to mind.

I admit I have been shocked how many seemingly intelligent people (many professing Christians) are buying into this garbage.

Sly Fox wrote:I admit I have been shocked how many seemingly intelligent people (many professing Christians) are buying into this garbage.

It's not too far from prosperity gospel teachings, sans the gospel part.

..and all this time I was led to believe secret was just a deodorant!

El Scorcho wrote:Every time I hear someone talking about it, I think of the whispered "Seeeeeeecrets..." from Conan O'Brien's "Secrets with ____" segments.

Snoop Dog ... Seeeeeecrets...

After I'm done with rap, I want to open up my own ice cream parlor... and change my name to Scoop Dog.

hmmm possible copyright infringment better to with Scoop Dawgs