PAULA NEAL MOONEY

by Paula Neal Mooney Last week Oprah's show on The Secret DVD and book kept me up till midnight. Yesterday Oprah did a follow-up show to address the reaction to her wildly popular show about The Secret DVD and book. That "The Secret: The Reaction" show kept me up till 1:30 a.m. It was interesting. God bless the skeptical-looking Christian woman named Maureen who stood up and asked, "...is God anywhere in [The Secret]?" Great question , I thought, especially once I discovered that Neale Donald Walsch , author of the misleading Conversations with God trilogy was one of The Secret teachers. Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith -- the attractive and peaceful-looking black guy pictured above -- answered her question with a few Jesus quotes, but I noticed he was quick to call Christ a prophet. And Maureen said that on The Secret DVD , Neal Donald Walsch called Jesus only a "Teacher" and not Savior. I'm leery of people trying to subtly mislead folks by claim...

I love that people confuse me, Paula Mooney , with Paul Mooney the comedian, who has recently spoken out about not using the word nigger anymore in Paul Mooney's stand-up routines because of Michael Richards' tirade. In fact, searches for Paul Mooney have helped certain people stumble upon Paula Mooney's blog and I'm lovin' it too much! It's funny, because I never totally cared for Paul Mooney . He is attractive, as you can tell from his pic. I always liked his honesty -- usually helped along by a drink teetering in his hand and reddened eyes -- but I always thought his humor had a hateful vibe to it. In fact, because of my feelings toward Paul Mooney , I chose not to name my son Paul , but something else that my hubby chose one minute after he was born that goes along nicely with Mooney. So Paul Mooney is getting a lot of attention because surprisingly, the Rev. Jesse Jackson brought Paul Mooney along with other Black leaders on Monday to a press confe...