The "Cult" of Oprah Inflames Religious Right?

I happened to read Gary Laderman's article The "Cult" of Oprah Inflames Religious Right that starts out:

[There are some in] conservative Christian circles who point to comments of
hers that have been floating around the web for some time: "... One of the
mistakes that human beings make is believing that there is only one way to
live... there couldn't possibly be just one way [to God]..."

Asked by an audience member: "what about Jesus?" Oprah responds: "What
about Jesus?"

I thought that he was then going to talk about the lack of respect for pluralism on the religious right. What a surprise to find that he instead launched into a lengthy discussion of how Oprah is a cult-like figure that is threatening the very foundation of Christianity. I spent most of the column wondering if the whole thing was intended to be ironic - but he is serious!