On the season premiere of Winfrey 's 13th season , Roseanne Barr told Winfrey " you 're the African Mother Goddess of us all " inspiring much enthusiasm from the studio audience . The animated series '' Futurama '' alluded to her spiritual influence by suggesting that " Oprahism " is a mainstream religion in 3000 AD . Twelve days after the September 11 attacks , New York mayor Rudy Giuliani asked Winfrey to serve as host of a Prayer for America service at New York City 's Yankee Stadium , which was attended by former president Bill Clinton and New York senator Hillary Clinton . Leading up to the U.S.-led 2001 invasion of Afghanistan , less than a month after the September 11 attacks , Winfrey aired a controversial show called " Islam 101 " in which she portrayed Islam as a religion of peace , calling it " the most misunderstood of the three major religions " . In 2002 , George W. Bush invited Winfrey to join a US delegation that included adviser Karen Hughes and Condoleezza Rice , planning to go to Afghanistan to celebrate the return of Afghan girls to school . The " Oprah strategy " was designed to portray the War on Terror in a positive light ; however , when Winfrey refused to participate , the trip was postponed
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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