Oprah Winfrey, T.D. Jakes Confront Fatherless Households During 'Lifeclass' Taping at MegaFest

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  Bishop T.D. Jakes sits down with Oprah Winfrey for two tapings of her OWN television program, "Oprah's Lifeclass" to talk about the millions of children who are growing up in fatherless homes, at the American Airlines Center on Aug. 29, 2013, in Dallas, Texas.

DALLAS, Texas — Oprah Winfrey held two episode tapings of her Emmy Award-winning program "Oprah's Lifeclass" on Thursday during T.D. Jakes' three-day MegaFest festival that will broadcast on the OWN network during the first two weeks of September.

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Oprah invited Jakes back to her lifeclass to talk about the millions of sons and daughters who are growing up without a father in their life, and to share the steps families can take to heal old wounds and restore their fractured relationships. There were many "aha! moments" for the queen of television who surmised that women are incapable of fulfilling the role of a father, regardless of how hard they try or how much they believe that they can.
"The truth is that you can't be a father and a mother," Oprah said.
Jakes then emphasized that God designed the family to have a father and a mother to provide children with comfort and a safe place to land on their feet.